Though all of us are aware of the malpractices of the Doctors, the credit for bringing out in the media must go to go Aamir Khan who exposed one of the most reprehensible corrupt practices of the Doctors, that of overcharging for a Life saving drug at a critical moment.
I have a friend whose son in Law is a distributor for Life Saving drugs.
Incidentally my friend retired as an Executive in a Pharma Company.
A life saving drug for a serious heart condition costs Rs.1600(MRP)
Dealer price 1219.
The Doctors advice the Medical Retailers to charge the patients Rs 8000-10,000 and they share the extra amount in the ration of 50:50 with the Retailer!
Ever gone to a Multi Speciality hospital
For a common cold you are asked to go through a plethora of tests and you end up paying not less than Rs 5000 and the medicine offered would cost you Rs 15!
Couple of years back my daughter had constipation,
I told her to take Epsom Salt and told her a specialist will charge her heavily for the prescription and we had a wager of Rs 100.
We visited Apollo Hospital in Chennai to meet up with a Gastroenterologist.
First question he asked was as to where she was working and what her salary was and whether she will be paying by Credit Card!
Next was whether he was covered by Medical Insurance.
Then he prescribed FTM and other host of tests
The Bill was Rs. 700!
The prescription was Epsom Salt!
It costed us Rs 3.
It is good that Aamir Khan is invited to Parliament.
At least Public would become aware this issue.
It is a different issue that many MPs have stakes in Pharma Companies and are also distributors for Pharma Products!
What is nauseating is that IMA has threatened to sue Aamir Khan and doctors have threatened him.
Guilty conscience!
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New Delhi, Jun 19: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khanhas been invited to Parliament and he is expected to give a speech in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Jun 21.
The star, who has recently raised issues related to alleged malpractice in medical sector through his TV reality show Satyameva Jayate, faced controversy. However, his research and the programme caught attention of many including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shanta Kumar.
Shanta Kumar, who is an MP in Rajya Sabha and also heads the Parliamentary standing committee on commerce, invited Aamir to enlighten them more about the shocking incident.
Aamir, during the episode of Satyameva Jayate on May 27, showed how doctors in several medical organisations allegedly robbed patients through over-pricing life-saving medicines.
During his show, Aamir spoke with many people who were victimised when they approached reputed hospitals for treatment. Many doctors have been accused of forcing patients to undergo surgeries, though it was clear that those people could have been cured with simple medicines.
Earlier Aamir refused to apologise to the Indian Medical Association which has accused him of defaming the medical profession through Satyameva Jayate.
“I am very comfortable if they (IMA) plan to take legal action if they feel that I have done something wrong. Of course, the courts are available for them. My answer is no, I will not be apologising,” Aamir told NDTV.
The actor denied IMA’s charge of defaming and insulting the medical profession. “I deny that I have done that. I have the highest respect and regard for the medical profession,” he said.
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