{
  "id": 8119399,
  "title": "Buying meds may have to be recorded on CCTV",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/buying-meds-may-have-to-be-recorded-on-cctv",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T22:31:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/buying-meds-may-have-to-be-recorded-on-cctv/articleshow/134323093.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi: The Union health ministry has proposed a draft amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945, which could require prescription medicines to be recorded on CCTV. The footage would need to be kept for a minimum of three months, providing regulators with the ability to check transactions upon receiving concerns. This move aims to offer an extra safeguard for patients against medicines sold without prescriptions or accessed illegally. The proposal primarily targets Schedule H, H1, and X drugs, which are medicines that require a valid prescription for sale, excluding wholesale dealing. The Department of Pharmaceuticals has been tasked with reviewing the CCTV surveillance rules under the draft amendment. Once published in the Official Gazette, the rule is expected to come into force from a date specified by the government.",
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  "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."
}