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The yoga tycoon’s endorsement of Patanjali products as cures for chronic conditions raises ethical and legal questions.
For the past three years, Baba Ramdev has been headlining a special programme on India TV. The show, called “Yog ke Rang, Swami Ramdev Ke Sang”, is broadcast between 8 and 9 am every day. It follows a template the yoga guru is best known for: leading viewers through various yoga poses. Often, he doubles up as an ayurveda expert, doling out remedies for a host of diseases.
On 9 February, while Ramdev was in the middle of a leg raise, the anchor asked him a question about glaucoma. “They say this disease can only be controlled, not cured,” the …
The rules require exporters of certain drugs to get an NOC from importing countries—a small but much-needed step to restoring India’s credibility in the global pharma market.
Specialty drugs are fast becoming a lucrative market globally. And India’s largest drugmaker has done well to make the most of this opportunity so far. But it’s too soon to rest easy.
The Supreme Court has mandated all advertisers to submit self-declarations certifying that their ads had no bogus claims. Easier said than implemented.
