Schedule H

Schedule H is a class of prescription drugs in India appearing as an appendix to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 introduced in 1945. These are drugs which cannot be purchased over the counter without the prescription of a qualified doctor.The manufacture and sale of all drugs are covered under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules. It is revised at times based on the advice of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, part of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization[1] in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The most recent schedule H (2006) lists 536 drugs from abacavir to zuclopenthixol.[2]

However, enforcement of Schedule H laws in India is lax, compared to the more restrictive Schedule X, for which a mandatory documentation trail must be maintained.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Functions undertaken by Central/State Government". CDSCO, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "DRUGS AND COSMETICS (2ND AMENDMENT) RULES, 2006". Department of Health. New Delhi: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of GoI in The Gazette of India (extraordinary) Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 160(E), dated 16th March, 2006. 16 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stricter rules for antibiotics use coming". theindiadaily.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010.