NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has criticized the arrest of Dr. Praveen Soni in the case of the death of 14 children after consuming cough medicine. The IMA responded by asking what the doctor did wrong by prescribing the medicine approved by the government. The IMA alleged that this is a perfect example of the legal ignorance of the officials and that it is a hasty action to hide the shortcomings of the government and the drug manufacturers.

"Why is the doctor being held responsible. The doctor prescribed a cough syrup supplied by a government hospital. It is not the doctor’s duty to test the purity of a government-supplied medicine. That responsibility lies with the drug controller and the government,” said Dr. Dilip Bhanushali, President of the Indian Medical Associati

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