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Doctors divided over generic drugs

Doctors-drug mafia nexus misleading public over generic drugs: DAK
4/16/2015
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report 
 
Jammu, Apr 16: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK), Resident Doctor's Association (RDA) and other medical fraternity are loggerheads over the State government order asking doctors to prescribe generic medicines to the patient in government hospitals instead of the branded drugs.
Pertinently, State drug policy was sanctioned in January 2012 to keep quality and cheaper medicines available for patients in government hospitals and check influx of spurious drugs.
Talking Early Times, President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan supported the government's order regarding prescribing generic drugs in the government run hospitals in the State.
He alleged that the doctor-drug mafia nexus is misleading public by disseminating false information regarding drug policy in general and generic drugs in particular for opposing drug policy these doctors along with their higher ups receive huge sums of money from pharmaceutical companies.
"Drug mafia is hatching a conspiracy to bury drug policy which otherwise will bring relief to poor patients by accessibility and affordability of quality medicines.
As there is a deep rooted nexus between drug mafia and some doctors who in connivance with some higher ups in the department are involved in spurious drug trade in the valley, "he claimed.
He further alleged that Pharma companies provide these doctors everything from luxury cars, family trips to household items for prescribing their drugs.
These doctors have brought disrepute and disgrace to the sacrosanct medical profession and broken age old bond between patients and doctors.
Opposing the government order, Resident Doctor's Association (RDA) Jammu, Dr Neeraj Sharma termed the order as unfair in his statement issued few days ago, which copy available in possession of Early Times.
He expressed concern about the treatment and safety of the patients as far as the Govt. order (No:-ME /Legal/Genrl/ PIL/49/2014-J) regarding prescription of Generic drugs in Govt. hospitals is concerned.
"We wear branded clothes, eat branded food, purchase branded goods and how is it possible to leave the patient at the mercy of chemists who may sell only expensive and low quality drugs to poor and uneducated patients as only provision of 70-80 drugs have been made in the Jan Aushadi Kendras and who will provide other Drugs to patients, "he stated.
Extending support to the proposed agitation on the issue, he said the drug policy will put the patients under the mercy of chemists and also puts question mark on the future of thousands of medical representatives


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