Question

List of ailments and diseases that a drug should not claim to cure is given in Schedule

• A. L
• B. J
• C. C
• D. H

Hint:

Schedule J contains a list of diseases and ailments that a drug should not claim to cure, ensuring drugs are not marketed falsely.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Each schedule of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules covers a distinct regulatory subject: Schedule L covers testing laboratories, Schedule C covers biological products like vaccines and sera, and Schedule H covers prescription-only drugs. The schedule that specifically lists diseases a drug's label or advertisement must not claim to cure or prevent is Schedule J. So the answer is J.

Answer 2

We can also work this out by process of elimination, recalling one concrete fact about each schedule listed.

1. L: If you think “L for Laboratory,” this schedule concerns the licensing conditions for drug-testing laboratories rather than disease claims.
2. J: This is the schedule containing the well-known list of diseases (cancer, diabetes, and several others) that manufacturers are legally barred from claiming their products can cure, a restriction specifically aimed at preventing misleading medical claims.
3. C: Associated with biological products requiring special manufacture and storage conditions, such as vaccines and antisera, unrelated to advertising restrictions.
4. H: Associated instead with medicines that require a doctor's prescription before they can be sold, a labelling/dispensing restriction rather than a disease-claim restriction.

Ruling out the laboratory, biological-product, and prescription schedules leaves only the one governing disease claims.

Therefore, the correct answer is J.