Drugmaker, health platform in legal battle

A major drugmaker in Tianjin has rejected accusations that it has made significant profits by misleading consumers about the efficacy of its herbal products.

The allegations were made in an article published Tuesday on Dingxiang Doctor, a health information exchange platform. The piece cited the case of Zhou Yang, who succumbed to cancer at the age of 7 in 2015.

The article alleged that her father decided to suspend her chemotherapy and switch to treatment with a drug made by Quanjian Natural Medicine Science and Technology Development Co because its efficacy had been vouched for by the company's chairman.