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...
What to eat when you have typhoid, what not to eat? Summer and rainy season are also the time of infection of many communicable diseases as it is the season when various viruses and bacteria are active. Typhoid is one of the communicable diseases that occur in summer. Typhoid is a type of fever that usually occurs in summer. Once the bacteria of the Salmonella group enter the human body, it causes typhoid. There are many types of bacteria of the Salmonella group, but Salmonella typhi and paratyphoid bacteria are found in large quantities in patients with typhoid. The germs of this disease, which are caused by consuming contaminated water and food, are more active in summer and rainy season. Symptoms of typhoid Stomach and headache, sudden high fever, vomiting, excessive sweating and constipation or diarrhea are the symptoms of typhoid. If severe typhoid persists for a long time, there is a possibility of a hole in the intestine. Treatment In the treatment of typhoid fever reducing...