Code for pharmaceutical marketing must be implemented for better regulation of pharmaceutical industry in the country. Explain (200 Words)
Refer - Business Standard
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IAS Parliament 2 years
KEY POINTS
· The Supreme Court is currently hearing a plea to make the Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) a statutory requirement.
· This is an unexceptionable case in as much as the nexus between doctors and pharma companies is a well-known secret.
· The more serious examples of this nexus are when doctors are offered paid-for junkets to attend medical conferences, or given fees to act as lead investigators on clinical trials or in endorsing key research papers.
· This is a sensible suggestion on the face of it but it is an open question whether the conversion of a voluntary code into a statutory one will change the situation appreciably, even if the penalties imposed are severe.
· The ambit of the UCPMP is currently the focus of a tussle between the Department of Pharmaceuticals, which comes within the purview of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, and the Ministry of Health.
· Whichever institution ultimately gains control of this vital regulatory function, however, will need to be armed with the organisational heft to keep track of transgressions of this massive industry with over 3,000 companies and 10,500 manufacturing facilities.
· In that context, the inability to staunch the proliferation of fake drugs does not raise much confidence for enforcing the UCPMP.
K. V. A 2 years
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IAS Parliament 2 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
PANDI SANTHOSH RAJA S 2 years
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