Doctors’ associations oppose move to allow homoeopathy practitioners to prescribe allopathic medicine
Condemning the decision taken by the Maharashtra government, the IMA said it will launch a protest if the ‘illegal order’ is not withdrawn by July 10.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Maharashtra Senior Resident Doctors Association (MSRDA) vehemently opposed Maharashtra Medical Council's (MMC) decision to permit homoeopathy practitioners with a one-year pharmacology bridge course to prescribe allopathic medicine. The IMA declared it would initiate a protest if the 'illegal order' was not rescinded by July 10.
The IMA, through its 220 branches in Maharashtra, had written letters to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and planned a march in Mumbai on July 19 if the government did not respond. Similarly, the MSRDA emphasized that the move would undermine 'medical standards' and 'public trust', endangering patient safety and tarnishing the image of MBBS doctors.
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