OverviewMaharashtra’s decision to allow BHMS graduates with a Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP) to practise modern medicine has sparked strong opposition from sections of the medical community. The policy, notified on August 3, permits homoeopathy graduates who have completed the one-year bridge course to prescribe allopathic medicines. Opponents of the move also question why practitioners trained in one system of medicine should be allowed to prescribe medicines from another. They argue that if the objective is to address doctor shortages, the government should instead expand MBBS seats and streamline opportunities for Foreign Medical Graduates who have already trained in modern medicine. While doctors have withdrawn their strike following court directions, the legal and professional debate over cross-practice continues, according to The Quint report.