Thursday evening saw the end of a half-month stand-off between the National Medical Commission (NMC), India’s regulatory body guiding medical professionals and the Indian Medical Association (IMA), a national voluntary organisation of physicians with over three lakh members.
The two had locked-horns over one of the provisions of the NMC’s notification on August 2 asking registered medical practitioners (RMP) to prescribe generic medicines only. The Health Ministry now seems to have bought time for both parties.
In its latest notification the NMC has suspended proposed regulations until further notifications. “The NMC Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) regulations, 2023 are hereby held in abeyance with immediate effect,’’ noted the Commission.
