Controversial transfer making it obligatory for medical doctors to prescribe solely generic medication placed on maintain

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NEW DELHI: The controversial NMC regulation stipulating that every one medical doctors should mandatorily prescribe generic medication or face a penalty has been placed on abeyance.

On Thursday, the National Medical Commission (NMC) placed on maintain the ‘Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023, printed on August 2.

The laws made it obligatory for all medical doctors to prescribe generic medication, failing which they are going to be penalised, and even their license could also be suspended for a interval. The different regulation barred them from accepting items from pharma corporations or endorsing drug manufacturers.

The laws raised the hackles of the medical fraternity, which slammed the transfer to manage them.

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) vehemently opposed the transfer and held a two-hour assembly on Monday with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, expressing their issues.

Speaking with The New Indian Express, a jubilant IMA National President, Dr Sharad Kumar Agarwal, stated they welcome the transfer and are glad that the well being minister understood their issues and directed the NMC to place the laws on maintain.

“We are grateful to the minister for being receptive and considering our genuine demands. We want to promise that the entire medical fraternity would work to ensure affordable medical health for the people of this country.”

“The entire set of 2023 Regulations notified by the NMC has been held in abeyance,” the IMA reposted on X (previously Twitter).

ALSO READ | More voices of protest in opposition to NMC guidelines binding medical doctors to prescribe solely generic medication

“It’s a triumph that showcases the power of collective efforts and reinforces our association’s significance. Let’s continue to stand united, uphold the values of our noble profession, and work towards a healthcare system,” the IMA reposted.

The regulation associated to generic medication was slammed by the medical fraternity and  pharma corporations, together with branded generic and even the pharmacy affiliation. The transfer was opposed by all of the medical associations and our bodies, together with the Association of Healthcare Providers (AHPI), the National Medicos Organisation, FAIMA Doctors Association and Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association.

Interestingly, a survey by Local Circles, a community-based social media platform, concerning generic medication, revealed that simply seven per cent of individuals surveyed agreed with the mandates of medical doctors prescribing solely the generic title of the medication. At the identical time, the remaining opposed the transfer; over 20,000 folks had been surveyed for the survey.

Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, previous president of IMA Cochin, informed The New Indian Express that the transfer “is welcomed by all doctors.” “Doctors prescribe medications that they have found effective through years of practice. Patients are entitled to get good quality medications. While generics is a good concept overall, unfortunately, because of variation in quality, we are far from implementing a 100% generic prescription in our country.”

In its notification on Thursday, the NMC stated, “That National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023, are hereby held in abeyance with immediate effect. That for removal of doubts, it is clarified that the National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023, shall not be operative and effective till further Gazette Notification on the subject by the National Medical Commission.”

In their assembly with the well being minister, the IMA additionally prompt that medical doctors needs to be allowed to attend conferences sponsored by pharmaceutical corporations or the allied well being sector.

They stated the regulation barring medical doctors from attending conferences sponsored by pharma corporations warranted reconsideration and demanded that associations and organisations be exempted from the purview of NMC tips.

NEW DELHI: The controversial NMC regulation stipulating that every one medical doctors should mandatorily prescribe generic medication or face a penalty has been placed on abeyance.

On Thursday, the National Medical Commission (NMC) placed on maintain the ‘Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023, printed on August 2.

The laws made it obligatory for all medical doctors to prescribe generic medication, failing which they are going to be penalised, and even their license could also be suspended for a interval. The different regulation barred them from accepting items from pharma corporations or endorsing drug manufacturers.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The laws raised the hackles of the medical fraternity, which slammed the transfer to manage them.

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) vehemently opposed the transfer and held a two-hour assembly on Monday with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, expressing their issues.

Speaking with The New Indian Express, a jubilant IMA National President, Dr Sharad Kumar Agarwal, stated they welcome the transfer and are glad that the well being minister understood their issues and directed the NMC to place the laws on maintain.

“We are grateful to the minister for being receptive and considering our genuine demands. We want to promise that the entire medical fraternity would work to ensure affordable medical health for the people of this country.”

“The entire set of 2023 Regulations notified by the NMC has been held in abeyance,” the IMA reposted on X (previously Twitter).

ALSO READ | More voices of protest in opposition to NMC guidelines binding medical doctors to prescribe solely generic medication

“It’s a triumph that showcases the power of collective efforts and reinforces our association’s significance. Let’s continue to stand united, uphold the values of our noble profession, and work towards a healthcare system,” the IMA reposted.

The regulation associated to generic medication was slammed by the medical fraternity and  pharma corporations, together with branded generic and even the pharmacy affiliation. The transfer was opposed by all of the medical associations and our bodies, together with the Association of Healthcare Providers (AHPI), the National Medicos Organisation, FAIMA Doctors Association and Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association.

Interestingly, a survey by Local Circles, a community-based social media platform, concerning generic medication, revealed that simply seven per cent of individuals surveyed agreed with the mandates of medical doctors prescribing solely the generic title of the medication. At the identical time, the remaining opposed the transfer; over 20,000 folks had been surveyed for the survey.

Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, previous president of IMA Cochin, informed The New Indian Express that the transfer “is welcomed by all doctors.” “Doctors prescribe medications that they have found effective through years of practice. Patients are entitled to get good quality medications. While generics is a good concept overall, unfortunately, because of variation in quality, we are far from implementing a 100% generic prescription in our country.”

In its notification on Thursday, the NMC stated, “That National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023, are hereby held in abeyance with immediate effect. That for removal of doubts, it is clarified that the National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023, shall not be operative and effective till further Gazette Notification on the subject by the National Medical Commission.”

In their assembly with the well being minister, the IMA additionally prompt that medical doctors needs to be allowed to attend conferences sponsored by pharmaceutical corporations or the allied well being sector.

They stated the regulation barring medical doctors from attending conferences sponsored by pharma corporations warranted reconsideration and demanded that associations and organisations be exempted from the purview of NMC tips.