The Supreme Court heard a PIL seeking statutory backing to curb pharma freebies to doctors under UCPMP. The Bench questioned enforcement while SG Tushar Mehta assured, “It’s a tiger with teeth.”
Today (23rd April):The Supreme Court criticized the Indian Medical Association (IMA) for prescribing expensive and unnecessary medicines, urging the IMA to rectify its internal issues and uphold ethical standards. The court emphasized close scrutiny of cases where the IMA endorses costly treatments and directed licensing authorities and the IMA to be involved in a case addressing misleading health claims.
