Is the government seriously thinking to curb the practice of giving the gift to Doctors by pharma companies for writing their product? Government is so serious that even Rs 1000 or even less any kind of present or articles or sponsoring even medical conferences etc. will not be allowed and here fine will be imposed on doctors to a tune of getting their registrations suspended by state and central MCI register and pharma companies may be banned or a heavy fine will be inflicted on them.
On first look, it appears very nasty and bad that Doctors take gift or presents starting from a costly car to a mobile phone to laptop to a simple writing pad or pen or calendar /diary, or few medicine samples or get their study or conference or seminar sponsored by Pharma company either alone or with family members to write some pharma products. It is a known fact that except few doctors, most doctors…
