The higher court said homeopathic practitioners must follow the March 6 notice.
New Delhi:
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that homeopathic physicians can prescribe drugs for the prophylaxis, amelioration and mitigation of COVID-19 patients and the prescription should be administered only by institutionally qualified physicians.
The high court said that when advertising is prohibited by legal regulations, homeopathic practitioners have no occasion to announce that they are competent to cure COVID-19 disease.
He said that Homeopathy is contemplated to be used in the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19, as reflected in the advice and guidelines issued by the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).
The higher court said that homeopathic practitioners must follow the notice dated March 6, issued by the Ministry of AYUSH, as well as the guidelines for homeopathic practitioners for COVID-19 issued by the Ministry of AYUSH.
A bench of judges Ashok Bhushan, RS Reddy and MR Shah said: “When scientists around the world are engaged in research to find the right medicine / vaccine for COVID-19, there is no occasion to make any observations as stated in Regarding homeopathic doctors, homeopathy does not cure disease, but it does cure patients. “
He said the AYUSH Ministry guidelines specifically allow the use of homeopathy for the following three ways: preventive and prophylactic; Management of symptoms of diseases similar to COVID-19 and complementary interventions to conventional care.
He said the guidelines make it clear that the Ministry has provided homeopathy as a therapeutic aid.
The bank in its verdict said that the “guidelines refer to homeopathic medicines as medicines for prophylaxis, enhancement and mitigation.”
The guidelines, however, specifically state that “the prescription must be administered only by institutionally qualified physicians.”
The higher court said it follows from the notice of March 6, 2020 and the specific position taken by the Ministry of AYUSH that homeopathic doctors are not only limited to prescribing homeopathic medicines only as immunity booster.
It said: “However, we made it clear that what is allowed for homeopathic practitioners in reference to symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients is already regulated by such advisories and guidelines.”
The court said that the Kerala High Court in its August 21 verdict has not fully understood the March 6 guidelines and has taken a narrow view of the guidelines and made observations to take appropriate action against homeopathic practitioners, which they cannot be approved.
The superior court said there was no occasion for the Superior Court to comment that if any AYUSH qualified physician makes any announcement or prescribes any drug or medication, as a cure for COVID-19 disease, except as prescribed in the letter of the 6th of March. , the authorities can take appropriate measures under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act 2005.
However, he said the High Court is correct in its observation that no physician can claim to cure COVID-19 and there is no such claim in other therapy, including allopathy.
“The High Court is correct in observing that no claim for a cure can be made in homeopathy. Homeopathy is contemplated to be used to prevent and mitigate COVID-19, as reflected in the recommendations and guidelines issued by the Ministry of AYUSH as noted above. “Said the bank.
The superior court had reserved its verdict on December 1 on a statement filed by Dr. AKB Sadbhavana Mission School of Homeo Pharmacy challenged the Superior Court order that said AYUSH physicians can prescribe government-approved mixtures and tablets only as immunity booster for COVID-19.
The Center had told the high court that the prescription of complementary medicines allowed by the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) was allowed to patients with positive COVID.
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