Patanjali Ayurved’s Coronil claim: Days soon after Patanjali Ayurved’s Coronil drug received certification from the Government of India’s Ayush Ministry, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has raised objection more than advertising it as the very first proof-based medicine for prevention and remedy of COVID-19. The IMA, in a release, stated that claims created by Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev about Coronil obtaining DCGI approval and WHO certification are absolutely false.
“The World Health Organisation (WHO) has clearly stated that neither it has reviewed nor certified the efficacy of Patanjali’s medicine for the treatment of COVID-19,” the release reads.
Citing the code of ethics, the IMA stated that Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, who is a modern day health-related medical doctor by qualification, really should not have promoted Coronil.
“A physician shall not recommend or endorse any medicine or drug with his name, signature, or photograph in any form,” the statement reads. The IMA stated that it will create to the National Medical Commission for blatant violation of the code of conduct set by the Medical Council of India.
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“Being a Union Health Minister, how reasonable is it to release unscientific product,” asked IMA national president Dr Jayalal.
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The IMA also sought to know why the government is spending so considerably income on vaccination if Coronil is helpful against the illness.
Last week, Baba Ramdev – founder of Patanjali group – had launched Coronil in the presence of Union Ministers Dr Harsh Vardhan and Nigit Gadkari. The Haridwar-based organisation had claimed that the medicine has got ‘Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (CoPP) from the Ayush section of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation as per the WHO certification scheme.’