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...
"If chronic diseases were cured by low carb diet, they could be eradicated from the world" The business of low carb and keto diet as a formula for reducing high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity is at its peak. The propaganda that chronic diseases can be cured quickly after following such a diet chart has confused the general public. After all, eating a keto or low carb diet can cure chronic diseases? Does it happen when you stop taking medicine? If so, why don't doctors suggest to chronic patients to change their diet instead of medicine? We met cardiologist Ommurthy Anil with similar questions. "If someone says that following an imported diet, cholesterol does not increase, diabetes and high blood pressure can be cured, then that is a complete lie," he said. Correct and balanced diet is necessary for a healthy, fit body. If a person makes a vow and follows a normal diet plan throughout his life, he can keep weight, high blood pressure, diabetes and choleste...