{
  "id": 8036572,
  "title": "Amid govt's proposal for CCTVs at medical stores, 64% of consumers say chemists rarely ask for prescription: Survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/amid-govts-proposal-for-cctvs-at-medical-stores-64-of-consumers-say",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:50:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/amid-govt-proposal-for-cctvs-at-medical-stores-64-of-consumers-say-chemists-rarely-ask-for-prescription-survey-11789648077190.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new survey conducted nationwide reveals that 64% of consumers claim that chemists rarely ask for a prescription before selling prescription drugs. The Indian government has proposed mandatory CCTV surveillance in retail medical stores to curb the unauthorized sale of prescription drugs, as outlined in an amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945. The survey suggests that only 15% of consumers say chemists mostly or always insist on prescriptions, while 31% stated they receive assistance from a qualified pharmacist most of the time.",
  "summary": "India has proposed amending the Drugs Rules, 1945 as per a gazette notification on 8 September. It aims to curb the unauthorised sale of prescription drugs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}