{"id":529,"date":"2023-08-18T11:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T11:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medkart.in\/blog\/2023\/08\/18\/why-dont-government-in-india-make-strict-laws-for-doctors-to-prescribe-content-name-of-medicines-and-not-brand-cldvo7h01689711ktejsrhbq29\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T12:25:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T06:55:08","slug":"why-dont-government-in-india-make-strict-laws-for-doctors-to-prescribe-content-name-of-medicines-and-not-brand-cldvo7h01689711ktejsrhbq29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/blog\/why-dont-government-in-india-make-strict-laws-for-doctors-to-prescribe-content-name-of-medicines-and-not-brand-cldvo7h01689711ktejsrhbq29","title":{"rendered":"Why don\u2019t government in India make strict laws for doctors to prescribe content name of medicines and not brand?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In India, there are laws and regulations in place that govern the prescription of medicines by healthcare professionals. 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