Are doctors also promoting expensive and unnecessary medicines? Supreme Court also reprimanded the government and IMA in Patanjil case

Patanjali Ayurved Misleading Advertisement Case: While hearing the case of promoting misleading advertisements by Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Company, the Supreme Court also took a stand against the Indian Medical Association. Referring to allopathy doctors, the court said that you doctors also promote expensive and unnecessary medicines.

The Supreme Court also targeted the Indian Medical Association (IMA), saying that when you point a finger at someone, four fingers point at you. Allopathy doctors also promote expensive medicines. Why were they never questioned? If you talk about morality then you need to look at yourself also. Allopathy doctors prescribe expensive and unnecessary medicines to patients.

The court further said that complaints of dishonesty are also received against IMA. Apart from Patanjali, other FMCG companies also make misleading claims about their products. The use of which has adverse effects on small children and senior citizens.

what is the whole matter

Indian Medical Association filed a PIL against Baba Ramdev and Patanjali for targeting allopathic treatment methods and making misleading claims about their drug Coronil. The association said that Baba Ramdev's company made misleading claims about the medicine by advertising. They also make false statements against allopathy. In which Baba Ramdev is also included.

Last year, Patanjali had said that we will not propagate false claims. However, this year also the court has had to face the telecast of these misleading advertisements of Patanjali. In this case, the court has ordered Patanjali Ayurveda, Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna to publish their advertisement-sized apology in the newspaper.

The blame also fell on AYUSH Ministry

The Supreme Court bench rejected the letters received from the Ministry of AYUSH and ordered investigation and action under Rule 170 of the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act, 1954 against the misleading advertisements. In 2023, the Ministry of AYUSH directed all state authorities not to take action under Rule 170. On one hand, the government directs not to run misleading advertisements and takes action against them and orders the state government to follow Rule 170. Isn't non-compliance a violation of the law?