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April 01, 2012
A branded drug costs more than the same molecule available as a generic drug. Some state governments have issued instructions to doctors to prescribe only generic drugs, failing which punitive action may be taken against them. The intention appears to be good: to provide drugs to people at a low ...
April 01, 2012
The editorial by Drs. Prabha Chandra and Sowmyashree revisits the vexed problem of the best method of selection of post-graduate medical students. The problems they cite are true of the selection process for undergraduate students as well. There is no doubt that the recommendations in the Vision ...
January 01, 2012
This refers to a very thought-provoking article by Jayakrishnan. I fully agree with the statement, "Immunisation matters are left to manufacturers and international organisations, to "guide" and decide what is to be introduced in our market."
January 01, 2012
The past few years have witnessed the rise of highly publicised "lifestyle" drugs. They are used to alter our appearance, physical and mental capabilities, the effects of aging, and so on. As the availability of a treatment can convert a lifestyle wish into a health need, the pharmaceutical indus...
January 01, 2012
Ethics is very important to any research. Authors are expected to report if the research was done in an ethical manner. Various studies have highlighted the fact that reports of research involving human participants do not always give adequate information on ethical aspects of the study, such as ...
January 01, 2012
"Sir, I have already collected 15 cases in my research project, and have not taken consent from any of the participants. What should I do now?" asked a postgraduate student in an ethics committee meeting that I happened to be attending, several years ago. Promptly came the reply from the head of ...
January 01, 2012
I sincerely appreciate the editorial "Life and Death after Aruna Shanbaug" written by Dr Roop Gursahani in the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (IJME) dated April-Jun 2011.
October 01, 2011
I have read the review of the film Guzaarish by Dr Natasha Anwar in IJME, January 2011. I have not seen the film but would like to put forward my views on the subject of euthanasia, taking off from the concluding sentence of the review.
October 01, 2011
We appreciate the authors of your illustrative and interesting articles on health care insurance in India for their lucid handling of issues in the medical insurance sector. While the health insurance sector in India is still at a nascent stage and has to meet enormous challenges, insurance polic...
October 01, 2011
In 2009, as a supplement to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) -funded collaboration between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the NIH, a formative study was conducted with 30 HIV-positive people and 18 HIV-related service providers to understand sexual risk-taking, HIV-related...