India Physician Conduct Rules Want Them Off Pharma-Sponsored Symposia
Executive Summary
Wider-ranging new draft rules suggest that physicians in India should not engage in educational activity sponsored by pharma and urges them to declare financial earnings and benefits received from industry via an affidavit. The Pink Sheet discusses with industry experts some of the nuances and seeming loopholes in the rules, currently in self-regulatory mode but with penalties proposed for violation.
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