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...
How are some people's brains able to fight off Alzheimer's disease? Why do some people have the biological signs and damage of Alzheimer's disease , but their memory and intellectual abilities do not decline? Scientists have discovered the answer to this question. Why do some people have the biological signs and damage of Alzheimer's disease, but their memory and intellectual abilities do not decline? Scientists have discovered the answer to this question. According to researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience , a rare and special type of immature cells in the brains of such people manage to survive and fight off the damage of the disease, so they do not show symptoms of Alzheimer's. The discovery, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell , raises hopes for the development of completely new treatments to slow the progression of dementia and preserve memory. Why does Alzheimer's disease affect people differently? This has always been a great myst...