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A statement issued by the Ministry of Ayush on claims of Patanjali Ayurved regarding treatment of COVID-19COVID-19 It is a SARS-COV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2)-mediated viral infection presenting with varying degrees of clinical severity and symptomology The first documented case of COVID-19 in China was reported in 2019.
Posted On: 23 JUN 2020 5:39PM
by PIB Delhi
Ministry of AYUSH has taken cognizance of the news being recently flashed in the media about AyurvedicAyurvedic Ayurveda is an Indian system in which the goal is to cleanse the body and restore balance to the body, mind, and spirit. It uses diet, herbal medicines, exercise, meditation, breathing, physical therapy, and other methods. medicines developed for treatment of COVID-19 by Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, Haridwar (Uttrakhand). Facts of the claimA Claim A claim is “factually unsustainable” where it could be said with confidence before trial that the factual basis for the claim is entirely without substance, which can be the case if it were clear beyond question that the facts pleaded are contradicted by all the documents or other material on which it is based. and details of the stated scientific study are not known to the Ministry.
The concerned Ayurvedic drugDrug Any substance (other than food) that is used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or relieve symptoms of a disease or abnormal condition. Drugs can also affect how the brain and the rest of the bodywork and cause changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behavior. Some types of drugs, such as opioids, may be abused or lead to addiction. Apart from management Allopathic drugs never cure any disease. manufacturing company has been informed that such advertisements of drugs including Ayurvedic medicines are regulated under the provisions of Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 and Rules thereunder and the directives issued by the Central Government in the wake of COVID outbreak. Ministry had also issued a Gazette Notification No. L.11011/8/2020/AS dated 21st April, 2020 stating the requirements and the manner the research studies on COVID-19 with Ayush interventions/medicines should be undertaken.
In order to make this Ministry aware of the facts of the aforesaid news and verify the claims, Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has been asked to provide at the earliest details of the name and composition of the medicines being claimed for COVID treatment; site(s)/hospital(s), where the research study was conducted for COVID-19; protocolProtocol A term used to denote an international agreement. A protocol is often used to supplement, clarify, amend, or qualify a treaty and is sometimes of a less formal nature than a treaty. Security Protocol., sample size, Institutional Ethics Committee clearance, CTRI registration and results data of the study (ies) and stop advertising/publicizing such claims till the issue is duly examined. 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 claimed for the treatment of COVID -19.
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Note: The above statement was issued in violation of their own following Notifications:
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL EVOLUTION OF AYURVEDIC INTERVENTIONS
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT OF AYURVEDIC FORMULATIONS
Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for clinical trials of ASU Medicine
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On Tuesday evening (23, June 2020) the owner of the Patanjali Brand Swami Ramdev claimed that he had all approval and all documents has been made available to the ministry.