Doctors have been directed to comply with the provisions issued by the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI), Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and other authorities on prescribing generic names of the drugs in legible handwriting, the Union Minister of State for Health, Smt Anupriya Patel informed the Rajya Sabha recently.
Parliament member Shri Shaktisinh Gohil had sought details from the Health Ministry regarding the initiatives taken by NMC and EMRB to ensure compliance with Regulation 1.5 of the Medical Council of India (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002. Further, he questioned whether failure to prescribe medicines by their generic names amounts to professional misconduct, the reasons for rampant violations nationwide even after 23 years, the details of circulars, directions, or advisories issued, and the number of RMPs found guilty and the disciplinary action taken.
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