New Delhi: In a major regulatory move, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has proposed amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, to include all vaccines, all antimicrobials, all narcotic and psychotropic drugs under the Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs Act, 1985, and all anticancer drugs under Schedule H2.

Under the proposed changes, manufacturers of these medicines will now be required to print or affix a barcode or QR code on product labels, strengthening traceability, safety, and regulatory compliance.

These drafts of certain rules that the Central Government proposes to make came in exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 12 and subsection (1) of section 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), after consultation with the Drugs Technical A

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