IMA ‘shocked’ over Patanjali’s claim on Coronil; demands explanation from Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 10 months ago

IMA ‘shocked’ over Patanjali’s claim on Coronil; demands explanation from Harsh Vardhan

The Hindu  

The Indian Medical Association on Monday expressed shock and dismay at what it called is a “blatant lie of WHO certification” for Patanjali’s Coronil tablet, which the company said can be used to fight the COVID-19. It has also demanded an explanation from Health Minister Harsh Vardhan about his presence at the event where Coronil was launched last week. The IMA said it was shocked to note the “blatant lie” of certification for a “secret medicine” launched in the presence of the Health Minister, who is a doctor as well. The Association will write to National Medical Commission for seeking suo motu explanation for his blatant disrespect to the code of conduct.” It has asked the Health Minister: “How appropriate and rational is it to release such false projections in front of the whole country?

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​By another name: On misleading advertisements, fake medicine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

​By another name: On misleading advertisements, fake medicine

The Hindu  

On August 27, a Bench of the Supreme Court of India found itself reaching, once again, for idioms over a matter involving misleading With the Ministry’s cynical attempt now to sidestep Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945, which penalises misleading advertisements of ayurveda, siddha, and unani products, the Court confronts an old tendency in a new disguise. …

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’ …

Public apology issued for remarks against top court: IMA chief tells SC
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Public apology issued for remarks against top court: IMA chief tells SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India's top court on Tuesday was informed that a public apology has been issued by Indian Medical Association President Dr RV Asokan for his alleged remarks directed at the top court amid the ongoing case filed by the medical body against Patanjali Ayurved. A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Sandeep …

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, …

Dangerous game: On Patanjali Ayurved’s claims
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Dangerous game: On Patanjali Ayurved’s claims

The Hindu  

In February this year, the Supreme Court of India issued a contempt notice against Patanjali Ayurved for publishing misleading Emboldened by the absence of penal action by the courts or the government for the false claim that Coronil could cure COVID-19, the company went on an advertisement spree in 2022 claiming that its products could cure many non-communicable diseases and …

'Rs 1 Crore Fine On Every Product With False Claim': SC Comes Down Heavily on Patanjali
1 year, 1 month ago

'Rs 1 Crore Fine On Every Product With False Claim': SC Comes Down Heavily on Patanjali

News 18  

Cautioning Yoga guru Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved over “misleading” claims in ads, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said a fine of Rs 1 crore will be considered on every product if a false claim is made that it can cure a particular ailment. Patanjali Ayurved, a company co-founded by yoga guru Ramdev and dealing in herbal products, was issued notice by …

'Misleading Claims': Patanjali Told to Stop Making and Advertising 5 Products
2 years, 1 month ago

'Misleading Claims': Patanjali Told to Stop Making and Advertising 5 Products

The Quint  

Speaking to the Quint, Ayurveda and Unani Licencing Officer, Dr Girish Jangpangni said that the letter was sent as a response to a complaint. The letter, which we were able to access, mentions Kerala based ophthalmologist Dr K V Babu who had also reportedly complained about Patanjali's medicines in July. It says that the complaint filed by Dr Babu speaks …

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 …

'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 …

'1,300 doctors sacrificed their lives': IMA launches fresh tirade against Ramdev
3 years, 6 months ago

'1,300 doctors sacrificed their lives': IMA launches fresh tirade against Ramdev

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Medical Association on Tuesday wrote a letter supporting the nationwide "black day" protest against yoga guru Ramdev for his alleged "derogatory and distasteful statements" against allopathic doctors and modern medicine. Calling Ramdev's remarks a "criminal act", the IMA said, "Inaction from the government would seriously hurt the doctors who are fighting the pandemic. Last week, the IMA had …

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 …

IMA Uttarakhand Slaps Rs 1,000 Cr Defamation Notice on Yoga Guru Ramdev for Remarks Against Allopathy
3 years, 6 months ago

IMA Uttarakhand Slaps Rs 1,000 Cr Defamation Notice on Yoga Guru Ramdev for Remarks Against Allopathy

News 18  

The Indian Medical Association has served a defamation notice on Ramdev for alleged disparaging remarks against allopathy and allopathic doctors, demanding an apology from him within 15 days, failing which it said it will demand a compensation of Rs 1,000 crore from the yoga guru. The six-page notice served on behalf of IMA secretary Ajay Khanna by his lawyer Neeraj …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Haven’t done anything wrong to obtain licence for Coronil: Patanjali CEO
4 years, 5 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 …

Patanjali COVID-19 Cure : Complaint In Bihar Court Alleges Cheating By Baba Ramdev & Acharya Balkrishna
4 years, 6 months ago

Patanjali COVID-19 Cure : Complaint In Bihar Court Alleges Cheating By Baba Ramdev & Acharya Balkrishna

Live Law  

After the government asked Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved to stop advertising about Ayurvedic medicines that allegedly cure Covid-19, until the Ayush Ministry examines the medicines, a complaint has been filed against the Company owners before a court in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The complaint alleges that Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, through their false claims about the medicine, conspired to cheat …

Complaint in Bihar seeks FIR against Baba Ramdev over COVID-19 medicine claim
4 years, 6 months ago

Complaint in Bihar seeks FIR against Baba Ramdev over COVID-19 medicine claim

The Hindu  

A criminal complaint has been filed in a Bihar court against yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balkrishna, alleging that they have misled and put at risk the lives of lakhs of people by claiming to have developed a medicine to treat coronavirus. Ramdev’s herbal medicine company Patanjali Ayurved has launched ‘Coronil tablet and Swasari vati’ medicines claiming …

Patanjali's Coronil approval application did not mention coronavirus: Licence officer
4 years, 6 months ago

Patanjali's Coronil approval application did not mention coronavirus: Licence officer

India Today  

A day after Patanjali Ayurveda was asked by the Ayush Ministry to stop all promotions of its claimed Covid-19 cure, a licencing officer from Uttarakhand government's Ayurved department said the approval application for Coronil did not mention coronavirus. Quoting the licencing officer, news agency ANI reported that Patanjali’s Coronil application only got licence approval as an immunity booster, and for …

Centre Asks Patanjali To Stop Advertisements About Unverified Ayurveda Medicine Developed To Cure Covid-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Centre Asks Patanjali To Stop Advertisements About Unverified Ayurveda Medicine Developed To Cure Covid-19

Live Law  

The Union Ministry of AYUSH has taken suo moto cognizance of the media reports about Ayurvedic medicines developed by Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. for treatment of Covid-19. It has informed the Company that such Meanwhile, the Ministry has also requested concerned State Licensing Authority of Uttrakhand Government to provide copies of license and product approval details of the Ayurvedic medicines being …

Just a communication gap: Ramdev after Ayush ministry questions Patanjali's coronavirus cure Coronil
4 years, 6 months ago

Just a communication gap: Ramdev after Ayush ministry questions Patanjali's coronavirus cure Coronil

India Today  

Within hours of launching a self-proclaimed cure for coronavirus, Yoga guru Ramdev's firm Patanjali has landed in hot soup. Yoga guru Ramdev's herbal medicine company Patanjali Ayurved on Tuesday claimed to have discovered a medicine named Coronil that could cure coronavirus in just seven days - a claim that the Ayush Ministry scoffed at by seeking stopping of While Ramdev …

Coronil: Stop promoting corona kit till we verify research, govt tells Patanjali
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronil: Stop promoting corona kit till we verify research, govt tells Patanjali

India Today  

The Centre has asked Patanjali to stop all promotions of its claimed Covid-19 cure till the research has been verified. In a notification, AYUSH Ministry has asked Patanjali Ayurved Ltd to submit details of the medicine such as name and composition, research study details, Institutional Ethics Committee clearance, CTRI registration and result data. "Ministry of AYUSH has taken cognizance of …

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