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Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine Regulations, 2023

Key observations on “Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine Regulations, 2023”. National Medical Commission (Ethics And Medical Registration Board) notification dated 10th May 2023 No. R.15021/04/2022-EMRB-Reg. has notified certain regulations relating to the registration and licensing of Indian medically qualified doctors and foreign medically qualified doctors (“Regulation”). The Regulation […]

E-commerce Guidelines ON ONDC

E-commerce Guidelines ON ONDC India’s e-commerce market is projected to grow from $83 billion in 2022 to $150 billion in 2026, according to the FIS 2023 Global Payments Report. In 2019, (https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1575760) the Ministry of Commerce & Industry came up with a draft National e-Commerce policy that has been prepared and placed in […]

MEIT REPORT OF COMMITTEE – B ON LEVERAGING AI FOR IDENTIFYING NATIONAL MISSIONS IN KEY SECTORS

REPORT OF COMMITTEE – B ON LEVERAGING AI FOR IDENTIFYING NATIONAL MISSIONS IN KEY SECTORS Intelligent tools are required to analyse the interaction between treatment, disease variability, gender, age, and other variables. While intuitive understanding just grows among experts. In the absence of analytical tools, patterns cannot be identified easily. Low-cost Medical Screening […]

COMPLIANCE FOR WHOLESALERS AND PACKERS UNDER LEGAL METROLOGY (PACKAGED COMMODITY) RULES 2011

COMPLIANCE FOR WHOLESALERS AND PACKERS UNDER LEGAL METROLOGY (PACKAGED COMMODITY) RULES 2011 Following are applicable for AHL under Legal Metrology Act: Dealer: An individual who carries on, directly or else, the business of selling, supplying, buying or distributing any weight or measure for a valuable consideration. “wholesale dealer” in relation to any […]

PLANNING TO INTRODUCE SEXUAL WELLNESS TOYS

PLANNING TO INTRODUCE SEXUAL WELLNESS TOYS PREFACE: Products categorized as sex toys may violate obscenity law under IPC and various other regulations. The sale/import of Sexual Wellness Toys is governed by: The Customs Act, 1962 The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 Information Technology Act 2000. Penal Provisions in case […]

HIV Testing Laws and Compliances

The Government of India has notified guidelines under Section 46 to carry out the different provisions of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017. As provided under section 46 of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017, a total of nine guidelines have been notified. The purpose of […]

DATA PROTECTION BILL COMPLIANCE

DATA PROTECTION BILL COMPLIANCE Amendments to Current Law The Indian government released a new draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in November 2022. The DPB (Data Protection Bill) will replace the current laws in India that deal with data protection. It will replace Section 43A of the Information Technology Act, […]

Privacy Policy Recommendations for E-Pharmacy

Privacy Policy Recommendations for E-Pharmacy Definition of Personal Information: It includes any information which can be used to identify the user directly or indirectly and rejects any data which has been irreversibly anonymised or aggregated. Definition of Sensitive Personal Data or Information: personal information of any individual relating to password; financial information such […]

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Industry: ICMR Guidelines

Presently, there is NO specific legal regulation in place in India that regulates or guides the development and implementation of AI in healthcare sector. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has come up with the country’s first Ethical Guidelines for the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research and Healthcare[1] [“the […]

ADVISORY ON DIGITAL PRESCRIPTION

ADVISORY ON DIGITAL PRESCRIPTION PRESCRIPTIONS WHERE THE DOCTORS HAVE MENTIONED “SUBSTITUTES ALLOWED” IN THE PRESCRIPTION. Generic drug/medicine: A generic drug is defined as a drug product that is comparable to the brand/reference listed product in dosage in dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality, and performance characteristics, and intended use. Only a […]