Medical profession not aimed at profiteering, observes SC in stents case

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Thursday, while hearing the suo motu case of the sale of substandard and expensive coronary stents, observed that the profession of medicine should not have the objective of profiteering.

Chief Justice Saqib Nisar passed these remarks while heading a three-member bench of the Supreme Court.

During the hearing, the committee headed by Dr Azhar Kiani submitted its recommendations to the apex court regarding the inexpensive production of stents locally.

The committee will begin working on the recommendations in two weeks, the court said, adding that the court will make efforts to bring below the price of stents.

The court directed the Provinces to submit their proposals on the recommendations in a week.

The apex court also summoned details of all federal projects headed by Pakistani scientist Dr Samar Mubarkmand. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said that the court would take up the issues of expensive dialysis and kidney treatment in next hearings.