Unethical Advertising - Part 2 - Dr. Batra's Homeopathy

In another incident of unethical advertisements, one needs to mention Dr.Batra's advertisements.
Dr. Batra's is a chain of homeopathic clinics all over India. They claim it is Super speciality Homeo.
My mother had some sinus problem and I wanted to try homeo medicine as an alternative to all the antibiotics. Naturally, I was lured by the 'Attractive' advertisements by Dr.Batra's company(Yes.It is a company..You will know soon). I was almost there to fix an appointment when my mind said otherwise.
I checked up http://www.mouthshut.com and found innumerable negative reviews about Dr. Batra's company. I personally have few friends taking treatment from Dr.Batra for their hair loss problem ( The most advertised treatment by them), without any clear results. Some are waiting for results.I hope their wait ends sooner than later.

The chief complaints against the company were...
1) Corporate style - Only sell service in packages of 1yr, 2yrs 3yrs and so on.. They will lure you into one scheme. Mind you, they also have attractive discounts on the yearly fee of Rs.7000/- or so if paid by a certain credit card..
2) Most Doctors are inexperienced.
3) Various Doctors keep switching your case. Often their advice mismatches.
4) No real results are found in most cases. In some cases the disease worsened.

I even found horrible comments on http://www.abchomeopathy.com forums. Search for Batra on those forums.

According to the Indian Laws Medical Practitioners, Lawyers, CAs and the like are not permitted to advertise to solicit business.

See the startling findings by Advertising Standards Council of India about Dr.Batra's ADs false claims at

http://www.ascionline.org/five/cccdecisions5.htm

http://www.ascionline.org/five/cccdecisions2.htm

http://www.admanya.com:9080/admanya/forumtopic.jsp;jsessionid=60DFAA24C6A47BAAF0BD473D7E854FAD?for_top_id=6&activity=Y


I don't understand why the government turns a blind eye towards such unethical practices.

People easily fall prey to such stuff. On Women's day a couple of days ago I was stunned to see a full page Ad in a couple of Dailies. See how much they are spending on advertising.Just imagine the 'Company's' earnings.

A good doctor need not advertise. If his treatment works, word of mouth is sufficient to generate patients interest which will last for a life time.

To hell with these Crooks. God save the people of India....Things will change only people raise their voice against such crooks.

Lucky me, I found a good 'Experienced' Homeo doctor who does not advertise but has got good number of patients. My mother already says she is feeling better for some ailments within one week!! Let me hope for the best.