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Pharmacies Face Major Overhaul: CCTV Mandatory, Strict Rules for Medicine Sales!
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News18•22-09-2026, 19:36
Pharmacies Face Major Overhaul: CCTV Mandatory, Strict Rules for Medicine Sales!
- •The central government is set to implement strict new rules for pharmacies.
- •CCTV cameras will become mandatory in all pharmacies.
- •Medicines cannot be sold without a prescription.
- •Recorded footage of medicine sales must be preserved for three months.
- •The move aims to prevent the sale of counterfeit medicines and increase transparency in drug sales.
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The central government has proposed amending the Drugs Rules, 1945 to make CCTV surveillance mandatory in all licensed retail pharmacies for prescription drug sales, with recorded footage required to be preserved for at least three months.
Pharmacy owners and shopkeepers must safely preserve the CCTV recording footage of medicine sales for a minimum of three months under the newly prepared government draft rules.
The main objective is to curb the unauthorized over-the-counter sale of prescription medicines without a doctor's prescription, prevent drug abuse, and improve accountability and transparency in drug dispensing.
