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1/n In re: the Patanjali claim that it has an Ayurvedic cure for Corona please do refer to these rules which banned AYUSH drugs from being advertised for " diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of any disease, disorder, syndrome or condition." https://twitter.com/AnantBhan/status/1275407524368248832
2/n https://casemindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Advertising-Rules.pdf
The Ayurvedic industry led by the Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal got a de-facto stay on the rules from the Delhi High Court in January 2019 - no movement in court since then: https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/personal-care-pet-supplies-liquor/hc-protects-reckitt-benckiser-against-coercive-steps-on-advertising-its-ayurvedic-drugs/67543607
The Ayurvedic industry led by the Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal got a de-facto stay on the rules from the Delhi High Court in January 2019 - no movement in court since then: https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/personal-care-pet-supplies-liquor/hc-protects-reckitt-benckiser-against-coercive-steps-on-advertising-its-ayurvedic-drugs/67543607
3/n Do refer to this petition I sent the government a few months ago in response to a govt. proposal to amend the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act: https://casemindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Comments-on-the-proposed-Drugs-and-Magic-Remedies-Objectionable-Advertisements-Amendment-Bill-2020.pdf
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@Neurophysik @PriyankaPulla @AnooBhu
4/n This is a direct consequence of the lackadaisical attitude toward effective regulation addressing misinformation when it comes to drugs and devices in the country. For a year now since the Delhi HC order, the administration has done precious nothing to address the problem.
5/ n And turning a blind eye toward intentional propagation of misinformation; to whose benefit should we ask the @moayush ?
Until such time that there is punitive action toward people who do this, dont expect anything to change. We have seen this time and time again wrt FDCs.
Until such time that there is punitive action toward people who do this, dont expect anything to change. We have seen this time and time again wrt FDCs.
