Suggetion to Curb deviance by doctors

1. NAME : KHAN SADAF
ROLL NO : 11
Lentin Commission report
suggestions to curb deviance by
doctors

2. How it All Started
January 21 and February 17, 1986
14 patients died in J.J. Hospital of acute renal failure
This adulterated glycerol which was meant for industrial and
not medicinal use was supplied by Alpana Pharma
The one man Justice Lentin Commission was set up by the
Maharashtra Government to probe into the incident.
In a painstaking effort over a period 17 months, the Lentin
Commission has succeeded in exposing the nexus between
politicians, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) and the
drug manufacturers.

3. The Commission revealed some startling facts:
The Commission revealed some startling facts:
 *300 formulations
 *20 per cent of drug samples
 *several summons to the State Government and FDA
to produce a missing file evoked no response.

4.  The outcome of the Lentin Commission Report
 Commission Report, the Health Minister, Bhai
Sawant resigned
 Opinion of MLA’s

5. Medical Deviances include:
 Issue of false medical Certificate.
 False Post-mortem reports.
 Commissions from suppliers of medicines.
 Medicines and other equipments supplies to Govt. hospitals are
sold to private hospitals.
 Sex determinations.
 Illegal abortions.
 False evidence in criminal cases.
 Extortion of money from patients in Govt. Hospitals.
 Running Kidney rackets, etc.
 Fake and misleading advertisements claiming medical cure,
cosmetics, etc.
 Prescribing medicine for which he does not possess adequate
qualifications.
 Conducting operations for when the Doctor does not possess a
qualified degree.

6.  majority of doctors are decent and law abiding
citizens,
 unethical story of commission of acts of medical
doctors
 Doctors differ
 view to extracting huge money

7. Professional deviance by doctors
 Doctors are treated as Gods. But sometimes these
Gods can also become deviants.
 The Indian Medical Council prescribes code of ethics
to regulate medical profession.
 The Acts applicable to this profession are:
 Indian medical Council Act, 1956.
 Indian Medical Degree Act, 1916.
 Indian Medical Council Amendment Act, etc.