Health claims and regulated products
Restricted goods
Health claims and regulated products
Do not claim that a product prevents, treats or cures a disease unless it is approved for that use.
Not allowed
“Cures diabetes”, “reverses cancer”, “guaranteed weight loss of 10 kg in 10 days”
Prescription medicines without a verified pharmacy licence
Before-and-after images that are edited or not typical results
Allowed
Accurate descriptions of ingredients
Approved claims with the licence number shown on the listing
Clinics describing treatments they are licensed to provide
Why we have this rule
False health claims can stop someone from getting real treatment. This rule follows medical-advertising law in India and the UK.
If this rule is broken
The channel that looks after it may warn or suspend. Scams and illegal content are acted on straight away.
How decisions work
All Community rules