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...
Scientists discover bacteria that eat plastic Scientists have developed self-destructive plastic . Scientists say that this will help reduce pollution. Polyurethane , i.e. plastic, is used everywhere. Since it is difficult to recycle, it is disposed of in landfills. However, scientists have found a scientific solution to this. Scientists have developed a plastic that self-destructs by incorporating particles of plastic-eating bacteria . Those bacterial particles remain inactive as long as the plastic is being used. However, when the plastic is disposed of after use, they revive and start eating the plastic. University of California researcher Han Sol Kim says that this gives us hope that we can reduce plastic pollution in nature. In addition, it has another advantage that the bacterial particles of plastic-eating bacteria increase the hardness of the plastic. Another researcher, John Pokorsky, says, “Our process makes the material stronger, which increases its useful life. And, wh...