Adopted by the 40th World Medical Assembly
Vienna, Austria, September 1988
and rescinded at the WMA General Assembly,
Santiago 2005
| WHEREAS |
there is concern that some generic
drugs may be of sub-standard quality, and |
| WHEREAS |
patients may be injured and physicians
held liable for injuries resulting from the use of sub-standard
generic drugs, |
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that:
- WMA supports the right and the obligation of physicians to
exercise their professional judgement for the benefit of their
patients.
- WMA opposes any interference with the physicians exercise
of professional judgement in the best interest of patients.
- The prescription of drugs and medicines involves the exercise
of the physicians professional judgment.
- The mandated use of generic drugs which may be sub-standard
interferes with the exercise of the physicians professional
judgement, and may injure patients and expose the physician
to liability.
- WMA fully supports the efforts of all national medical associations
to preserve the physician's exercise of professional judgement
from interference that may result in injury to patients and
liability for physicians.
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