Legal Update on End-of-Life Care
+91 99620 16424 maimoonalegal@apollohospitals.com Suite #21D,TVH Triveni Apartments, C V Raman Road,Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018 KNOW YOUR LAW Dear Apollo Family. At some point in time each of us has had to face the anguish of losing a loved one. How much harder it becomes when as a family member/guardian you are called upon to make […]
Restrictions & Guidelines: Medical Practitioners/Institutions Advertisement of Services/Credentials
Restrictions & Guidelines: Medical Practitioners/Institutions Advertisement of Services/Credentials Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices, 2024 On 12th of March, 2024, the Department of Pharmaceuticals released the “Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (“Code”). All Indian Pharmaceutical Associations are to constitute an Ethics Committee for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (ECPMP), set up a dedicated UCPMP portal on […]
Greenwashing Guidelines
Greenwashing Guidelines Note on Greenwashing Guidelines The Central Consumer Protection Authority, on the 20th of February 2024 released “Draft Guidelines on the Prevention and Regulation of Greenwashing” for public consultation. These guidelines, in a nutshell, are to prevent false or misleading environmental claims by service providers, product sellers, advertising agencies or “endorsers”. This is colloquially […]
POSH & COPRA Guidelines
Supreme Court Recommends Re-consideration of the Principle of Law that makes Doctors liable under the Consumer Protection Act. Supreme Court Recommends Re-consideration of the Principle of Law that makes Doctors liable under the Consumer Protection Act. On 14th of May, 2024 the bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal of the Hon’ble Supreme Court […]
Advisory Regarding Violence
Advisory Regarding Violence/Harassment/Abuse towards Doctors and the Hospital The escalating incidents of violence against healthcare service personnel such as doctors and nurses, and the damage or loss to the property of healthcare service institutions in the country, demand our collective attention and immediate action. There have been recent incidents in Apollo centres where patients or […]