Health ministry asks NMC to reconsider its RMP regulations over generic medicines issue: Report
Prescribing generic clause is likely to lose its teeth as the Union Health Ministry has now written to the National Medical Commission (NMC) to modify the recent National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023, a recent media report by The Print has stated.
Sources in the Union Health Ministry informed The Print that the Apex Medical Commission has been asked to make changes in the regulations on various issues, including the clause involving generic drugs and the Ministry has reportedly asked the Commission to allow the doctors to at least prescribe branded medicines.
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Health Ministry Asks NMC To Reconsider Its RMP Regulations Over Generic Medicines Issue: Report
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