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Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: Will the new norm to prescribe only generics affect patient safety?
Description: In this episode of the State of the Economy podcast, Jyoti Datta talks to Dr. Sharad Kumar Agarwal, National President, Indian Medical Association (IMA). The podcast focuses on the recent directive by the Indian government that mandates doctors to prescribe medicines using only generic names. Dr. Agrawal explains the IMA’s perspective on this directive, citing concerns about patient safety, quality control, and the complexities of medical decision-making.He emphasises that while the IMA is not against the idea of rational prescription and cost-effectiveness, the current lack of stringent quality control in the production and distribution of ge...