The Maharashtra Medical Council is up in arms against the state’s decision to prescribe allopathic drugs. The MMC sent a resolution to doctors’ associations and the medical education department stating that ‘prescription and usage of modern medicine’ is restricted only to registered practitioners.
This follows the state government’s proposal to start a one-year bridge course for ayurveda, homeopathy and unani practitioners so that they legally prescribe allopathic medicines in Maharashtra.
According to the MMC, only allopathic doctors whose names appear on the state registry can practise modern medicine. The council cited several high court and Supreme Court judgments to buttress its argument. The official confirmed that said resolution had been sent to its members. “There was an impression among doctors that the state’s proposal had our approval so we sent the resolution to dispel the notion,” said the MMC official, told a leading daily.
A copy of the resolution was also sent to state agencies and the Food and Drug Administration. “There is large-scale confusion about the sanctity of medical courses now and the resolution was to address the chaos,” said the MMC official. The state health education minister’s proposal to start a one-year course in pharmacology for non-MBBS practitioners didn’t go down well with the allopathics around the country. Several allopathic docs said it was akin to ‘legitimising quacks’. The IMA too plans to take Maha government to court over the issue.
State secretary of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr Jayesh Lele said they were approaching medical councils across the country and seeking their opinion. The IMA is also writing to all legislators and parliamentarians apprising them of the consequences of sanctioning such a proposal. However, the state government is determined to launch the course in Maharashtra’s 41 medical colleges from next month.
Also read: Is it a good idea to let homeopaths, ayurvedic docs and unani docs practice allopathy?
I agree with the decission of MMC to restrict the PRACTICE OF ALOPATHY only to those who have detail knowledge of subject….
we,AYUSH docs,are having the same training about anatomy,physiology etc. as you(mbbs)docs. except allopathic pharmacy which will be ligally studied by us after recomended course.We took more experiense than any MBBS student during our training periode. On the other side government of maharashtra is thtinking to start 3yrs course after12th std. after which they are allowed to do allopathic practice and working in govt. hospitals & phc. will u agry to this dicision?
hi, amith
even a paharmacist knows the composition of drugs, pharmacokinetics & dyanamics, as well as adverse reactions. they also know the indications. they too know anatomy and physuiology, should they be allowed to practice???
if u think AYUSH people take more experience and period why didn”t U do MBBS which is of short duration and u wouldn’t have faced this situation to request in this manner ….
@allopaths,remove all Herbals from ur pharmacology then duscuss. I challenge you.
u r the mixture of Ayush.
its in favour of country’s health, that the gov. is giving permission to AYUSH doctors to prescribe the modern medicine.
as these are real doctors of this country. these doctors(AYUSH) serve in their own country and not going to abroad for money as the MBBS doctors are doing. so it is must to allow the AYUSH doctors to prescribe the modern medicine.
and the poor people are beneficial by these AYUSH . not by MBBS
because in most of the country and the world, they are called quacks. So no hope of going abroad and only the poor and illiterate who thinks ayush are proper doctors get treated by them.
Its wrong to say that only Ayush docs treating people. There are many
Allopathic docs working in rural india.
These(Ayush) people do anything to poor and illiterate people like
Giving steroid injections, treating hypertension in day care for one day.
There practises are so pathetic and unethical.
hello Zahid Kamal,
U are very correct that MBBs doctors go out to earn money, that is because it is recognised abroad. And U are also as greedy as those who go out of INDIA to earn. U have not strived to get MBBS seat and looking for shortcut. Wake up dude
If the government thinks that giving oneyear training in pharma is enough for these doctors to prescribe thee medicines then why not train them before they pass out and label them as both allopath and other branch specialist!! At the same time government should close all mbbs courses.
Anywa y how can government take a unilateraldecision, should it not be con out osulting all stakeholders before bringing out any bill.!!
This is a funny idea. Why only homeo, ayrbeda, and unani, the patient himaelf should also be allowed ro prescribe allopathic medicine, consume it as he wishes, and die whenever he intends. It will be a good alternative for uthenesia.