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Sonu Bhasi

Principal Associate in Disputes practice at the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Sonu can be reached at sonu.bhasi@cyrilshroff.com

From Awareness to Advertising: Re-examining the GLP-1 drug boundaries (Part 1)

Summary: Part 1 of this Article examines the CDSCO’s March 2026 Advisory directed at manufacturers, importers and marketing authorisation holders of GLP-1 receptor agonists, reinforcing that regulatory scrutiny of prescription-only medicine promotion will focus on substance over form. It prohibits all advertising — whether direct, surrogate, or influencer-led — that create brand recall among public.

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