Is there any suspicion in a group of specialist doctors undertaking a project to import and distribute infant formula, with the possibility of them tending to prescribe the type they imported to their patients, knowing that it is a good and suitable type, and that the patient is free to choose any other type?
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If imported milk is not inferior in quality and not higher in price than other milk, and its prescription is limited to those who need it without deception, then there is no objection to it. Nevertheless, it is more appropriate for doctors not to engage in trade involving a commodity related to their field, as this could be a pretext for favoring themselves at the expense of patients and merchants.
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