Prescription-only medicines that additionally require a dedicated register entry under Rule 65.
Schedule H1 was notified in 2013 and covers certain third and fourth generation antibiotics, several habit-forming psychotropics, and anti-tubercular drugs. The list has been amended since, so a medicine can be H1 even if it does not appear in older summaries that reproduce only the original set.
Two obligations attach. First, the sale requires a valid prescription, as with Schedule H. Second — and this is what makes H1 distinct — the pharmacist must record the sale in a separate Schedule H1 register: the prescriber's name and address, the patient's name, the drug and the quantity supplied. That register is retained for three years and produced on inspection.
H1 packs also carry the mandatory red-border warning box, which is the quickest visual check at the counter.
In practice the register is where compliance fails rather than the prescription check. Entries reconstructed at the end of the day carry guessed batch numbers and broken serial sequences, both of which are exactly what an inspection looks for.
Free, no signup — Schedule H1 register format.
Open Schedule H1 register format →Batch numberBreakage and damageCDSCOCGST, SGST and IGSTCold chainCredit noteDPCO (Drugs Prices Control Order)Drug licence (Form 20 / Form 21)Expiry returnFEFO (First Expiry First Out)Generic vs branded medicineGSTR-1GSTR-3BHSN codeInput tax credit (ITC)Loose sale (cut strip)MRP (Maximum Retail Price)Narcotic registerNear-expiry stockNPPAPack factor (units per pack)Pharmacist registrationPTR (Price to Retailer)PTS (Price to Stockist)Purchase invoiceRed-border warning labelReorder levelRetail vs wholesale drug licenceReturn to vendor (RTV)Rule 65Rx symbolSalt compositionSchedule HSchedule H1Schedule XScheme goods (free goods)Shortbook (short book)Stock rotationStockist
This glossary is a practical reference for Indian retail pharmacy, not legal, tax or clinical advice. Requirements under the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules are enforced by state drug control authorities and vary; GST treatment should be confirmed with your CA. Verify anything you intend to rely on against the current notified position. As of August 2026.