Generic Medicine Prescription Rule Sparks Debate Among Experts

The new guidelines by the National Medical Commission asking doctors to prescribe only generic medicines have been met with a backlash. Both doctors and the pharmaceutical industry are united, with the Indian Medical Association, stating that the step was like “running trains without tracks”. According to doctors, this directive shifts the decision-making power from the physician to whoever is manning the chemist shop at the time of sale. Business Today TV’s Managing Editor Siddharth Zarabi spoke to a panel of experts to find out where the balance actually lies.