Discuss the classes of Advertisements prohibited under Drug and magic remedies act [6]

Following are the classes of advertisements prohibited under this Act: 

1) Advertisement of drugs: 

  • For miscarriage or for preventing conception in women, 
  • For removing menstrual disorders in women, 
  • For improving the capacity of sexual pleasure in humans, and
  • For diagnosing, preventing, or curing appendicitis, arteriosclerosis, blindness, blood poisoning, cancer, cataract, deafness, diabetes, brain disorders, uterus disorders, disorders of menstrual flow, disorders of nervous system and prostatic gland, dropsy, epilepsy, female diseases (in general), fevers (in general), fits, form and structure of female bust, gall stones, kidney and bladder stones, gangrene, glaucoma, goitre, heart diseases, high or low blood pressure, hydrocele, hysteria, infantile paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and leucoderma. 

2) Advertisements providing false impression about any drug or making false claims for it, or if the advertisements are false and misleading, and 

3) Advertisement of magic remedies, claiming to be efficient in any conditions produced by the person, who wants to carry on the profession of administering magic remedies.

Describe the offences & penalty in contravention of Drug & Magic Remedies act [4]

Advertisement of Prohibited Drugs

Imprisonment for 6 month or fine on 1st conviction.

Imprisonment for 1 year or fine or both for subsequent convection.


If any company disobeys or breaks the provisions of the Act- 
  • Every single person who were in charge of the company are responsible for the offence. 
  • They all are considered to be guilty for the offence till the time they can prove that the offence was happened because of the lack of Awareness and knowledge and they tried to minimize that. 
  • Officer appointed by the state govt. can enter any time an check with his assistants. 
  • Prohibition of advertisement of schedule J Listed Diseases which can not be cured is also an offence. 

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