Daily Archives: 01/04/2024

Advertisement norms for doctors, corporate hospitals can’t be different, says NMC panel

Advertisement norms for doctors, corporate hospitals can’t be different, says NMC panel NMC panel agrees on provisions prescribing ‘ethical standards’ for ads by healthcare institutions, extending norms applicable to doctors. SUMI SUKANYA DUTTA 01 April, 2024 08:29 am IST National Medical Commission building in New Delhi | Courtesy: nmc.org.in/ Follow Us : Text Size: A- […]

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

arned Patanjali that it would be fined Rs 1 crore if a false claim is made that its products can “cure” certain diseases. Despite the apex court’s rap, Patanjali published misleading ads in two broadly circulated regional newspapers on December 4 last year. The DMR (OA) 1954 prohibits the advertisement of certain drugs to treat […]

THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985

THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985 INTRODUCTION The statutory control over narcotic drugs was being exercised under The Opium Act, 1857, The Opium Act, 1878 and The Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930. The provisions of these enactments were found to be inadequate because of the passage of time and developments in the field of […]