Prescription drugs purchased under a controversial government discount program amounted to $100 billion in 2025, a 22.8% ...

Schedule H1 Explained: High-alcohol oral medicines now require a doctor's prescription under Schedule H1. This stricter ...

Oral medicines with more than 12% ethyl alcohol in bottles above 30 ml will now be sold only on a doctor's prescription under ...

As a practicing dentist, I feel strongly both ways. It's a great savings of time and money if a patient can obtain a needed pill easily. And important treatment is not always abstained if a doctor ...

New Zealand and the United States are the only high-income countries to allow unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of branded medicines, including the name of the drug and the condition for ...

Common medicines including cough syrups, expectorants, tinctures and herbal extracts containing more than 12 per cent ethyl ...

If you often buy medicines directly from a medical store without consulting a doctor, this latest rule is worth knowing. The ...

According to the Ministry, the amendment has been introduced to strengthen oversight of syrup-based formulations and align the regulatory framework with contemporary public health and safety ...

In a significant move to curb the misuse of alcohol-containing medicinal formulations, the Central Government has amended the ...