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Government Revises Drugs Rules to Regulate High Alcohol-Content Medicines
India has strengthened regulation of high alcohol-containing drug formulations by bringing products with over 12 percent v/v ethyl alcohol under Schedule H1 and ending their Schedule K exemption.
Drugs Rules, 1945 | 10/07/2026 | By News Bureau
Government Notifies Navi Mumbai Airport as Port for Import of Drugs under Drugs Rules, 1945
The Government of India has notified Navi Mumbai Airport as a port for drug imports under the Drugs Rules, 1945, expanding notified entry points to 42 and strengthening pharmaceutical logistics.
Drugs Rules, 1945 | 08/07/2026 | By News Bureau
Centre Revises Drugs Rules for Cell and Gene Therapies
The Centre has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 to bring advanced cell and gene therapies under the Centrally License Approving Authority (CLAA), to include cell and stem cell-derived products, gene therapeutics and xenografts.
Drugs Rules 1945 | 03/07/2026 | By News Bureau
Government Simplifies Drug Import Rules for Testing and Analysis
The Government has proposed amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, introducing an acknowledgement-based system to simplify the import of drugs for examination, testing, analysis, and non-clinical research.
Drugs Rules, 1945 | 29/06/2026 | By News Bureau
The Union Health Ministry has expanded its QR code-based drug traceability framework to include vaccines, antimicrobials, NDPS medicines, and anti-cancer drugs, strengthening authentication and supply chain transparency.
Drugs Rules 1945 | 25/06/2026 | By News Bureau
Health Ministry Ends Cough Syrup Sale Exemption in Villages
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945, withdrawing the exemption for cough syrup sales in small villages. The move strengthens regulatory oversight and aims to improve monitoring, safety, and control of cough syrup distribution across India.
Drugs Rules 1945 | 16/06/2026 | By News Bureau
India Brings Pregabalin under Schedule H1 to Curb Misuse and Strengthen Drug Regulation
Union Health Ministry has brought Pregabalin under Schedule H1 to strengthen prescription monitoring, regulate supply chains, and prevent misuse and unauthorised access to the widely used neurological medicine.
Drugs Rules 1945 | 25/05/2026 | By News Bureau | 154
Government Proposes Amendment to Make Cough Syrups Prescription-Only Drugs
The Union Health Ministry has issued a draft amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945, proposing to remove cough syrups from Schedule K—a move that would end their Over-the-Counter (OTC) availability and mandate prescription-only sales in the interest of public safety.
Drugs Rules, 1945 | 01/01/2026 | By News Bureau | 1008
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