By now, it is clear that the Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved launched its purported Covid-19 cure preparations without following due process. Hours after the saffron-clad yoga guru addressed a press conference in Haridwar extolling the benefits of the alleged medicines, the Ayush ministry said it was not aware of the claims and details of the studies carried out to test the preparations. An April 11 notification made it mandatory for an organisation to apprise the ministry before publicising any drug or research related to Covid-19.
Subsequently, the Uttarakhand government, which green lighted the sale of the preparations, also clarified that the company had not mentioned that they were going to be marketed as a Covid-19 cure while applying for a licence.
Despite these clear violations, India’s drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, is yet to issue a categorical directive prohibiting the sale of the concoctions.
For those following the working of the drug regulator, this should not come across as a surprise. The regulator, with a long chequered history, has failed to rise up to occasion in the current pandemic as well. Not only has it been slow to take key decisions, it has been opaque in its functioning.
Still, considering the range of Patanjali Ayurved’s violations and what is at stake, a more...
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