MCI Suspends 8 Doctors on Unethical Drug Trial in MP
Madhya Pradesh: The Medical Council of India (MCI), the apex regulator of allopathic doctors in the country has ordered the suspension of 8 medical practitioners for their alleged involvement involved in an unethical drug trial on unsuspecting patients that had stormed the country 7 years ago.
The ethical committee of the MCI, ordering their suspension for a period of three years,has forwarded the notice to MP and UP state medical councils respectively for necessary action.
It is reported that the concerned case goes back to the year 2010, when a number of complaints had been received by the apex council about unethical drug trials taking place in MP, which were undertaken on around 2000 unsuspecting patients. It was alleged that 81 patients had showed side effects and 35 had allegedly died during the trials. Many Doctors associated with the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College (MGMC) and Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital (MYH) had fallen under scanner. While letters were sent to MCI for action, the matter is also subjudice before the Supreme Court.
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