New NMC regulations bar doctors from receiving gifts, travel facilities from pharma companies
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The new code of conduct is out, and have ordered a major crackdown on the unethical practices of some members of the medical fraternity on taking freebies and benefits from pharmaceuticals, medical devices and allied healthcare companies in lieu of indirect promotion of their products, including prescriptions. While the major feature of the guidelines has been a blanket direction to doctors to prescribe generic names, there has been a separate clause dedicated to engagement with pharma, commercial healthcare establishments, medical device companies, or corporate hospitals.
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