Homeopathy doctors can dispense but not to sell medicines,available soon in allopathy pharmacies

Homeopathy medicines will be available in Allopathic Medical Shops soon – this will increase the reachability of homeopathy medicines to the public at large.

  • Consultation will not be allowed from any Pharmacy and no Doctor will be allowed to sit in Pharmacy to see patients
  • There is no restriction on the Doctors to dispense the medicines from their chamber.
  • The expiry date on the dilutions are being waved off.
  • The allopathic chemists are being allowed to sell OTC items only
  • No licence needed for exhibiting homeopathic drugs for promotional activities in any fair.
  • This amendment will put restriction on loose sale of homoeopathic medicines, shops should sell full bottle – sealed medicated or dilutions.
  • Availability of homoeopathic medicine even in remote areas where finding a homoeopathic medicine shop is very difficult
  • Require a a science graduate for acting as competent person in a retail shop – seems to be difficult to implement

New Delhi: Homeopathy doctors will soon be barred from selling medicines from the premises they are practising in, according to new rules proposed by the government that are to be notified soon.

The new rules were drafted following complaints that commercial interests were influencing the behaviour of homeopaths, two government officials privy to the development said.

“It was seen that various pharmacists had started to station a homeopath in their shop for consultations. Likewise, homeopathy practitioners other than dispensing their medicines to their patients had started selling them over the counter too. For better regulation of homeopathic medicines, this practice needed to end,”

A person eligible to practice medicine with prescriptive rights should hold a degree in homeopathy from a recognized university or a degree in pharmacy from a recognized university or a bachelor’s degree with one year of experience in dealing with homeopathic medicines in the clinic of a registered homeopathic medical practitioner or with the holder of a licence in Form 20C or Form 20D (applications for retail are made under these forms) or diploma in homeopathic pharmacy or diploma in homeopathy and surgery.

“The homeopathic medicines will be available widespread in chemists shops as there will be no need to have an additional licence to keep homeopathic medicines as required as per the existing rules. Once the new rules come into effect, the homeopathic medicines will be readily available even in far-flung areas.” – Dr RK Manchanda

Homoeopathic medicines are covered under the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940. The new draft rules which were discussed in detail by the sub committee of DTAB before they were sent to law ministry for vetting will be notified by the ministry of health and family welfare.

To promote homeopathy, the new rules also do away with the need for a licence for exhibiting homeopathic drugs for promotional activities in any fair.

The manufacturers will also have to adhere to requirements of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for obtaining a licence for manufacturing, which will remain valid for five years.

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4 Comments

      • Would you recommend to dispense in plastics bottles?

        There are homeopathic doctors looting patients from 5000 to 25,000 for the medicines for 500 -800. Those zanjeerawala homeop Drs are a big burden to the innocent villagers and poors from upcountry. On top of that they are dispensing alcoholic medicines in plastic bottles, that’s terrible for long term effects to patients and society and the whole humanity at large.

  1. The treatment is based on symptoms.As there is no such disease in Homeopathic system,as such one remedy may also work for many ailments results confusion in the minds of patients and others.Thus no Homeo practioner will be able to give prescriptions like any Allopathic doctors.Only few generic remedies can be mentioned in the prescriptions. More ever most of the reputed brands of medicines will not be available at all shops.The rents for the shops are much higher than the rents for the houses and no Homeo Practitioner will be able to maintain their chambers with out selling the branded medicines and preparations in their clinics which alone could fetch money for maintaining their establishments.The new procedures can be a burden on the patients who have to sell more than the existing rules.

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