The National Medical Commission (NMC) in its 'Regulations relating to Professional Conduct of Registered Medical Practitioners'also asked doctors to avoid prescribing branded generic drugs. Even though doctors are currently required to prescribe generic drugs only, there are no penal provisions mentioned in the regulations issued in 2002 by the Indian Medical Council.
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