Bangladesh Medical University vice-chancellor Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam has said that in the medical profession, the relationship between doctors and pharmaceutical industries has been widely discussed and criticised on the issue of ethics.
鈥業n this regard, it is important to improve the relationship between doctors and pharmaceutical industry in terms of ethical standards,鈥� he said in the master class on adolescent endocrinology programme as part of the pre-congress on the occasion of the Second聽International Scientific Conference of the Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Society of Bangladesh at the Shaheed Dr Milon Hall of BMU in Dhaka, said a press release on Saturday.聽
Pharmaceutical companies also have to follow the limits of ethics. Doctors also have to provide services to patients by understanding the dignity and importance of the medical profession. The responsibility of a doctor is to ensure the highest welfare of the patient, which should never be influenced by anything, he said.
He also said that it was not desirable to do anything that was against the interests of the patient and questioned the transparency of the medical system. 鈥楶harmaceutical companies should also maintain ethics in their marketing strategies and perform their duties with professional integrity. A credible and humane health system should be built with mutual cooperation between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry.鈥�
The VC also said that in the current era of modern medical science and technology, there was no opportunity to ignore evidence-based medicine or evidence-based treatment. 鈥業f evidence-based medicine can be spread, there will be a big change in overall medicine, including protecting the interests of patients and the public.鈥�
He also urged all concerned to take the initiative to reduce the medical costs of patients through the application of evidence-based medicine.
