The Karnataka High Court recently observed that a person possessing an MD degree in Anaesthesiology requires no separate training to possess, prescribe, and dispense essential narcotic drugs for medical purposes of pain relief, palliative care, or opioid-based treatment.
It was observed by the HC bench comprising Justice Suraj Govindaraj, that a postgraduate degree in Anaesthesiology, which is a recognised PG medical qualification under the National Medical Commission (NMC), would satisfy the training requirements under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, to designate a registered medical practitioner under the NDPS rules for prescribing narcotics drugs for medical purposes.
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No Separate Training Required for MD Anaesthesiology Doctors to Prescribe Narcotics: HC
