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| Docs hail Madras HC's direction, seek action for felicitating branded drugs | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9: Acclaiming Madras High Court's directions to Government as well as Medical Council of India to take action against those doctors who accepts gifts from pharmaceutical companies, the doctors' group in Jammu sought close eyes on government's doctors who are indulged in this practice and action also should be taken against them.
It is a place to mention that the Madras High Court on January 8 took notice of the practice of providing 'Commissions' to the doctors for promoting and prescribing their drugs for violating code of conduct
As per experts, it is clear that accepting commission is prohibited under law but some of the pharmaceutical companies are still branding their drugs by providing gifts, travel facilities, cash or monetary grants to the government doctors for last many years. Despite well aware of such illegal practices, no action has been taken against those who have involved in this practice.
Pointing out worst health condition in the Jammu and Kashmir due to above said practice, doctors, wishing not to be named, told that due to vested interest the government hospitals in Jammu province are in bad-books of the public as a number of times various dailies have made aware of truth by highlighting the above-said issue.
After receiving so many complaints regarding the prescription of branded drugs and check the violation of its order no 649-H&ME of 2016, a Prescription Investigation Audit Committee (PIAC) had been constituted in the year of 2017 to conduct an audit of prescription slips but they failed to conduct a single audit since its inception as a result, some doctors have been prescribing branded drugs instead of generic medicine to the patients, they added.
"But the concerned administration has never dared to make a committee to verify the allegations put up by the dailies and taking benefits of casual approach of them, some of the pharmaceutical companies are continuously kept in touch with some of the doctors to facilities each other, "they asserted.
However, in the year of 2017, MCI reiterated its own 2017 directives by asking medical practitioners to ensure that there is rational prescription and use of drugs, failing which "strict disciplinary action" will be taken if they fail to adhere to it orders but no one has taken the directions seriously in the Jammu and Kashmir, they stated, adding that for that reason the people have lost trust in most of the government runs hospitals.
Financial Commissioner, H&ME department Atal Dulloo could not be contacted. |
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