MCI takes action on 15 doctors of Madhya Pradesh for sponsored foreign visits

INDORE: In one of the major action on the medicos of the state, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has cracked its whip on 15 such doctors who went for pharma company sponsored foreign visits.
A MCI letter states that names of 15 doctors should be suspended. These doctors were found guilty of misconduct under the Clause 6.81-B of MCI Ethics Regulations by the Ethics Committee.
Suspension recommendation of the names have come after approval from the executive committee of the council.
Apprarently, the MCI has taken the decision on the basis of a complaint which was lodged in 2012 against 15 doctors of the state and Intas Pharma for visiting UK in a sponsored trip.
The MCI has also ordered th Drug Controller General of India and Director General of Health Services to take appropriate action against Intas Pharma, Ahmedabad.
The names of the doctors mentioned in the order include Dr Atul Sahai, Dr Shweta Sahai, Dr Narottam Vaishya of Gwalior, Dr Shrikant Rege, Dr Mahendra Chauhan, Dr Vrishali Nadkarni, Dr Vinod Nadkarni, Dr Dhanraj Panjwani, Dr Rajesh Mulay, Dr Swati Mulay, Dr Atul Tapadia and Dr Jaishree Tapadia of Indore, Dr Alok Agrawal, Dr Harsha Saxena and Dr Prachi Saxena of Jabalpur. In Panjwani's case tickets were booked but it is not clear who paid for it.