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.
Schedule K | 10/07/2026 | By News Bureau
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.
Schedule K | 01/01/2026 | By News Bureau | 1008
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