The register required for Schedule X supplies — every column set out, the duplicate-prescription rule explained, and a ready-to-print Excel sheet that keeps a running balance for you.
No signup, no email address, no account.
Both require a prescription and a register. Schedule X adds three things, and the third is the one most often missed.
| Schedule H1 | Schedule X | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Ordinary retail licence | Separate Schedule X licence |
| Prescription | Valid prescription | In duplicate — one copy retained by the pharmacy |
| Retention | Register kept 3 years | Prescription copy kept 2 years, register produced on inspection |
| Storage | Ordinary | Securely locked, restricted access |
| Pack marking | Red-border warning box | Schedule X marking |
The template carries two columns the Schedule H1 register does not, and both exist for the same reason: Schedule X stock is accounted for unit by unit.
| Column | What goes in it |
|---|---|
| S. No. / Date of supply | Consecutive with no gaps. A missing serial is the first thing checked. |
| Medicine, salt, batch, expiry | As printed on the pack, so the entry ties to a specific lot. |
| Opening balance | Units in hand before this supply. Not in the H1 register. |
| Quantity supplied | One unit convention throughout — never a mix. |
| Closing balance | Opening minus supplied. Pre-filled as a formula in the Excel version. Not in the H1 register. |
| Patient name and address | Both required. |
| Prescriber name, registration, address | All three. A prescriber who cannot be identified is the weakest entry in any register. |
| Rx copy retained? | The duplicate copy you keep. This column exists so the register itself evidences that the copy was taken. |
| Dispensed by | The registered pharmacist who supplied it. |
For ordinary stock, a register that records sales is enough. For Schedule X the expectation is that the register accounts for the stock — that at any point the closing balance and the physical quantity in the locked cabinet agree.
That is why opening and closing balance sit on every line. A discrepancy between the two is not a bookkeeping untidiness in this class; it is the question the inspection is there to ask, and there is no good answer available after the fact.
This template and page are a practical reference, not legal advice, and this is not an official government form. Schedule X requirements are enforced by state drug control authorities and vary; the substance list is amended by notification; and the NDPS Act imposes separate obligations where it applies. Verify the current requirements for your licence and for each substance before stocking or supplying. As of August 2026.
A dedicated register of every Schedule X supply — date, medicine, quantity, running balance, patient name and address, and prescriber name, registration and address.
Separate licence, prescription in duplicate with one copy retained two years, and secure locked storage. H1 needs none of those three.
No — different legislation. Some substances fall under both, and then both apply. See the narcotic register entry.
One copy of the duplicate prescription is retained for two years; the register is produced on inspection.
Yes. The ordinary retail drug licence does not cover Schedule X supply.
A small set of psychotropic and habit-forming substances. The list is amended by notification — confirm the current position in the Gazette rather than a summary. You can check a specific pack with the Schedule H1 checker.
State authorities differ and many still expect a bound signed register for this class. Confirm with yours.
Yes — no signup, no email, no account.
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