{"id":363440,"date":"2026-05-23T16:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363440"},"modified":"2026-05-23T16:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:48:38","slug":"pregabalin-and-schedule-h1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pregabalin-and-schedule-h1\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregabalin and Schedule H1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The Union Health Ministry included Pregabalin under Schedule H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945 after reports of misuse and illegal sale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Pregabalin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363445\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-363445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Voice-of-Chandigarh.jpg?resize=418%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pregabalin and Schedule H1\" width=\"418\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Voice-of-Chandigarh.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Voice-of-Chandigarh.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Voice-of-Chandigarh.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Voice-of-Chandigarh.jpg?w=1328&amp;ssl=1 1328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Voice of Chandigarh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pregabalin is a drug<\/strong> used for the <strong>treatment of chronic pain, neuropathies, fibromyalgia, and certain neurological conditions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Misuse of Pregabalin:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Misuse Among Youth:<\/strong> Reports from certain States showed <strong>misuse and abuse<\/strong> of Pregabalin, particularly among youth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sedative and Euphoric Effects:<\/strong> The drug was reportedly <strong>misused for its sedative, euphoric, and dissociative effects.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Illegal Stocking and Sale:<\/strong> Recent seizures of illegally stocked and unauthorisedly sold Pregabalin were reported from some parts of the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\"><strong>About Schedule H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Legal Provision:<\/strong> <strong>Schedule H1 is a part of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945<\/strong> and was <strong>introduced through Gazette notification in 2013.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Regulated Drugs:<\/strong> It includes certain <strong>3rd and 4th generation antibiotics, certain habit-forming drugs, and anti-TB drugs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal Conditions for Sale:<\/strong> The supply of Schedule H1 drugs <strong>must be recorded in a separate register with prescription and patient details<\/strong>, and records must be <strong>maintained for three years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandatory Warning Requirement:<\/strong> These drugs must carry the <strong>red \u201cRx\u201d symbol<\/strong> and the prescribed Schedule H1 drug <strong>warning label on the packaging.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\"><strong>Inclusion of \u201cPregabalin\u201d under Schedule H1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stricter Regulation:<\/strong> Pregabalin will now be regulated under <strong>stricter Schedule H1 provisions instead of Schedule H.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Prescription Requirement:<\/strong> The drug can be <strong>sold only against a valid prescription<\/strong> issued by a Registered Medical Practitioner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supply Chain Monitoring:<\/strong> Retailers must maintain a <strong>separate register of prescriptions and sales details.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Health Protection:<\/strong> The measure <strong>aims<\/strong> to prevent unauthorized access, curb illegal trafficking, and safeguard public health from drug misuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Union Health Ministry included Pregabalin under Schedule H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945 after reports of misuse and illegal sale. About Pregabalin Pregabalin is a drug used for the treatment of chronic pain, neuropathies, fibromyalgia, and certain neurological conditions. Misuse of Pregabalin: Misuse Among Youth: Reports from certain States showed misuse and abuse&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pregabalin-and-schedule-h1\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pregabalin and Schedule H1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1731,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-363440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-bill-and-acts","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}