COVID-19 | Homoeopaths can prescribe government-approved add-ons, mixtures to supplement conventional therapy, says Supreme Court
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They can’t promote any cures to the virus, the Bench says and endorses a March 6 advisory of the Ministry of AYUSH.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that homoeopaths might prescribe government-approved add-ons and mixtures to supplement conventional therapy for COVID-19, however couldn’t promote any cures to the virus.
A Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan, in a judgment, in truth, endorsed a March 6 advisory of the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) that homoeopaths couldn’t prescribe medicines for COVID-19 therapy however might present prophylactic interventions for enhancing the immunity of the sufferers.
The Supreme Court had stated it could clear the air on the function of homoeopathy within the battle in opposition to the pandemic. The verdict got here on a plea difficult the Kerala High Court order of August 21, which had stated that AYUSH medical practitioners might prescribe government-approved mixtures and tablets solely as immunity booster.
The Centre had instructed the highest courtroom that medicines which have been permitted to be prescribed by the Ministry of AYUSH to COVID-19 sufferers as an add-on therapy was allowed.
The authorities affidavit in courtroom had stated “the prescription of the medication prescribed by the Ministry of AYUSH to COVID-19 positive patients as an add-on treatment is permitted, and therefore, any contention to the contrary stating that homoeopathic medical practitioner cannot prescribe any treatment to COVID-19 positive patients, even as an add-on to conventional treatment is liable to be rejected”.
The Ministry stated in its affidavit that, “It is stated that the only embargo is that the said medicines should not be administered or advertised as a cure but should be administered as preventive measure/immunity booster or as an add-on to the conventional treatment”.
