Indian Medical Association demands explanation from Union Health Minister for ‘promoting’ Patanjali’s Coronil

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The IMA, in a statement, also said it will write to the National Medical Commission over the blatant disregard of the Medical Council of India's code of conduct.

 

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded an explanation from Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan for promoting Patanjali’s Coronil, a Ayush Ministry-approved drug that can be used as “supporting measure in Covid-19”.

“Being a Health Minister of the country, how justified is it to release such falsely fabricated unscientific product to people of the whole country and how ethical was it to promote the product in unethical, wrong and false ways ,” IMA national president Dr Jayalal has said.

“Let us not adulterate Ayurveda on the pretext of market gain to some monopoly corporate and create a disaster for humanity (SIC),” he said.

The IMA, in a statement, also said it will write to the National Medical Commission over the blatant disregard of the Medical Council of India’s code of conduct.

As per the code, no doctor can promote a drug or prescribe it without knowing its composition.

Last week, Yoga guru and Patanjali group founder Ramdev launched Coronil in the presence of Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.

“Coronil has received the Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (CoPP) from the Ayush section of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation as per the WHO certification scheme,” Patanjali said in a statement.

The World Health Organization (WHO), however, clarified in a tweet that it has not reviewed or certified the efficacy of Patanjali’s drug. WHO’s regional office for South-East Asia posted on its official Twitter handle: “@WHO has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment #Covid19.”

Meanwhile, the IMA has sought clarifications on the clinical trials conducted by Patanjali for the drug.

 

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WHO clarifies on traditional medical treatment for Covid-19 after Patanjali's Coronil claim

 

• WHO said it has 'not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment of Covid-19'
• The clarification comes amid claims made by Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved that its Coronil tablet has received certification from the Ayush Ministry as a medicine supporting Covid-19 treatment

 

The World Health Organisation gave a clarification on the treatment of novel coronavirus through traditional medical.

In a tweet, the WHO South Asia handle posted that the global health body has "not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment of Covid-19."

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has clarified that it has not given a nod to any traditional medicine for the treatment of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), amid claims made by Patanjali Ayurved about Coronil's clearance by the global health body.

"WHO has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment #COVID19," the global health body said in a tweet on Friday without naming Patanjali and Coronil as drugs cleared for treatment.

The clarification from WHO comes on the day Yoga Guru Ram Dev who owns Patanjali claimed that Coronil has the Indian government and the global health body's nod. Ramdev also claimed that 'Coronil' is very effective to boost immunity and control Covid-19.

 

"The government has given the green signal after completing the entire scientific research evidence, which is based on the international parameters. The country and the world also agreed, the WHO also agreed and now we have the option to sell 'Coronil' in more than 150 countries with scientific evidence," Ramdev told ANI on Friday.

Ramdev further told ANI that those applying for the vaccine should take Coronil first so that it increases their immunity. "Covid-19 vaccines may take some time to increase immunity. Those who are not getting vaccines can take Coronil, because there is nothing better than this. Coronil is useful in evidence-based treatment for Covid-19 prevention and very useful for post-Covid complications also," Ramdev said.

The Haridwar-based Ayurved on Friday said Coronil has Ayush Ministry's nod as per World Health Organization (WHO) certification scheme, claiming that it is the first evidence-based medicine to fight the viral contagion.

However, the celebratory confirmation from Patanjali did not highlight that the medicine had the nod for hitting shelves as a pharmaceutical product, as specified by the WHO, and not for treating Covid-19 infection.

The Ministry of Ayush has also recognised Coronil tablet as medicine for "supporting measure in Covid-19".

According to the WHO's treatment arms, only corticosteroids have been proven effective against severe and critical Covid-19.

Furthermore, in a solidarity trial's interim results, published in October last year, it was found that all four treatments evaluated - remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon - had little or no effect on overall mortality, initiation of ventilation and duration of hospital stay in hospitalised patients.

Based on a similar trial's result, WHO agreed to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir drugs.

Patanjali had introduced Ayurveda-based Coronil on June 23 last year, when the pandemic was at its peak. However, it had to face severe criticism as it lacked scientific evidence.

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[Assam_Bhayya]

anthe kada, vallu edo vaccine thayaru cheskoni ammuthunte, inkokadu ochi maa medicine safe, no side effects and cheaper ani ammithe vaadiki mandadhaa.. 

Already center lo okadu shop petti arati pandlu ammuthunte, inkokadu thopudu bandi meedha ochi malla arati pandleee ammithe shop odiki mandipodhaa, godava kadhaa. . 

shame to shame, oka galli loki kotta kukka osthe already galli rajyam elthunna kukka ku kopam radha. . 

idhii antheeee. . .

[Hydrockers]

How IMA questions Modi govt man 

They are terrorist and anti nationals ani bhakts start chestaru

[Kool_SRG]

28 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

anthe kada, vallu edo vaccine thayaru cheskoni ammuthunte, inkokadu ochi maa medicine safe, no side effects and cheaper ani ammithe vaadiki mandadhaa.. 

Already center lo okadu shop petti arati pandlu ammuthunte, inkokadu thopudu bandi meedha ochi malla arati pandleee ammithe shop odiki mandipodhaa, godava kadhaa. . 

shame to shame, oka galli loki kotta kukka osthe already galli rajyam elthunna kukka ku kopam radha. . 

idhii antheeee. . .

 

24 minutes ago, Hydrockers said:

How IMA questions Modi govt man 

They are terrorist and anti nationals ani bhakts start chestaru

Comedy entante veelle WHO certified ni cheppesukunnaru theera chusthe   

[Assam_Bhayya]

1 minute ago, Kool_SRG said:

 

Comedy entante veelle WHO certified ni cheppesukunnaru theera chusthe   

anteee both arati pandla shop vaadu, thopudu bandi vaadu idhaaru "organic certified" ani kottukuntunnattu

[ZoomNaidu]

12 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

 

Comedy entante veelle WHO certified ni cheppesukunnaru theera chusthe   

WHO credibility eppudo 10gipoyindhi janam ki - vaadi maatalu kuda pattukoni velaadithey @Assam_Bhayya 

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Just now, ZoomNaidu said:

WHO credibility eppudo 10gipoyindhi janam ki - vaadi maatalu kuda pattukoni velaadithey @Assam_Bhayya 

andhuke who approval ni arati pandla organic certification lekka ani anna bro

[afacc123]

Coronil is best

Ayurveda is science present that has solved many problems even while we did not have medical science 

[neethy]

No need to create a such a comedy I think - Patanjali is NOT saying its a substitute for a vaccine, its not a vaccine. They are claiming it will cure the covid infection if you get it.

How current recoveries are working if there is no medicine or vaccine ? People are using mostly traditional methods in India, talk to anyone you know in families backhome ..

Patanjali essentially saying it will boost immunity in a form of traditional medicine. whats wrong in it ?

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34 minutes ago, ZoomNaidu said:

WHO credibility eppudo 10gipoyindhi janam ki - vaadi maatalu kuda pattukoni velaadithey @Assam_Bhayya 

Credibility lenode dheenni approve chesaaru ani cheppukunte etta untaadhi mari 

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27 minutes ago, neethy said:

No need to create a such a comedy I think - Patanjali is NOT saying its a substitute for a vaccine, its not a vaccine. They are claiming it will cure the covid infection if you get it.

How current recoveries are working if there is no medicine or vaccine ? People are using mostly traditional methods in India, talk to anyone you know in families backhome ..

Patanjali essentially saying it will boost immunity in a form of traditional medicine. whats wrong in it ?

They can say it boosts immunity nothing wrong but why telling its certified when its not...