Doctors oppose allowing homoeopaths with Pharmacology certificate to practice allopathy in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Doctors across Maharashtra have strongly opposed a recent move by the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) permitting homoeopaths to prescribe modern medicines after completing a bridge course-Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP).
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday criticised the notification by the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) that will allow homeopaths to prescribe modern medicines after completing a Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP).
This came on the back of the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) notification of June 30, which mentioned that the state Medical Education and Drugs department has given permission to start a Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP) for homoeopathy practitioners to practice in modern medicine.
Medical Dialogues recently reported that under the new guidelines, homoeopathic doctors who have completed the CCMP course can now register with the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) and practice modern medicine. The state government has given permission to the medical council to issue registration certificates to the eligible homeopathic doctors with a CCMP certificate. The MMC will launch an online registration facility starting July 15, 2025, for eligible doctors.
MMC decided to implement the 2014 amendment in a meeting in February this year.
As per the notification, the Maharashtra Medical Association (MMA) directed all CCMP-qualified doctors to register, for which a portal will be launched on MMA website with specific instructions from July 15.
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