Doctors will soon have to prescribe only generic drugs
NEW DELHI, JULY 07, 2019 00:00 IST
The Centre is considering amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945, to ensure that registered medical practitioners dispense only generic medicines.
The matter was recently brought before the Drugs Consultative Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation.
“As of now, there are no specified types of medicines which can be supplied by doctors to their patients,” a senior health official said.
It is now proposed that registered medical practitioners shall supply generic medicines only, and physicians samples shall be supplied free of cost. The Indian Medical Association said that it is planning to meet the drug control authorities on the issue later this month.
NEW DELHI, JULY 07, 2019 00:00 IST
The Centre is considering amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945, to ensure that registered medical practitioners dispense only generic medicines.
The matter was recently brought before the Drugs Consultative Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation.
“As of now, there are no specified types of medicines which can be supplied by doctors to their patients,” a senior health official said.
It is now proposed that registered medical practitioners shall supply generic medicines only, and physicians samples shall be supplied free of cost. The Indian Medical Association said that it is planning to meet the drug control authorities on the issue later this month.
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