New Delhi, January 02: The Medical Council of India(MCI) has taken a though stand with the introduction of a new code which will ban doctors from endorsing or accepting any kind of hospitality from pharma companies.
The MCI via amendment to the “Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulation 2002”, has brought out the code of conduct which includes not accepting any gifts or travel facility from any pharmaceutical company or the health care industry.
According to the new rules, a medical practitioner may carry out, participate in or work in research projects funded by pharmaceutical and allied health care industries, but has to ensure that the particular project has due permission from the competent authorities.
He also has to ensure that the research project gets clearance from an institutional ethics body.
–Agencies