Can allopathic doctor prescribe homeopathy?

NEW DELHI: A homoeopathic doctor is not qualified to prescribe allopathic medicines and will be liable for medical negligence and will have to pay compensation if a patient suffers from medical complications, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ruled.

Who can dispense homeopathic medicine?

According to new government rules, chemists selling allopathic medicines will also be allowed to sell homeopathic medicines without the need to have a separate licence as required now.

Do you need a prescription for homeopathic medicine?

Most homeopathic drugs are classified as over-the-counter (OTC) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The labels must contain the word homeopathic, the manufacturer’s name, one way the drug can be used, instructions for safety, the active ingredient, and dilution information.

Can allopathic doctors prescribe Ayurvedic medicines?

Medical Council of India. Clause 1.1. 3 of MCI prohibits the allopathic practitioners to prescribe ayurvedic or homoeopathic drugs.

Can I do allopathy after BHMS?

Hi ,there is no as such allopathic course that you can do after bhms to practice allopathy . You can go for MD in homeopathy after bhms as MD in allopathy is restricted to students who have done MBBS as their under graduate subject .

Can BHMS doctor practice Ayurvedic?

New Delhi: Doctors pursuing Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, and homeopathy may be allowed to practice allopathy after clearing a bridge course, according to a bill introduced in the Lok Sabha.

Can I practice Homeopathy without degree?

Legally, you need to have a DHMS or BHMS degree to practice Homeopathy in India. Homeopathic medicines are not considered over-the-counter medicines in India. At the same time they are not strictly regulated either. There are thousands of people who use Homeopathy in their circles without any proper qualification.

Do you need a license to sell Homeopathy?

A homoeopathic medicine license is essential for the selling, marketing, manufacturing, and distribution of homoeopathic medicine. You cannot open a homoeopathic shop without having a legal license from the government or local government body.

Can BHMS doctor practice allopathy in UP?

Only a few states in India allow Ayurveda practitioners to practice allopathy as well: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Uttarakhand. And at present, no person can perform surgeries without allopathic drugs and diagnostics.

Can I practice allopathy after BHMS?

Though you can go for a bridge course for allopathy after bhms as per the bill passed by Lok Sabha on 31 Dec ,2017 . So in order to practice allopathy you need to clear the exam and do a bridge course in allopathy .

Do homeopaths get trained in allopathy?

Many of them say that even now, allopathic doctors hire them as assistants and informally train them in allopathy. “Homeopaths work in private hospitals under a MBBS doctor and eventually learn allopathy,” said Katre. “It is for the benefit of these doctors that homeopaths like us get trained in allopathy.”

Can homeopaths be trained to prescribe drugs?

He became one of 700 homeopaths in the state to enrol in a year-long bridge course that would train them to prescribe a limited number of allopathic drugs like antibiotics, antimalarials, sedatives and drugs used for resuscitation and life support. Such training is already part of the undergraduate degree course for ayurvedic doctors.

Should homeopaths and Ayurvedic doctors take bridge course?

Many public health activists have also welcomed the bridge course. They say that since homeopaths and ayurvedic doctors are already prescribing allopathic drugs in small clinics that are hard to regulate, it is better to train them to do so.

Do practitioners of Indian system of Medicine have a right to practice?

(MM) dated 19th May, 2004 of the respondent no.8 Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) on the basis whereof the practitioners of Indian System of Medicine are said to be claiming to have a right to practice in the Allopathic System of Medicine.