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Govt orders safety review of popular weight-loss drugs amid rising demandIndian authorities are increasing vigilance on popular weight loss drugs. Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission will now compile reports on adver...04 Apr, 2026, 08.19 AM IST- Centre steps up oversight on GLP-1 drugs amid concerns over 'improper' practicesIndia's drug regulator is increasing oversight of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Inspections across 49 entities revealed violations like unauthor...25 Mar, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
- India warns drugmakers against direct or surrogate weight-loss drug and obesity adsIndia's drug regulator has issued a stern warning to pharmaceutical companies. Direct or indirect advertising of weight-loss medicines is n...12 Mar, 2026, 06.38 AM IST
- Centre authorises Lieutenant Governors of 5 Union territories to hold powers under Drugs and Magic Remedies ActLieutenant Governors of five Union territories now hold new powers. They can authorize officers to search any premises and seize records. T...19 Jan, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
- May initiate contempt action if states, UTs non compliant against misleading ads: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court warned of contempt proceedings against states and union territories for failing to act on misleading advertisements. Non-...15 Jan, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
- Patanjali Misleading Ads: Baba Ramdev arrives at Supreme Court for hearingPatabjali ads: Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved's MD Acharya Balkrishna have arrived at the Supreme Court regarding "misleading" ads after...02 Apr, 2024, 10.14 AM IST
- Why did Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved apologise in SC? What was the case?Patanjali Ayurved's MD, Acharya Balkrishna, apologised to the Supreme Court for misleading advertisements, ensuring they won't be repeated....21 Mar, 2024, 11.40 AM IST
- Baba Ramdev is sorry! Patanjali Ayurved issues unconditional apology to SC for "misleading" advertisementsPatanjali Ayurved has issued an unconditional apology to Supreme Court for airing misleading advertisements. Co-founder Baba Ramdev and MD ...21 Mar, 2024, 09.42 AM IST
- CCPA imposes Rs 10 lakh penalty for misleading ads of SensodyneAn official release on Tuesday stated that advertisements of Sensodyne products which make the claims 'Recommended by dentists worldwide' a...22 Mar, 2022, 05.12 PM IST
- India to formulate advertising codeRecently, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), a voluntary self-regulatory organisation found 50 ad campaigns by ayurveda and...26 Jun, 2020, 01.32 PM IST
- ASCI flags 50 ad campaigns by Ayurveda, homeopathic drug makers offering COVID-19 cure in AprilThe disclosure from ASCI for April comes a day after the government issued a gag order against Baba Ramdev's company Patanjali Ayurved from...24 Jun, 2020, 12.54 PM IST
- ASCI pulls up HUL, Ola, Vodafone, others for misleading adsThe Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) evaluated 290 complaints in the month.10 May, 2018, 04.49 PM IST
- Centre warns channels on ads with false claims about drugsThe advisory said the channels should advertise only those products and drugs that have valid licences, failure of which will attract actio...23 Jul, 2017, 12.27 PM IST
- Parliamentary panel for penalizing those putting out misleading advertisementsThe Act controls advertisements of drugs in India. It prohibits advertisements of drugs and remedies that claim to have magical properties.08 May, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
- Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs cannot put out ads for cancer, TB treatment; new law to put restrictionsManufacturers of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs cannot claim treatment of cancer, TB, diabetes and infertility besides a number of other...22 Apr, 2016, 09.13 PM IST
- Policy mechanism to deal with misleading ads soon: ThomasHe was speaking at a seminar on consumer awareness, organised by the Consumer Affairs Ministry and Grand Kerala Shopping Festival here.05 Jan, 2013, 01.22 PM IST
- Drug manufacturer fined for selling 'wonder drugs'The drug manufacturer had assured a woman she would lose weight within a few days of taking its medicines.21 Sep, 2007, 07.20 PM IST
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