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Rules but no policing on gifts to doctors

The Medical Council of India which has issued guidelines that call on doctors to reject gifts and sponsorships from drug companies today indicated that it was not in a position to police the norms. The MCI, the apex regulator of medical education and practice in the country, has issued a code of conduct that prohibits doctors from accepting gifts, payments, or travel assistance and hospitality from pharmaceutical companies. Sections of...

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Cracks in doctor freebies code by GS Mudur

Drug companies in India will be prohibited from handing out cash or gifts or stand-alone entertainment to doctors under a code of ethics proposed by industry associations to govern the marketing of medicines. But the code has run into rough weather even before it has been adopted, with at least two industry associations disassociating themselves from the document, tabled at a meeting called today by the government’s department of pharmaceuticals. The two...

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