Amid Coronil row, Patanjali claims it broke no rules
4 years, 6 months ago

Amid Coronil row, Patanjali claims it broke no rules

India Today  

Under flak over the launch of a drug it claims be a cure for Covid-19, yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved on Thursday insisted that it broke no law. "The licence for the drug was obtained on the basis of the traditional knowledge and experience related to the medicinal virtues of Ashwagandha, Giloy and Tulsi," Patanjali spokesperson S K Tijarawala said. The company said the drug, when taken with another Patanjali product, had cured all coronavirus positive patients who took part in a trial within seven days. "There was nothing in their application related to the treatment of coronavirus," the state Ayurved department's licence officer Y S Rawat had said. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday warned the yoga guru that the state government won''t allow sale of "spurious" medicines.

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Court crackdown on suspect drugs welcome
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Court crackdown on suspect drugs welcome

New Indian Express  

Following the course laid down by the Supreme Court against misleading medical claims by the Baba Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved, the Delhi High Court has now directed the company to take down claims that allopathy was responsible for lakhs of deaths during the Covid pandemic. The court has also ordered the withdrawal of claims that Patanjali’s Coronil tablet was a ‘cure’ …

Patanjali Ayurved continues to violate SC directions on misleading adverts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Patanjali Ayurved continues to violate SC directions on misleading adverts

New Indian Express  

"Patanjali is given a long rope by both the SC and earlier by the SLA. Their earlier track records have shown that they have continued to violate the Drug and Magic Remedies Act of 1954, even after a commitment made to SLA in May 2022 and again to the SC in November 2023. On July 9, Patanjali Ayurved Ltd informed …

One should not need a microscope to see an apology, SC tells Patanjali
8 months ago

One should not need a microscope to see an apology, SC tells Patanjali

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned yoga guru and entrepreneur Ramdev and Patanjali’s managing director Balkrishna on the size and visibility of an apology issued by Patanjali for previous misleading “Is the apology the same size as your Seeking to wriggle out of the contempt charge for disobeying previous court orders, senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi and Balbir Singh, …

Legally Speaking | The suits against Patanjali prove that strict action alone protects public health
8 months, 1 week ago

Legally Speaking | The suits against Patanjali prove that strict action alone protects public health

Hindustan Times  

On April 10, 2024, the Supreme Court came down heavily on Patanjali Ayurveda’s Acharya Balakrishna and Baba Ramdev, refusing to accept their apology. The court also sternly reprimanded the Uttarakhand SLA for failing to prosecute Patanjali despite their continued violation of the Drugs and Other Magic Remedies Act, 1954 and threatened suspension of officers. According to a press release issued …

Why Union Govt Didn't Act Against Patanjali For False Claims On COVID Cure? Supreme Court Asks
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Union Govt Didn't Act Against Patanjali For False Claims On COVID Cure? Supreme Court Asks

Live Law  

The Supreme Court wondered why the Union Government did not take any legal action against Patanjali Ayurved for claiming that its products could cure the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah was hearing a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association against Patanjali's On the earlier occasion, the Court had asked the Union to file …

No action on Patanjali by Uttarakhand govt in 2 years over misleading ads
8 months, 3 weeks ago

No action on Patanjali by Uttarakhand govt in 2 years over misleading ads

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: No action was taken, and only letters and notices were served to yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved by the Uttarakhand authorities in the last two years for repeated violations of an Act that deals with misleading A warning was issued but only after the severe drubbing by the Supreme Court on February 27 when it said that the …

After Supreme Court Rap, Patanjali MD Submits Unqualified Apology For Publishing Advertisements On Medical Cures
9 months ago

After Supreme Court Rap, Patanjali MD Submits Unqualified Apology For Publishing Advertisements On Medical Cures

Live Law  

The Managing Director of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, Acharya Balkrishna, has tendered an unqualified apology before the Supreme Court for publishing This development comes two days after the Supreme Court ordered the personal appearance of Patanjali's Managing Director Acharya Balakrishna and Baba Ramdev in a contempt case over the publication of the It may be recalled that the Bench of Justices …

Dr Babu KV vs Patanjali: A Doctor’s Long Fight Against False Medical Advertising
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dr Babu KV vs Patanjali: A Doctor’s Long Fight Against False Medical Advertising

The Quint  

On 7 May 2022, Patanjali Ayurved made a commitment to the Uttarakhand licensing authority that they are withdrawing the "At that point, I thought it was a very simple process and it's over now. But the company put out During Tuesday's hearing, Senior Advocate PS Patwalia, appearing for the Indian Medical Association, stated that just a day after the court's …

Patanjali gets taken to task by Supreme Court: 'Entire country has been taken for a ride…' | Top Quotes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Patanjali gets taken to task by Supreme Court: 'Entire country has been taken for a ride…' | Top Quotes

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained Patanjali Ayurved from advertising or branding products meant for treating diseases. Hearing a plea of the Indian Medical Association alleging that the company has been running a smear campaign against allopathic medicine, the court said the entire country "has been taken for a ride". On the publication of "You have the courage …

Uttarakhand government revokes ban on five Patanjali medicines
2 years, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand government revokes ban on five Patanjali medicines

Op India  

On 12th November 2022, the Uttarakhand government revoked the ban imposed on five medicines by Patanjali. Earlier on Wednesday, 9th November 2022, the Uttarakhand Ayurveda and Unani Licensing Authority directed Divya Pharmacy, the maker of Patanjali products, to stop the production of its five medicines viz. In a letter addressed to the Divya Pharmacy, the licensing officer of Uttarakhand Ayurveda …

Govt must act on false claims by Patanjali
2 years, 4 months ago

Govt must act on false claims by Patanjali

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court came down sharply on Patanjali Ayurved and its founder, yoga exponent Ramdev, in a case involving the company’s controversial product Coronil this week. On a petition by some doctors alleging that the company was misleading consumers on the efficacy of vaccines and allopathic treatment of Covid-19, the HC asked Ramdev to desist from making unsubstantiated claims …

Baba Ramdev's Allopathy Remarks: Delhi High Court Not Convinced With Proposed Clarification On Coronil
2 years, 4 months ago

Baba Ramdev's Allopathy Remarks: Delhi High Court Not Convinced With Proposed Clarification On Coronil

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to accept the proposed clarification made by Baba Ramdev and other defendants in a suit filed by several doctors' associations against the Yoga guru for allegedly spreading misinformation about COVID-19 cure through his statements against allopathy and in favour of Patanjali's product Coronil.Justice Anup J. Bhambhani was of the view that the. The …

Pune Court Asks Police to Probe Complaint Against Baba Ramdev for 'Coronil' Claim
2 years, 11 months ago

Pune Court Asks Police to Probe Complaint Against Baba Ramdev for 'Coronil' Claim

News 18  

A local court in Maharashtra's Pune district has asked the police to file a report in connection with a complaint lodged against yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna, alleging that they had made false claims that Patanjali's product 'Coronil' can cure coronavirus. "It appears from the record that the accused are residing at a place beyond the jurisdiction of …

Pune Court Orders Investigation Against Patanjali's Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna For Projecting Coronil As Covid-19 Cure
2 years, 11 months ago

Pune Court Orders Investigation Against Patanjali's Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna For Projecting Coronil As Covid-19 Cure

Live Law  

A Magistrate's Court at Pune has directed the police to investigate a private complaint against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, founder and director of Patanjali Ayurved for allegedly making "illegal" and "false claims" about their drug 'Coronil' being a cure for the covid-19 virus. Patanjali's founder Ramdev and Managing Director Balkrishna had announced that they had developed a 100% cure …

Nepal stops distribution of Coronil kits gifted by Patanjali, cites lack of proof on efficacy
3 years, 6 months ago

Nepal stops distribution of Coronil kits gifted by Patanjali, cites lack of proof on efficacy

India Today  

Nepal on Monday stopped the distribution of Coronil kits, gifted by yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Group, citing lack of proof of being effective in dealing with the Covid-19 virus. According to reports, Nepal’s Department of Ayurveda and Alternative Medicines in an order said the proper procedure was not followed while procuring the 1,500 kits of Coronil that Patanjali claims are …

'Coronil not a medicine,' Uttarakhand IMA raises concerns over Ramdev's therapy
3 years, 6 months ago

'Coronil not a medicine,' Uttarakhand IMA raises concerns over Ramdev's therapy

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand unit of the Indian Medical Association has opposed the inclusion of Patanjali Ayurved's Coronil in the Covid-19 kit of the Uttarakhand government. The doctors' body said Coronil is not approved by the World Health Organization; it does not either have any approval from the Drug Controller General of India of Ayush as a medicine. "Coronil is however recognised …

Ramdev now says Covid vaccine has no use, he has dual cover with yoga, Ayurveda
3 years, 6 months ago

Ramdev now says Covid vaccine has no use, he has dual cover with yoga, Ayurveda

Hindustan Times  

Amid his ongoing tussle with the Indian Medical Association, yoga exponent Ramdev has once again questioned the legitimacy of Covid-19 vaccines, claiming that he hasn’t taken a jab as he enjoyed the dual cover of yoga and Ayurveda. Ramdev recently triggered major outrage after a video of him surfaced in which he was purportedly calling allopathy a “stupid science”. This …

Doctors question plan to hand out Patanjali’s Coronil to Covid-19 patients
3 years, 6 months ago

Doctors question plan to hand out Patanjali’s Coronil to Covid-19 patients

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Indian doctors on Wednesday decried the free distribution of an unproven remedy to COVID-19 patients by the state of Haryana as the maker of the herbal medicine faced a backlash over comments in which he said modern medicine had caused deaths. The northern state, which is ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janta Party, said this week it …

Haryana government to distribute Ramdev's Coronil kits among Covid patients
3 years, 7 months ago

Haryana government to distribute Ramdev's Coronil kits among Covid patients

India TV News  

The Haryana government has included Coronil, an ayurvedic medicine developed by yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali to treat Covid-19, in the free Covid kit for the patients. State minister Anil Vij said that one lakh Coronil kits will be distributed among patients free of cost. “One lakh Patanjali Coronil kits will be distributed free of cost among the COVID patients in …

Andhra Man’s Herbal Covid-19 Treatment Draws Crowds, Row; ICMR to Test Samples
3 years, 7 months ago

Andhra Man’s Herbal Covid-19 Treatment Draws Crowds, Row; ICMR to Test Samples

News 18  

For about a month, thousands of people, several of them Covid-19 patients, had been thronging Krishnapatnam town in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district for free “herbal medicines” against Covid-19, triggering concerns over the spread of the deadly infection. While a section of district officials said his “medicines” promised to boost immunity against the coronavirus, there were others who claimed the treatment …

Scientific disinterest: The Hindu Editorial on Union Health Minister’s presence at Coronil promotion event
3 years, 10 months ago

Scientific disinterest: The Hindu Editorial on Union Health Minister’s presence at Coronil promotion event

The Hindu  

The presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan at a press conference to promote Coronil, an Ayurvedic pill promoted by Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved, is objectionable on more than one count. Dr Vardhan, alongside Cabinet colleague Nitin Gadkari, was at a press conference with Baba Ramdev and other promoters of Patanjali to announce a scientific publication describing the efficacy of …

IMA Pulls up Health Min for ‘Promoting’ Coronil; Patanjali Defends
3 years, 10 months ago

IMA Pulls up Health Min for ‘Promoting’ Coronil; Patanjali Defends

The Quint  

Patanjali describing Coronil as the ‘first evidence-based medicine for COVID-19' could be grossly misinterpreted. The label on the Coronil Tablet bottle clearly states: ‘Now approved as the Supporting Measure in COVID-19 by Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India.’ According to ThePrint, a letter issued to Patanjali by the Ministry of AYUSH from 7 January noted, “Committee appraised and observed that …

Patanjali vs IMA: Balkrishna defends Coronil, wants doctors' association to withdraw remarks
3 years, 10 months ago

Patanjali vs IMA: Balkrishna defends Coronil, wants doctors' association to withdraw remarks

India TV News  

In his response to Indian Medical Association, Acharya Balkrishna, Patanjali’s managing director on Wednesday released a statement clarifying that Coronil has been awarded the CoPP licence as per WHO-GMP. Earlier this week, IMA had expressed shock over the "blatant lie of WHO certification" for Patanjali's Coronil tablet, which the company claimed is an evidence-based medicine to fight COVID-19. He said …

'Not Reviewed Any Traditional Medicine to Prevent Covid-19': WHO After Coronil Certification
3 years, 10 months ago

'Not Reviewed Any Traditional Medicine to Prevent Covid-19': WHO After Coronil Certification

News 18  

The World Health Organisation gave a clarification on the treatment of coronavirus with traditional medicines. “@WHO has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment #COVID19.” This comes after Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved claimed that immunity booster- Coronil has received the Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product from the Ayush section of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation as …

Ramdev Releases 'Research Paper' on Patanjali's 'Coronil' medicine for Covid-19 in Presence of Union Minister Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 10 months ago

Ramdev Releases 'Research Paper' on Patanjali's 'Coronil' medicine for Covid-19 in Presence of Union Minister Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

Yoga guru and co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved Limited Baba Ramdev launched Coronil, a medicine which he claims is the first evidence-based medicine for Covid-19. Delhi: Yog Guru Ramdev releases scientific research paper on ‘the first evidence-based medicine for #COVID19 by Patanjali’.Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari are also present at the event. pic.twitter.com/8Uiy0p6d8d — ANI …

Coronil gets Ayush Ministry certification as 'supporting measure' for COVID-19 treatment
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronil gets Ayush Ministry certification as 'supporting measure' for COVID-19 treatment

The Hindu  

Haridwar-based Patanjali Ayurved on Friday said Coronil has now received certification from Ayush Ministry as per World Health Organization certification scheme. "Coronil has received the Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product from the Ayush section of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation as per the WHO certification scheme," said Patanjali in a statement. Commenting of the development Swami Ramdev said, Coronil will help …

Ramdev releases 'research paper' on Patanjali's 'Coronil' medicine for coronavirus in presence of Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 10 months ago

Ramdev releases 'research paper' on Patanjali's 'Coronil' medicine for coronavirus in presence of Harsh Vardhan

India Today  

Ramdev, Yoga Guru and the founder of Patanjali, has released a research paper on "first evidence-based medicine for Covid-19" by his organisation. Ramdev released the "research paper" in the presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. While the Ayush Ministry had barred Patanjali from advertising the product as a cure for coronavirus, the presence of …

Patanjali Fined Rs 10 Lakh by Madras HC for Chasing Profits amid Covid-19 Fear, Using Coronil Trademark
4 years, 4 months ago

Patanjali Fined Rs 10 Lakh by Madras HC for Chasing Profits amid Covid-19 Fear, Using Coronil Trademark

News 18  

The Madras High Court on Thursday slapped a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Patanjali Ayurved Ltd for "chasing profits by exploiting people's fear and panic" to sell its immunity booster tablet Coronil. The court also refused to vacate the interim injunction restraining Patanjali from using the name Coronil for its tablet in a trademark infringement case. The court order …

Madras HC Restrains Patanjali From Using 'Coronil' Trademark [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

Madras HC Restrains Patanjali From Using 'Coronil' Trademark [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently restrained Patanjali Ayurveda from using the trademark 'Coronil'- the controversial drug that the company initially claimed to be a cure for the deadly Corona virus. The plaintiff-company had approached the High Court contending that 'CORONIL-92 B' was its registered trademark since 1993 for "Acid inhibitor for industrial cleaning" used as chemical preparations in industries. Senior …

Medical experts oppose COVID-19 Ayurveda trials
4 years, 5 months ago

Medical experts oppose COVID-19 Ayurveda trials

The Hindu  

Medical experts and public health activists have objected to the ongoing clinical trials and claims made by a section of AYUSH practitioners on developing a medicine for COVID-19, pointing out that they violate government norms. Kalantri of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Maharashtra and Mumbai-based surgeon Sanjay Nagral have written to the Medical Council of India against the …

Coronil touts make a killing in Hyderabad, selling to scared sethjis
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronil touts make a killing in Hyderabad, selling to scared sethjis

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Baba Ramdev's Coronil may or may not boost one's immunity but the mysterious product from Patanjali Ayurved has bolstered the financial health of many individuals. As COVID-19 cases rise sharply across Telangana, people are shelling out three to four times the original cost of Coronil, including up to Rs 1,800 for a kit that is originally priced at Rs …

Don't mislead people on Coronil: Ayush ministry warns Patanjali
4 years, 5 months ago

Don't mislead people on Coronil: Ayush ministry warns Patanjali

India Today  

The Ayush ministry on Tuesday asked yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved to provide "at the earliest" the composition and other details of the medicine it claimed is for the treatment of COVID-19, and ordered the firm to stop advertising the product until the "issue" is examined. However, the ministry said the facts of the claim and details of the stated …

[Coronil] Plea In Delhi Court Seeking Registration Of FIR Against Patanjali Ayurved [Read Petition]
4 years, 5 months ago

[Coronil] Plea In Delhi Court Seeking Registration Of FIR Against Patanjali Ayurved [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A complaint has been filed before a Delhi Court, seeking registration of FIR against owners of Patanjali Ayurved Limited for making a "false claim" in the media that they have found a cure for the Novel Corona Virus, with intention to cause "wrongful gain" to themselves. On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved had launched 'Coronil and Swasari', claiming that the medicines …

Centre prohibits Patanjali from selling 'Coronil' as cure for COVID-19, instructs company to market it as immunity booster
4 years, 5 months ago

Centre prohibits Patanjali from selling 'Coronil' as cure for COVID-19, instructs company to market it as immunity booster

Firstpost  

At a press conference in Haridwar, Ramdev claimed the ministry has said that Patanjali did an an appropriate job for COVID-19 management. Haridwar/New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved on Wednesday said there are no Ayush ministry restrictions on selling ‘Coronil’, a drug the company recently launched as a medicine for COVID-19 but is now calling it a product to …

Patanjali to sell Coronil as 'immunity booster,' not 'cure for COVID-19'
4 years, 5 months ago

Patanjali to sell Coronil as 'immunity booster,' not 'cure for COVID-19'

The Hindu  

Yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved on Wednesday said there are no AYUSH Ministry restrictions on selling Coronil, a drug the company recently launched as a medicine for COVID-19 but is now calling it a product to manage the disease. AYUSH Ministry has only given permission to sell this particular formulation as immunity booster and not as a medicinal cure for …

Baba Ramdev slams critics of Patanjali's Coronil kit, says Yoga and Ayurveda are being vilified
4 years, 5 months ago

Baba Ramdev slams critics of Patanjali's Coronil kit, says Yoga and Ayurveda are being vilified

Op India  

Hitting back at critics of Patanjali’s ‘Coronil’ kit, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, while addressing a press conference on Wednesday said that he and his team are being treated like some terrorists or anti-nationals. We have helped these people,” said Baba Ramdev, furthering that “all the anti-India forces, the ones running the ‘drug mafia’ and anti-swadeshi powers were shocked to see …

Exclusive: Ground report from Patanjali's Coronil lab with Swami Ramdev
4 years, 5 months ago

Exclusive: Ground report from Patanjali's Coronil lab with Swami Ramdev

India TV News  

India TV takes you inside Patanjali Research Centre where yoga guru Swami Ramdev showcases the lab where research and manufacturing of Coronil is being conducted by Patanjali. In a press release issued by Patanjali, it said "Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar and NIMS University, Jaipur has jointly conducted randomized, placebo-controlled double-blinded clinical trials on Committee and duty registered at Clinical Trial …

People against Ayurvedic medicines, yoga want me in jail: Swami Ramdev hits out at Coronil critics
4 years, 5 months ago

People against Ayurvedic medicines, yoga want me in jail: Swami Ramdev hits out at Coronil critics

India TV News  

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Swami Ramdev said the idea of treating coronavirus through Ayurveda does not go down well with some people. "There are some who want me to land in jail and have even lodged an FIR against me," Yoga guru Swami Ramdev said. In 7 days, 100 per cent patients had tested negative," Swami Ramdev said, …

Patanjali conducting research on hypertension, asthama, other big diseases: Swami Ramdev
4 years, 5 months ago

Patanjali conducting research on hypertension, asthama, other big diseases: Swami Ramdev

India TV News  

Swami Ramdev on Wednesday said that Patanjali has not just conducted clinically controlled trials on COVID-19 but is also conducting research on over 10 other serious, big diseases. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev further said that Patanjali is conducting research on diseases like Hypertension, Asthama, Swine Flu, Dengue, Heart problems, Hepatitis, Arthritis and other serious health issues. Swami Ramdev on availability …

Time to give Ayurvedic medicines its due, research is no longer allopathy's copyright: Swami Ramdev
4 years, 5 months ago

Time to give Ayurvedic medicines its due, research is no longer allopathy's copyright: Swami Ramdev

India TV News  

Those engaged in profiteering are opposing Ayurvedic treatment to coronavirus, Swami Ramdev has said while explaining how Coronil passed clinical trials and reduced the virus load in COVID-19 patients. Swami Ramdev to hold press conference at 12 pm today on Patanjali's Coronil Yoga guru Ramdev will also hold a press conference today at 12 pm to further brief on the …

AYUSH Ministry is endangering people, jeopardising Ayurveda with lax response to Patanjali's Coronil and COVID-19, warn experts
4 years, 5 months ago

AYUSH Ministry is endangering people, jeopardising Ayurveda with lax response to Patanjali's Coronil and COVID-19, warn experts

Firstpost  

We can – and should – expect the same rigorous standards for clinical trials and regulation in alternative medicine as we do conventional ones. The real dangers of AYUSH’s messaging, without follow-through AYUSH’s approach of prescribing “preventive” medicine for COVID-19 brings out the plausible loophole that Patanjali themselves have openly flouted. The AYUSH ministry’s attempt to quell publicity around Patanjali’s …

Patanjali's Coronil : Uttarakhand HC To Hear Today PIL Against Promotion Of Alleged "Covid Cure" Without Govt Approval
4 years, 5 months ago

Patanjali's Coronil : Uttarakhand HC To Hear Today PIL Against Promotion Of Alleged "Covid Cure" Without Govt Approval

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Government on a PIL filed against Patanjali Ayurved for making claims about medicine "Coronil" vis-à-vis treatment of the deadly Covid-19 disease, in the absence of requisite permission from the Government. The petition has been filed by a practicing Advocate of the High Court, Mani Kumar stating that the company …

How Patanjali’s magic didn’t work on covid
4 years, 5 months ago

How Patanjali’s magic didn’t work on covid

Live Mint  

Most journalists in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand, got wind of a press conference at the headquarters of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd only three hours before the event. “I am proud to announce that corona’s first Ayurvedic clinically-controlled trial based, evidence-based, research-based medicine is ready,” he said animatedly to applause. “We are being assisted by S. Bhandari, who is an Ayurvedic …

Uttarakhand HC issues notice to Centre on Patanjali’s Covid-19 medicine
4 years, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand HC issues notice to Centre on Patanjali’s Covid-19 medicine

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a public interest litigation alleging that yoga guru Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, CEO of Patanjali Ayurved claimed that the company’s medicine Coronil is a cure for Covid-19 when they hadn’t sought permission from authorities concerned for manufacturing such a medicine. The Uttarakhand High Court issued notice to the …

Coronavirus | FIR against Baba Ramdev, others on COVID-19 cure claim
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus | FIR against Baba Ramdev, others on COVID-19 cure claim

The Hindu  

Police have registered a First Information Report against yoga guru Ramdev and four others for allegedly conspiring to sell a fake Ayurveda medicine with the misleading claim to cure COVID-19 following clinical trials on some patients. The others named in the FIR were Acharya Balkrishna CEO of Ramdev-promoted Patanajali Ayurveda Limited, Patanjali employee Anurag Varshney, and Balvir Singh Tomar and …

Will make Coronil available free of cost to those who can't afford: Swami Ramdev
4 years, 5 months ago

Will make Coronil available free of cost to those who can't afford: Swami Ramdev

India TV News  

Yoga guru Swami Ramdev on Sunday said that they will make Patanjali's Coronil medicine free of cost to poor people, those who are economically weak and can't afford to spend money to buy the medicine. On making the medicine available free of cost to those who can't afford, Ramdev said they are ready to serve to poor, those who don't …

Coronil tablet: FIR against Ramdev, 4 others in Jaipur over coronavirus medicine claim
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronil tablet: FIR against Ramdev, 4 others in Jaipur over coronavirus medicine claim

India Today  

Days after Patanjali Ayurved launched the "Coronil" medicine with the claim that it can be used for the treatment of Covid-19, a pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, an FIR was filed in Jaipur against yoga guru Ramdev, Patanjali CEO Acharya Balkrishna and three others. The FIR alleges that Baba Ramdev was "misleading" people by propagating Patanjali Ayurved's drug Coronil …

Science vs nonsense: The Hindu Editorial on Patanjali Ayurved’s COVID-19 cure claim
4 years, 5 months ago

Science vs nonsense: The Hindu Editorial on Patanjali Ayurved’s COVID-19 cure claim

The Hindu  

The unrelenting spread of COVID-19 has set off both mass anxiety and a clamour for a panacea. Patanjali Ayurved’s recent claim of having discovered a “cure” and the publicity that this garnered, bypassing every regulatory requirement without any serious consequence so far, shows that India’s regulatory checks and balances are wanting. While quackery and the potency of ‘magic drugs’ are …

Coronil for Covid-19 treatment: Didn’t advertise it, says Patanjali CEO
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronil for Covid-19 treatment: Didn’t advertise it, says Patanjali CEO

Live Mint  

Patanjali Ayurveda Limited Chief Executive Officer Acharya Balkrishna issued a clarification amid accusations that the Ayurvedic product Coronil, produced was not approved as an alternate medicine to treat coronavirus disease by the government. We worked on the compounds and put out the results of the clinical trial before people," Acharya Balkrishna said as reported by ANI. This comes after MoS …

Haven’t done anything wrong to obtain licence for Coronil: Patanjali CEO
4 years, 6 months ago

Haven’t done anything wrong to obtain licence for Coronil: Patanjali CEO

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Patanjali Ayurved CEO Acharya Balkrishna on Thursday said the company has not done anything wrong while obtaining the licence for its supposed medicine to treat Covid-19. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday said that legal action will be initiated against pharmaceutical giant Patanjali if there was any "Maharashtra government will take legal action against Patanjali if they …

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