India should remove provisions of jail term for labelling offences: EAC-PM working paperThe paper also suggested that the government may consider putting in place a system to assimilate all the statutory/regulatory mandates fro...
21 Sep, 2023, 08.02 PM IST
Doctors to be penalised for not prescribing generic drugs, says new NMC regulationAll doctors must prescribe generic drugs, failing which they will be penalised and even their license to practice may also be suspended for...
12 Aug, 2023, 04.05 PM IST
Central govt employees: Guidelines issued for treatment and billing by CGHS empanelled hospitalsThe Central Government Health Scheme provides comprehensive health care facilities for central government employees and pensioners and thei...
24 Nov, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
Kerala doctor's neat handwriting makes him a hit on social mediaThe prescription was written by Dr Nitin Narayanan, who works as a pediatrician at a Community Health Centre (CHC) in Kerala's Palakkad dis...
29 Sep, 2022, 02.55 PM IST
Anand Mahindra's tweet on handwriting of doctors is an instant hitMahindra's tweet is a 15-second video which shows how the handwriting of a doctor progressively deteriorates over the years.
04 Sep, 2022, 11.23 AM IST
Life saviors force-feed pills bitter on pocket in exchange for exotic vacations, chic carsTo keep a gauge if a doctor is prescribing drugs manufactured by particular pharmaceutical companies, medical representatives collect weekl...
01 Sep, 2022, 09.48 PM IST
Saving patients: Handwriting classes for medical students in MPAn illegible prescription can lead to confusion and patients may end up with wrong medicines.
06 Oct, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
HC fines 3 UP doctors Rs 5,000 each for poor handwritingA Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has imposed Rs 5,000 penalty each on three doctors in separate cases for their illegible handwritin...
04 Oct, 2018, 12.21 PM IST
Over 1000% difference in medical test prices across cities: Will govt standardise rates?An analysis by the economic survey reveals that there are not only wide differences in average prices of diagnostic tests but also the pric...
29 Jan, 2018, 05.11 PM IST
Max Bupa, Hospital Lobby Group spar over generic drug prescriptionMax has also warned hospitals that it has the right to retrospectively audit those claims where there are no justifications given for presc...
12 May, 2017, 12.38 AM IST
Pharma companies discuss order on generic drugsThe issue of generic drug prescription returned to the spotlight after PM Modi said that the govt would bring in a law to force doctors to ...
25 Apr, 2017, 12.28 AM IST
Doctors to prescribe generic drugs only or face action, says MCIThe MCI has also asked the medical practitioners to ensure that there is rational prescription and use of drugs, failing which action will ...
22 Apr, 2017, 05.48 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi tells doctors to get it writePM prescribes greater legibility from medicos penning prescriptions.
18 Apr, 2017, 11.58 PM IST
Soon, doctors to write prescriptions in capital lettersFear of misinterpretation due to doctor's illegible handwriting may soon be a thing of the past as government is set to make it a norm for ...
11 Jun, 2015, 06.46 PM IST
Charak Pharmaceuticals wins case against Glenmark over drug nameCharak Pharma has won a six-year-old case involving its product Evanova, with court directing Glenmark to rename its drug Econova within fo...
07 Feb, 2014, 05.40 AM IST
Medical Council of India wants doctors to write in capital lettersThe Medical Council of India has suggested that, henceforth, doctors should write their prescriptions in capital letters.
05 Feb, 2014, 06.13 AM IST