Are Physicians Permitted to Sell Medicines? Here’s What the Law and Code of Conduct Say The Drugs Act, 2035 (1978) and the Drug Registration Regulations, 2038 (1981) stipulate that medicines cannot be sold or distributed without proper registration, certification, and the availability of necessary human resources and infrastructure. Patients visit physicians for medical treatment. The physician examines the patient, diagnoses the illness, and prescribes the necessary medication; the patient then proceeds to a pharmacy to purchase it. However, in some instances, medicines are provided to patients directly from the physician’s own clinic or health institution. This gives rise to a significant question: are physicians permitted to sell medicines? This issue extends beyond a mere matter of professional jurisdiction between physicians and pharmacists. It encompasses concerns regarding the safe use of medicines, a patient’s right to choose , conflicts of interest , the pricing and quali...
AI’s Wrong Decision Could Get Your Instagram Account Deleted! Recently, there has been a surge in account suspensions on the world’s most popular social media platforms Instagram and Threads. The automated system’s decision to interpret even normal activity as platform abuse has led to innocent accounts being temporarily or permanently suspended. This has created a situation of complaints and dissatisfaction among users. In a popular thread on Reddit titled “Account Suspended,” users have shared their experiences. One person wrote, “Instagram bans for no reason. My account got banned because I gained a lot of followers in a short period of time.” This comment shows the underlying problem of excessive moderation on the platform, under which even active user behavior is being blocked as ‘bot activity.’ Most users have attributed the suspensions to the ‘automated AI system.’ Another user said, “An account was banned for a month for no reason. The AI is bad, and this is happening on...