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TOP 5 HEALTH LAWS AND POLICY UPDATES

Dear Readers, we are happy to share the most interesting legal and policy updates concerning health industry that we read today. we hope you enjoy reading it.

1. In a landmark ruling, the Chhattisgarh High Court emphasized that the entire mixture of a narcotic substance, including neutral substances, must be considered when determining whether the seized quantity qualifies as “small,” “intermediate,” or “commercial” under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).
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2. The Jabalpur Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, in an interim order, directed the police, narcotics bureau, and Drug Controller to take immediate action against manufacture and sale of banned drugs on wholesale basis online. This move is aimed at enhancing public safety and stricter regulation of online drug sales.
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3. The Union Ministry of Health has announced a key amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945, introducing Rule 158B (VI). This mandates licensing authorities to follow newly defined guidelines under Schedule TB when issuing licenses for Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Unani (ASU) nasal sprays, aimed at bringing standardization in formulation, safety, and efficacy.
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4. India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has allowed entities registered as producers, importers, or brand owners under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, to make the mandatory labeling declarations via barcodes printed on plastic packaging, product brochures, or unique identification numbers, effective from July 1, 2025.
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5. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has initiated a probe into doctors whose foreign trips to Monaco and Paris were sponsored by a well-known pharma company, for violation of Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002.  This follows the reprimanding of Department of Pharma (DoP) against the pharma company for violating the Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) for foreign events sponsorship.
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TOP 5 HEALTH LAWS & POLICY UPDATES

Dear Reader, We are happy to share the most interesting legal and policy updates concerning health industry that we read today. We hope you enjoy reading it.

New Departmental Guidelines for sampling of Spurious Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Published
India’s apex regulatory body for drugs, medical devices and cosmetics, the Central Drugs Standards Control Organization, has published revised sampling guidelines for inspectors to follow in various states. All inspectors are required to collect at least 9 samples of drugs, and 1 sample of cosmetic or medical device in each month. The inspectors are supposed to be alert about feedback received from citizens and doctors in deciding which drugs, cosmetics and medical device brands they ought to sample and test for compliance with laws.
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Social Media companies asked by High Court to handover details of persons who fraudulently operated certain accounts and channels
The Delhi High Court has ordered major social media companies including Facebook and Telegram to disclose identities of users accused of misusing trademark of major venture capital firm to cheat users by soliciting bogus investments. The court has also ordered concerned social media companies to provide details on action they will take to prevent further violation.
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WhatsApp and emails may be used to send legal notices for demanding unpaid amounts: High Court
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that notice in cheque bounce case sent by WhatsApp or e-mail will be considered valid notice for the purposes of recovery under The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and it will be presumed to have been dispatched and served on the same day.
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Popular Party Drugs added to list of Psychotropic Substances
The Indian Government has added popular synthetic party drugs, ADB-BUTINACA, Alpha-PiHP and 3 Methylmethcathinone (3-MMC), to list of psychotropic substances and notified small and commercial quantity of these substances for the purpose of fixing quantum of punishment for unlawful possession. Possessing psychotropic substances without permission or prescription is an offence under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
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WHO recommends antibiotics which should be exclusively put to human use to reduce chance of antimicrobial resistance
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its Medically Important Antimicrobials for Human Use (WHO MIA List), and reclassified antimicrobial drugs on basis of potential impact on human heath to limit the use of identified antimicrobials in other populations such as in plants and animals. The WHO hopes that reducing use of critical antimicrobial drugs in other population will reduce pace of antimicrobial resistance.
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