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THE DRUG AND MAGIC REMEDIES
(OBJECTINABLE ADVERTISEMENTS)
ACT 1954
OBJECTIVES
To control certain type of advertisement
related to drugs
To prohibit the advertisement related to magic
remedies which are making false claims
To prohibit the advertisement not only related
to drugs and medicine but all those like
cosmetics also which are objectionable or
unethical and promoting self medication or self
treatment.
DEFINITIONS
Advertisement:
It includes any notice, circular, label, wrapper
or other document and any announcement
made orally or by any means of producing or
transmitting light, sound or smoke
CONTINUED..
Magic Remedies:
It includes Talisman, Mantras, Kavachas and
any other charm of any kind which is alleged to
possess miraculous power for or in the
diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or
prevention of any disease in human beings or
animals or for affecting or influencing in any
way the structure or any organic function of the
body of human beings or animals.
CONTINUED..
Drug :
(i) It includes a medicine for internal or external use of
human beings or animals,
(ii) Any substance intended to be used for or in the
diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of
disease in human beings or animals,
(iii) Any article other than food intended to effect or
influence in anyway the. structure or any organic
function of the body of human beings or animals,
(iv) Any article intended for use as a component of any
medicine, substance or article referred to in (i), (ii) and
CONTINUED..
Registered Medical Practitioner:
(i) A person who holds a qualification granted
by an authority specified in or notified under
section 3 of the Ind ian Medical Degrees Act,
1916 or specified in the Schedules to the Indian
Medical Council Act, 1956; or
(ii) A person who is entitled to be registered as
a medical practitioner under any law for the
time being in force in any State to which this
Act extends relating to the registration of
medical practitioners.
CLASSES OF PROHIBITED
ADVERTISEMENTS
1. Advertisements of Drug/Drugs which may lead to
its/their use for the treatment of certain diseases and
disorders :
(a) For the procurement of miscarriage or prevention
of conception in women, or
(b) For the correction of menstrual disorders in women;
or
(c) For the maintenance or improvement of the power
of human beings for sexual pleasure; or
(d) For the diagnosis, cure alleviation, treatment or
prevention of : (i) any disease, disorder or condition
specified in the schedule, or in rules made under this
2. Advertisements of Magic Remedies for the
treatment of certain diseases and disorders
which claim to the efficacious for any of the
purposes specified in 1 as above
3. Misleading advertisements relating to drugs :
The advertisement relating to a drug or drugs
which,
(a) directly or indirectly give a false impression
regarding the true nature of the drug or drugs;
or
(b) make any false claims for such a drug or
drugs.
4. Prohibition of misleading advertisements
relating to drugs The advertisements which contain
any matter which –
(i) directly or indirectly give false information
regarding the true nature or character of the
drugs, or
(ii) make a false claim for the drug,
(iii) is otherwise false or misleading in any material
are prohibited
5. Prohibition of advertisements of magic remedies
for treatment of certain diseases and disorders :
Publication of any advertisements related to any
magic remedy which directly or indirectly claims to
be efficacious for any of the purposes (specified in
3 above) is prohibited.
6. Prohibition of import into, and export from,
India of certain advertisements
 Import into and export from India of any
document containing advertisements of the
nature referred to in 3, 4, 5 above.
CLASSES OF EXEMPTED
ADVERTISEMENTS
(Provision for Savings, under this Act)
The following classes of Advertisements are not prohibited under this
Act. It means nothing in this act is applicable to these types of
advertisements.
1. Any advertisements relating to the drugs printed or published by
the Government or any other person with prior permission of the
Government.
2. Any advertisement relating to a drug which is sent confidentially in
the prescribed manner to Registered medical practitioner.
3. Advertisements including any book or treatise (a written or printed
composition) dealing with any matter relating to the diseases,
disorders or conditions which are otherwise prohibited, provided
published from bonafide scientific or social point of view.
CONTINUED..
4. Displayed signboards or notices by the Registered Medical
Practitioners on his premises indicating that the treatment is
undertaken for any disease, disorders, or conditions specified in the
schedule to this Act or in the rules made under this Act.
5. Advertisement relating to the drugs which comply with the required
conditions as follows :
 Leaflets or literature along with packings of drugs; or
Advertisements of drugs in medicinal, pharmaceutical, scientific and
technical journals.
 Therapeutic index or price list published by licensed manufacturer,
importer, or distributor of drug (under the Drugs and Cosmetic Act,
1940 and the rules thereunder); or Medical literature distributed by
Medical representatives
CONTINUED..
With the conditions that
The advertisement should contain only the information, required for
the guidance of registerd medical practitioner regarding :
(a) therapeutic indications;
(b) route of administration;
(c) dosage and side effects of such drug or drugs; and
(d) the precaution to be taken in treatment with the drug.
The distribution of such literature should be given to registered
medical practitioner, dispensaries, hospitals, medical and research
institutions, chemists and druggists or pharmacies
6. Any advertisement relating to a drug printed or published with
previous sanction of the Government granted prior to the
commencement of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable
Advertisement) Act, 1963. However Government may withdraw the
sanction after giving the person an opportunity of showing cause
against such withdrawal.
EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF
ACT
The Central Government, for the public
interest, may permit any advertisement of
any specified drug or class of drugs by
notification in the Official Gazette
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Contravention of any of the provision of this Act or rules thereunder
:
 Punishable with imprisonment upto six month or with fine or with
both; on first conviction.
Punishable with imprisonment upto one year or with fine or with both
on subsequent conviction.
 In case of contravention of the provisions of the Act by a company,
every person who, at the time of the commission of the offence, was
in-charge and responsible for the conduct of company business shall
be deemed to be guilty and liable for the punishment. However, such
person is not liable for punishment if he proves that the offence was
committed without his knowledge or that he has taken all the
precautions to prevent the commission of such offence.
MISCELLANEOUS
Scrutiny of misleading advertisements relating to drugs :
The person authorised by the State Government in this behalf, if
satisfied that the advertisement relating to a drug contravenes the
provisions of this Act, may order the manufacturer, packer,
distributor or seller of the of the drug to furnish within specified time
the information regarding the composition of that drug as he feels
necessary for scrutinizing the advertisement.
 It shall be the duty of the manufacturer, packer, distributor or seller
of the advertised drug to comply with the order.
Failure to comply with such order is considered as an offence.
No publisher or advertising agency shall be held to be guilty of the
contravention of the provisions of the Act merely by publishing the
advertisement, unless such publisher or advertising agency has failed
to comply with any direction made by the authority
CONTINUED..
Manner in which the advertisements may be sent confidentially :
The documents containing the advertisements discussed under
exempted advertisements in this chapter shall be sent by post to a
registered medical practitioner by name, or to a wholesale or retail
chemist.
Such document shall bear the words "For the use only of registered
medical practitioner or hospital or a laboratory" remarkably in
indelible ink.
Obtaining previous sanction of the Government for publishing an
advertisement
For obtaining previous sanction of the Government, to publish any
advertisements discussed under exempted advertisements in this Act,
the person has to apply to the concerning officer appointed by
Central Government or State Government.
The application should mention the registered name and the trade
name of the drug, the detailed composition and any special reasons
justifying the sanction of the Government. The authorized officer
THANK YOU

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THE DRUG AND MAGIC PPT 2.pptx

  • 1. THE DRUG AND MAGIC REMEDIES (OBJECTINABLE ADVERTISEMENTS) ACT 1954
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. OBJECTIVES To control certain type of advertisement related to drugs To prohibit the advertisement related to magic remedies which are making false claims To prohibit the advertisement not only related to drugs and medicine but all those like cosmetics also which are objectionable or unethical and promoting self medication or self treatment.
  • 7. DEFINITIONS Advertisement: It includes any notice, circular, label, wrapper or other document and any announcement made orally or by any means of producing or transmitting light, sound or smoke
  • 8. CONTINUED.. Magic Remedies: It includes Talisman, Mantras, Kavachas and any other charm of any kind which is alleged to possess miraculous power for or in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of any disease in human beings or animals or for affecting or influencing in any way the structure or any organic function of the body of human beings or animals.
  • 9. CONTINUED.. Drug : (i) It includes a medicine for internal or external use of human beings or animals, (ii) Any substance intended to be used for or in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in human beings or animals, (iii) Any article other than food intended to effect or influence in anyway the. structure or any organic function of the body of human beings or animals, (iv) Any article intended for use as a component of any medicine, substance or article referred to in (i), (ii) and
  • 10. CONTINUED.. Registered Medical Practitioner: (i) A person who holds a qualification granted by an authority specified in or notified under section 3 of the Ind ian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 or specified in the Schedules to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956; or (ii) A person who is entitled to be registered as a medical practitioner under any law for the time being in force in any State to which this Act extends relating to the registration of medical practitioners.
  • 11. CLASSES OF PROHIBITED ADVERTISEMENTS 1. Advertisements of Drug/Drugs which may lead to its/their use for the treatment of certain diseases and disorders : (a) For the procurement of miscarriage or prevention of conception in women, or (b) For the correction of menstrual disorders in women; or (c) For the maintenance or improvement of the power of human beings for sexual pleasure; or (d) For the diagnosis, cure alleviation, treatment or prevention of : (i) any disease, disorder or condition specified in the schedule, or in rules made under this
  • 12. 2. Advertisements of Magic Remedies for the treatment of certain diseases and disorders which claim to the efficacious for any of the purposes specified in 1 as above 3. Misleading advertisements relating to drugs : The advertisement relating to a drug or drugs which, (a) directly or indirectly give a false impression regarding the true nature of the drug or drugs; or (b) make any false claims for such a drug or drugs.
  • 13. 4. Prohibition of misleading advertisements relating to drugs The advertisements which contain any matter which – (i) directly or indirectly give false information regarding the true nature or character of the drugs, or (ii) make a false claim for the drug, (iii) is otherwise false or misleading in any material are prohibited 5. Prohibition of advertisements of magic remedies for treatment of certain diseases and disorders : Publication of any advertisements related to any magic remedy which directly or indirectly claims to be efficacious for any of the purposes (specified in 3 above) is prohibited.
  • 14. 6. Prohibition of import into, and export from, India of certain advertisements  Import into and export from India of any document containing advertisements of the nature referred to in 3, 4, 5 above.
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  • 17. CLASSES OF EXEMPTED ADVERTISEMENTS (Provision for Savings, under this Act) The following classes of Advertisements are not prohibited under this Act. It means nothing in this act is applicable to these types of advertisements. 1. Any advertisements relating to the drugs printed or published by the Government or any other person with prior permission of the Government. 2. Any advertisement relating to a drug which is sent confidentially in the prescribed manner to Registered medical practitioner. 3. Advertisements including any book or treatise (a written or printed composition) dealing with any matter relating to the diseases, disorders or conditions which are otherwise prohibited, provided published from bonafide scientific or social point of view.
  • 18. CONTINUED.. 4. Displayed signboards or notices by the Registered Medical Practitioners on his premises indicating that the treatment is undertaken for any disease, disorders, or conditions specified in the schedule to this Act or in the rules made under this Act. 5. Advertisement relating to the drugs which comply with the required conditions as follows :  Leaflets or literature along with packings of drugs; or Advertisements of drugs in medicinal, pharmaceutical, scientific and technical journals.  Therapeutic index or price list published by licensed manufacturer, importer, or distributor of drug (under the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940 and the rules thereunder); or Medical literature distributed by Medical representatives
  • 19. CONTINUED.. With the conditions that The advertisement should contain only the information, required for the guidance of registerd medical practitioner regarding : (a) therapeutic indications; (b) route of administration; (c) dosage and side effects of such drug or drugs; and (d) the precaution to be taken in treatment with the drug. The distribution of such literature should be given to registered medical practitioner, dispensaries, hospitals, medical and research institutions, chemists and druggists or pharmacies 6. Any advertisement relating to a drug printed or published with previous sanction of the Government granted prior to the commencement of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1963. However Government may withdraw the sanction after giving the person an opportunity of showing cause against such withdrawal.
  • 20. EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF ACT The Central Government, for the public interest, may permit any advertisement of any specified drug or class of drugs by notification in the Official Gazette
  • 21. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES Contravention of any of the provision of this Act or rules thereunder :  Punishable with imprisonment upto six month or with fine or with both; on first conviction. Punishable with imprisonment upto one year or with fine or with both on subsequent conviction.  In case of contravention of the provisions of the Act by a company, every person who, at the time of the commission of the offence, was in-charge and responsible for the conduct of company business shall be deemed to be guilty and liable for the punishment. However, such person is not liable for punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he has taken all the precautions to prevent the commission of such offence.
  • 22. MISCELLANEOUS Scrutiny of misleading advertisements relating to drugs : The person authorised by the State Government in this behalf, if satisfied that the advertisement relating to a drug contravenes the provisions of this Act, may order the manufacturer, packer, distributor or seller of the of the drug to furnish within specified time the information regarding the composition of that drug as he feels necessary for scrutinizing the advertisement.  It shall be the duty of the manufacturer, packer, distributor or seller of the advertised drug to comply with the order. Failure to comply with such order is considered as an offence. No publisher or advertising agency shall be held to be guilty of the contravention of the provisions of the Act merely by publishing the advertisement, unless such publisher or advertising agency has failed to comply with any direction made by the authority
  • 23. CONTINUED.. Manner in which the advertisements may be sent confidentially : The documents containing the advertisements discussed under exempted advertisements in this chapter shall be sent by post to a registered medical practitioner by name, or to a wholesale or retail chemist. Such document shall bear the words "For the use only of registered medical practitioner or hospital or a laboratory" remarkably in indelible ink. Obtaining previous sanction of the Government for publishing an advertisement For obtaining previous sanction of the Government, to publish any advertisements discussed under exempted advertisements in this Act, the person has to apply to the concerning officer appointed by Central Government or State Government. The application should mention the registered name and the trade name of the drug, the detailed composition and any special reasons justifying the sanction of the Government. The authorized officer