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- The Union Health Ministry has proposed making CCTV cameras mandatory in pharmacies to keep a closer watch on medicine sales.
- The proposal is part of an amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945, and aims to stop medicines from entering the market illegally.
- The ministry says the move will support restrictions on the sale of Schedule H, H1 and X drugs without a doctor's prescription.
- A draft gazette notification proposing the changes was issued on September 8.
- If implemented, the rule would change how medicine shops across the country operate and are monitored.
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- Objections and suggestions from stakeholders and the public, which can be sent to drugsdiv-mohfw@gov.in or the Deputy Director General (Drugs) at the Health Ministry
- Whether the draft amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945 is finalised and notified
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