Department of Information and Public Relations

Press Release No. 205/12

ILLEGAL PRACTICE IN ALLOPATHIC MEDICINES

Shillong, June 12, 2012: The District Medical and Health Officer, East Khasi Hills District, Shillong recently conducted a departmental enquiry against Dr. Ashish Bhattacharjee who has been found practicing illegally in prescription and sale of Allopathic medicines from Town Pharmacy, G.S. Road, Shillong.

The department has directed Dr. Ashish Bhattacharjee to strictly adhere to treatment and sale of medicines pertinent to his particular specialty only as prescribed by the Board of Alternative Medicine which includes Acupuncture, Alexander Technique, Ayurvedic, Colour Therapy, Herbal Medicine, Hypnotism, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy, Bachflower, Electro Homoeopathy, etc., and not to prescribe or sell allopathic medicines.