Which of the following drugs should be sold only on prescription of a registered medical practitioner?
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Schedule H drugs
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(a) Schedule H drugsRef: Sharma & Sharma's Principles of Pharmacology, 3rd edpg. 6 and style="font-size: 1.04761904761905em; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?re/id=101251* According to the drugs and cosmetic act, 1940 (rules 1945), schedule H deals with the drugs which must be sold by retail only when a prescription by registered medical practitioner is produced. Most of the drugs fall under this schedule.* Schedule X gives the names of psychotropic drugs requiring speciallicenses for manufacturing and sale.* Schedule J deals with list of ailments for which no drug claims prevention or cure.* Schedule Y specifies requirements and guidelines on clinical trials, import and manufacture of new drugs.Other important drug schedules* Schedule G: Deals with medicines which must be labeled with the words "caution"- it is dangerous to take this preparation except under medical supervision.* Recently, a new Schedule HI has been introduced through Gazette notification GSR 588 (E) dated 30-08-2013, which contain certain 3rd and 4th generation antibiotics, certain habit-forming drugs and anti-TB drugs. These drugs are required to be sold in the country with the following conditions:0 The supply of a drug specified in Schedule HI shall be recorded in a separate register at the time of the supply giving the name and address of the prescriber, the name of the patient, the name of the drug and the quantity supplied, and such records shall be maintained for three years and be open for inspection.0 The drug specified in Schedule HI shall be labeled with the symbol Rx which shall be in red and conspicuously displayed on the left top corner of the label, and shall also be labeled with the following words in a box with a red border "Schedule HI Drug-Warning:# It is dangerous to take this preparation except in accordance with themedical advice.# Not to be sold by retail without the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner."
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