{"id":5973,"date":"2019-12-09T07:25:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T07:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2019-12-09T07:31:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T07:31:45","slug":"pharma-firms-bribing-doctors-ima-seeks-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/pharma-firms-bribing-doctors-ima-seeks-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharma firms bribing doctors: IMA seeks action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bribe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"914\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bribe.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bribe-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/>The Indian Medical Association has lodged a complaint to Maharashtra Medical Council demanding a thorough investigation on the reliability of a research report which says that the medical representatives admitted to paying bribes for the doctors. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The report on practices of the pharmaceutical industry by Pune NGO, Support for Advocacy and Training to Health Initiatives (SATHI), was based on in-depth interviews with 50 medical representatives, area managers, Ayush doctors, from six cities across the country, including Mumbai and Pune. The findings pointed to the widespread violation of ethical guidelines where pharmaceutical companies offered bribes to allopathic and nonallopathic doctors through medical representatives in return for prescribing their medicines. The study pointed out that promotional practices led to the prescription of irrational drugs, non-indicated doses and pushes for high-cost brands, even by non-allopaths. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The authors of the specific research, Dr Arun Gadre and Dr Archana Diwate found that doctors, who wrote voluminous amounts of drugs of a company, could make bigger demands like European holidays with the family, car down payments, credit cards, petrol cards, and online shopping vouchers. But what made the IMA angry was the allegation that doctors were provided female companionship. The paper underlined that such practices were rare. But, it also cited the case of three neurologists from Mumbai, who were allegedly accepted such an offer. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">But, IMA demanded to make the names of such doctors be made public. \u201cThese are very serious allegations and amounts to maligning the name of the fraternity. We have questioned the study, its methodology and have demanded proof from Dr Gadre,\u201d IMA Maharashtra president Dr Avinash Bhondwe said. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, Dr Gadre told Times Of India, \u201cIMA\u2019s outrage is misdirected. It amounts to shooting the messenger. The study was carried out scientifically with grants from Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiative (APPI) and not the government, as IMA is claiming. The study made it clear that pharmaceutical companies and doctors are violating ethical codes of conduct and hence steps need to be taken.&#8221; The paper also found that regulatory codes like Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices exist only on paper. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMCI Act is clear that doctors cannot accept gifts or incentives, but we can\u2019t take action till there is a complaint. It\u2019s time codes are designed for pharma companies too,&#8221; said Dr Shivkumar Utture of Maharashtra Medical Council. They are yet to look into the complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Source: Times Of India<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Medical Association has lodged a complaint to Maharashtra Medical Council demanding a thorough investigation on the reliability of a research report which says that the medical representatives admitted to paying bribes for the doctors. 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