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...
Why is sex and reproductive education important for adolescents? Many adolescents are afraid of where to go, how to get services, whether there will be confidentiality, and whether their families will find out Why is sex and reproductive education important for adolescents? 16-year-old Sandhya Rai had consensual sex and was forced to have an unsafe abortion after becoming pregnant. Unwanted pregnancies and health problems are increasing due to lack of access to sex education and reproductive health services for adolescents in Nepal. 16-year-old ‘Sandhya Rai’ (name changed) was a 10th grader. She fell in love with a young man in grade 11 at the same school she attended. Both dreamed of getting married after completing their studies. One day, they went to Nagarkot to celebrate the young man’s birthday and stayed there. They had consensual sex. A few months later, Sandhya realized that her menstruation had stopped. After she told her mother, a test was done at the hospital. She was ...