Re: Rational Use of ARV and ARV Regulation.(3)

October 15, 2007

Dear FORUM,

It still is as relevent as it was in 2003, friends, I feel. But being a Private

Practioner (PP) myself I do not accept that all PP's are irrational and all in

governament set are great clinicians. Examples have been quoted over the years

of omissions and commissions by all sorts of practitioners.

The nexus between pharmaceuticals and doctors have been exposed from time to

time --sometime Sankalp exposes Ranbaxy at other times Cipla is exposed by other

respectable NGO,but the fact remains despite the exposures nothing concrete

comes out of the exposures.

I personally feel not only ARV or ATT's but the whole issue of prescribing needs

to be introspected by we the so called qualified people and controlled by the so

called Governament. Quackry is not done by only the unqualified ones it is we

quzlified ones who do it equally . Aren't we promoting ourselves as

cardiologists/ diabetologists/neurologist, allergy specialist, sex specialists

and so on and so forth without having super specialisations?

The problem is we no the problem but do not want ot find solutions.

All nursing homes atleast in my state by and large employ Ayurvedic degree

holders for even attending emergencies of grave nature. Some of the nursing home

owners are even IMA torch bearers.

We keep promoting unqualified or semi qualified people and put patints to their

hands. Punjab went a step ahead and designatienated optometrists as Ophthalmic

Officers. Opticians are ophthalmologists in our country and chemists are the

best doctors.

Unless there is apolitical will without the fear of loosing the votes,I fear

there will be lots of MEENu Jains and Rakesh Bharti's and Chingo lals making

noices to save people.

Dr.Rakesh Bharti,

Amritsar

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Rakesh Bharti MD,AAHIVS,

BDC Research center,

27-D,Sant Avenue, The Mall, Amritsar.

Punjab, INDIA143001.

TEl-91-183-2277822;91-183-2278522

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