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Fact Check: No, Indian government has not approved pharmacists to run clinics in the country
A Hindi newspaper clipping has gone viral on social media with the claim that the Centre has approved pharmacists in the country to open clinics and prescribe medicine to patients. What is the truth behind the claim?
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UPDATED: January 4, 2021 19:19 IST
A Hindi newspaper clipping with the claim that the Indian government approved for pharmacists in the country to open clinics and also prescribe medicine to patients is going viral on social media.
The Indian government
recently allowed postgraduate trained Ayurveda surgeons to perform 58 types of surgeries creating a stir in the country, particularly in the community of allopathic doctors. The Centre s decision will now allow these trained Ayurveda surgeons to legally perform procedures such as skin grafting, cataract surgery, and root canal treatment.
Several doctors take part in the virtual meet
A virtual Continuing Medical Education (CME) on COVID-19 was organised by the Association of Physicians of India (API), Visakhapatnam chapter, on Sunday.
The virtual meet was conducted under the chairmanship of S. Sreenivas, Professor and HOD of Medicine AMC/KGH, who took over the charge as chairman, API, Vizag.
The participants, included two doctors from the USA, two from Tirupati, one each from Mumbai and Vijayawada. Scientific lectures were delivered by six doctors from Vijayawada.
Faculty, Senior and Junior Residents from the Department of Medicine, AMC/KGH, physicians of the city and other doctors treating COVID-19 patients participated in the deliberations.