Schedule H : List of Prescription Drugs

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Schedule H:

Schedule H includes drugs that shall be sold by retailer on prescription of the registered medical practitioners.

Labeling Requirements:

If product contains a substance specified in Schedule H be labelled with the symbol Rx and conspicuously displayed on the left top corner of the label and be also labelled with the following words in Red color base:
‘Schedule H drug –  Warning: To be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only’  

If product contains a substance specified in Schedule H and comes within the purview of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985) be labelled with the symbol NRx which shall be in red and conspicuously displayed on the left top corner of the label, and be also labelled with the following words with Red Color Base:  
‘Schedule H drug –  Warning: To be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only’  

Dispensing:

The person dispensing a prescription containing a drug specified in Schedule H and Schedule H1 and Schedule X shall comply with the following requirements in addition to other requirement of these rules.

• The prescription must not be dispensed more than once unless the prescriber has stated thereon that it may be dispensed more than once
• If the prescription contains a direction that it may be dispensed a stated number of times or at stated intervals it must not be dispensed otherwise than in accordance with the directions;
• At the time of dispensing there must be noted on the prescription above the signature of the prescriber the name and address of the seller and the date on which the prescription is dispensed.
• No person dispensing a prescription containing substances specified in Schedule H and Schedule H1 or X, may supply any other preparation, whether containing the same substance or not, in lieu thereof.

Schedule H Prescription Drug Caution and Warning:

• Substances specified in Schedule H and Schedule H1 or Schedule X shall not be sold by retail except on and in accordance with the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner
• The supply of drugs specified in Schedule H and Schedule H1 or Schedule X to Registered Medical Practitioners, Hospitals, Dispensaries and Nursing Homes shall be made only against the signed order in writing which shall be preserved by the licensee for a period of two years

Advertisement:

No advertisement of the drugs specified in Schedule H, Schedule H1 and Schedule X shall be made except with the previous sanction of the Central Government

Storage of schedule h drugs

Store protected from light & Moisture, at a temperature not exceeding 30 C

List of Prescription Drugs are as follow: (List of Schedule H Drugs)

Updated schedule h drug list 2023

1 Abacavir	277 Latanoprost
2 Abciximab	278 Lefunomide
3 Acamprosate calcium	279 Lercanidipine hydrochloride
4 Acebutol hydrochloride	280 Letrozole
5 Aclarubicin	281 Leuprolide acetate
6 Albendazole	282 Levamesole
7 Alclometasone dipropionate	283 Levarterenol
8 Actilyse	284 Levobunolol
9 Acyclovir	285 Levocetirizine
10 Adenosine	286 Levodopa
11 Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (acth)	287 Levofloxacin
12 Alendronate sodium	288 Levovist
13 Alopurinol	289 Lidoflazine
14 Alphachymotrypsin	290 Linezplid
15 Alprazolam	291 Lithium carbonate
16 Alprostadil	292 Lofepramine decanoate
17 Amantadine hydrochloride	293 Loperamide
18 Amifostine	294 Lorazepam
19 Amikacin sulphate	295 Losartan potassium
20 Amiloride hydrochloride	296 Loteprednol
21 Amineptine	297 Lovastatin
22 Aminoglutethimide	298 Loxapine
23 Amino salicylic acid	299 Mebendazole
24 Amiodarone hydrochloride	300 Mebeverine hydrochloride
25 Amitriptyline	301 Medroxyprogesterone acetate
26 Amlodipine besylate	302 Mefenamic acid
27 Amoscanate	303 Mefloquine hydrochloride
28 Amoxopine	304 Megestrol acetate
29 Amrinonelactate	305 Meglumine iocarmate
30 Analgin	306 Melagenina
31 Androgenic anabolic, oestrogenic & progestational substances	307 Elitracenhydrochloride
32 Antibiotics	308 Meloxicam
33 Apraclonidine	309 Mephenesin, its esters
34 Aprotinin	310 Mephentermine
35 Organic compound of arsenic	311 Meropenam
36 Arteether	312 Mesterolone
37 Artemether	313 Metaxalone
38 Artesunate	314 Methicillin sodium
39 Articaine hydrochloride	315 Methocarbamol
40 Atenolol	316 Methotraxate
41 Atracurium besylate injection	317 Metoclopramide
42 Atorvastatin	318 Metoprolol tartrate
43 Auranofin	319 Metrizamide
44 Azathioprine	320 Metronidazole
45 Aztreonam	321 Mexiletine hydrochloride
46 Bacampicillin	322 Mianserin hydrochloride
47 Baclofen	323 Miconazole
48 Balsalazide	324 Midazolam
49 Bambuterol	325 Mifepristone
50 Barbituric acid	326 Milrinone lactate
51 Basiliximab	327 Miltefosine
52 Benazepril hydrochloride	328 Minocycline
53 Benidipine hydrochloride	329 Minoxidil
54 Benserazide hydrochloride	330 Mirtazapine
55 Betahistine dihydrochloride	331 Misoprostol
56 Bethanidine sulphate	332 Mitoxantrone hydrochloride
57 Bezafibrate	333 Mizolastine
58 Bicalutamide	334 Moclobemide
59 Biclotymol monohydrate /lactate	335 Mometasone furoate
60 Bifonazole	336 Montelukast sodium
61 Bimatoprost	337 Morphazinamide hydrochloride
62 Biperiden hydrochloride	338 Mosapride
63 Biphenyl acetic acid	339 Moxifloxacin
64 Bitoscanate	340 Mycophenolate mofetil
65 Bleomycin	341 Nadifloxacin
66 Primonidine tartrate	342 Nadolol
67 Bromhexine hydrocloride	343 Nafarelin acetate
68 Bromocriptine mesylate	344 Nalidixic acid
69 Budesonide	345 Naproxen
70 Bulaquine	346 Narcotics drugs listed in Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
71 Bupivacaine hydrochloride	347 Natamycin
72 Bupropion	348 Nateglinide
73 Buspirone	349 N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate
74 Butenafine hydrochloride	350 Nebivolol
75 Butorphanol tartrate	351 Nebumetone
76 Cabergoline	352 Nelfinavir mesilate
77 Calcium dobesilate	353 Netilmicin sulphate
78 Candesartan	354 Nevirapine
79 Capecitabine	355 Nicergoline
80 Captopril	356 Nicorandil
81 Carbidopa	357 Nifedipine
82 Carbocisteine	358 Nimesulide
83 Carboplatin	359 Nimustine hydrochloride
84 Carboquone	360 Nitrazepam
85 Carisoprodol	361 Nitroglycerin
86 L-carnitine	362 Norethisterone enanthate
87 Carteolol hydrochloride	363 Norfloxacin
88 Carvedilol	364 Octylonium bromide
89 Cefadroxyl	365 Ofloxacin
90 Cefatoxime sodium	366 Olanzapine
91 Cefazolin sodium	367 Omeprazole
92 Cefdinir	368 Ornidazole
93 Cefepime hydrochloride	369 Orphenadrine
94 Cefetamet pivoxil	370 Orthoclone sterile
95 Cefpirome	371 Oxazepam
96 Cefpodoximepoxetil	372 Oxazolidine
97 Ceftazidime pentahydrate	373 Oxcarbazepine
98 Ceftizoxime sodium]	374 Oxethazaine hydrochloride
99 Cefuroxime	375 Oxiconazole
100 Celecoxib	376 Oxolinic acid
100 Centchroman	377 Oxprenolol hydrochloride
102 Centbutindole	378 Oxybutynin chloride
103 Centpropazine	379 Oxyfedrine
104 Cetirizine hydrochloride	380 Oxymetazoline
105 2[Chlordiazepoxide	381 Oxyphenbutazone
106 Chlormezanone	382 —-
107 [ * * *]	383 Ozothine
108 Chlorpromazine	384 Paclitaxel
109 Chlorzoxazone	385 Pancuronium bromide
110 Ciclopiroxolamine	386 Pantoprazole
111 Cimetidine	387 Para-amino benzene sulphonamide, its salts & derivatives
112 Cinnarizine	388 Parp-amino salicylic acid, its salts, its derivatives
113 Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride	389 Parecoxib
114 Cisplatin	390 Paroxetine hydrochloride
115 Citalopram hydrobromide	391 D-penicilamine
116 Clarithromycin	392 Pentazocine
117 Clavulanic acid	393 Pentoxifylline
118 Clidiniumbromide	394 Pepleomycin
119 Clindamycin	395 Phenelzineh sulphate
120 Clobazam	396 Phenobarbital
121 Clobetasol propenate	397 Phenothiazine, derivatives of and salts of its derivatives
122 Clobetasone 17-butyrate	398 Phenylbutazine
123 Clofazimine	399 Pimozide
124 Clofibrate	400 Pindolol
125 Clonazepam	401 Pioglitazone hydrochloride
126 Clonidine hydrochloride	402 Piracetam
127 Clopamide	403 Piroxicam
128 Clopidogrel bisulphate	404 Pituitory gland, active principles of, not otherwise specified in this schedule and their salts
129 Clostebolacetate	405 Polidocanol
130 Clotrimazole	406 Polyestradiol phosphate
131 Clozapine	407 Poractant alfa
132 Codeine	408 Praziquantel
133 Colchicine	409 Prednimustine iothalamates
134 Corticosteroids	410 Prednisolone stearoylglycolate
135 Cotrimoxazole	411 Prenoxdiazinhydro-chloride
136 Cyclandelate	412 Promazine hydrochloride
137 Cyclosporins	413 Promegestone
138 Daclizumab	414 Propafenon hydrochloride
139 Danazole	415 Propanolol hydrochloride
140 Dapsone	416 Propofol
141 Desloratadine	417 Protristyline hydrochloride
142 Desogestrol	418 2[Pyrazinamide]
143 Dexrazoxane	419 Pyrvinium
144 Dextranomer	420 Quetiapine fumerate
145	421 Quinapril
146 Dextropropoxyphene	422 Quinidine sulphate
147 Diazepam	423 Rabeprazole
148 Diazoxide	424 Racecadotril
149 Diclofenac sodium/potassium/acid	425 Raloxifene hydrochloride
150 Dicyclomin hydrochloride	426 Ramipril hydrochloride
151 Didanosine	427 Ranitidine
152 Digoxine	428 Rauwolfia, alkaloids of, their salts, derivatives of the alkaloids or rauwolfia
153 Dilazep hydrochloride	429 Reboxetine
154 Diltiazem	430 Repaglinide
155 Dinoprostone	431 Reproterol hydrochloride
156 2[Diphenoxylate, its salts]	432 Rilmenidine
157 Dipivefrin hydrochloride	433 Riluzone
158 Di-sodiumpamidronate	434 Risperidone
159 Disopyramide	435 Ritonavir
160 Docetaxel	436 Ritodrine hydrochloride
161 Domperidone	437 Rituximab
162 Donepezil hydrochloride	438 Rivastigmine
163 Dopamine hydrochloride	439 Rocuronium bromide
164 Dothiepin hydrochloride	440 Ropinirole
165 Doxapram hydrochloride	441 Rosoxacin.
166 Doxazosin mesylate	442 Rosiglitazone meleate
167 Doxepin hydrochloride	443 Salbutamol sulphate
168 Doxorubicin hydrochloride	444 Salicyl-azo-sulphapyridine
169 Drotrecogin-alpha	445 Salmon calcitonin
170 Ebastine	446 Saquinavir
171 Econozole	447 Satranidazole
172 Efavirenz	448 Secnidazole
173 Enalapril meleate	449 Septopal beads & chains
174 Enfenamic acid	450 Serratiopeptidase
175 Epinephrine	451 Sertraline hydrochloride
176 Epirubicine	452 Sibutramine hydrochloride
177 Eptifibatide	453 Sildenafil citrate
178 Ergot, alkaloids of whether hydrogenated or not, their homologoues, salts	454 Simvastatin
179 Esomeprazole	455 Sirolimus
180 Estradiol succinate	456 Sisomicin sulphate
181 Estramustine phosphate	457 S-neominophagen
182 Etanercept	458 Sodiumpico sulphate
183 Ethacridine lactate	459 Sodium cromoglycate
184 Ethambutol hydrochloride	460 Sodium hyaluronate
185 Ethamsylate	461 Sodium valproate
186 Ethinyloestradiol	462 Sodium and maglumine iothalamates
187 2[Ethionamide]	463 Somatostatin
188 Etidronate disodium	464 Somatotropin
189 Etodolac	465 Sotalol
190 Etomidate	466 Sparfloxacin
191 Etoposide	467 Spectinomycin hydrochloride
192 Exemestane	468 Spironolactone
193 Famciclovir	469 Stavudine
194 Famotidine	470 Sucralfate
195 Fenbendazole	471 Sulphadoxine
196 Fenofibrate	472 Sulphamethoxine
197 Fexofenadine	473 Sulphamethoxypyridazine
198 Finasteride	474 Sulphaphenazole
199 Flavoxate hydrochloride	475 Sulpiride
200 5-fluorouracil	476 Sulprostone hydrochloride
201 Fludarabine	477 Sumatriptan
202 Flufenamic acids	478 Tacrine hydrochloride
203 Flunarizine hdrochloride	479 Tamsulosin hydrochloride
204 Fluoxetine ydrochloride	480 Trapidil
205 Flupenthixol	481 Tegaserod maleate
206 Fluphenazine enanthate and decanoate	482 Teicoplanin
207 Flurazepam	483 Telmisartan
208 Flurbiprofen	484 Temozolamide
209 Flutamide	485 Terazosin
210 Fluticasone propionate	486 Terbutaline sulphate
211 Fluvoxamine maleate	487 Terfenadine
212 Formestane	488 Terizidone
213 Fosfestril sodium	489 Terlipressin
214 Fosinopril sodium	490 Testosteroneun decoanoate
215 Fossphenytoin sodium	491 Teratolol hydrochloride
216 Fotemustine	492 Thalidomide
217 Gabapentin	493 Thiacetazone
218 Galanthamine hydrobromide	494 Thiocolchicoside
219 Galamine, its salts, its quaternary compound	495 Thiopropazate, its salts
220 Gancyclovir	496 Thymogene
221 Ganirelix	497 Thymosin-alpha1
222 Gatifloxacin	498 Tiaprofenic acid
223 Gemcitabine	499 Tibolone
224 Gemfibrozil	500 Timolol maleate
225 Gemtuzumab	501 Tinidazole
226 Genodeoxycholic acid	502 Tizanidine
227 Gliclazide	503 Tabramycin
228 Glimepiride	504 Tolfenamic acid
229 Glucagon	505 Topiramate
230 Glycopyrrolate	506 Topotecan hydrochloride
231 Glydiazinamide	507 Tramadolhydrochloride
232 Goserelin acetate	508 Tranexamic acid
233 Granisetron	509 Tranylcypromine, its salts
234 Guanethidine	510 Trazodone
235 Gugulipid	511 Tretinoin
236 Halogenated hydroxyquinolines	512 Trifluperazine
237 Haloperidol	513 Trifluperidol hydrochloride
238 Heparin	514 Triflusal
239 Hepatitis b. Vaccine	515 Trimetazidine dihydrochloride
240 Hyaluronidase	516 Trimipramine
241 Hydrocorisone 17-butyrate	517 Tripotassium dicitrate bismuthate
242 Hydrotalcite	518 Tromantadine hydrochloride
243 Hydroxizine	519 Urokinase
244 Ibuprofen	520 Valsartan
245 Idebenone	521 Vasopressin
246 Indapamide	522 Vecuronium bromide
247 Imipramine	523 Venlafaxine hydrochloride
248 Indinavir sulphate	524 Verapamil hydrochloride
249 Indomethacin	525 Verteporfin
250 Insulin human	526 Vincristine sulphate
251 Interferon	527 Vinblastine sulphate
252 Intravenous fat emulsion	528 Vindesine sulphate
253 Iobitridol	529 Vinorelbine tatrate
254 Iohexol	530 Xipamide
255 Iopamidol	531 Zidovudine hydrochloride
256 Iomeprol	532 Ziprasidone hydrochloride
257 Iopromide	533 Zoledronic acid
258 Irbesartan	534 Zolpidem
259 Irinotecan hydrochloride	535 Zopiclone
260 Iron preparation for parenteral use	536 Zuclopenthixol
261 Isepamicine	537 Etizolam
262 Isocarboxside	538 Alclometasone
263 Isoflurane	539 Beclomethasone
264 Isonicotnic acid hydrazine and other-hydragine derivatives of isonicotinic acid	540 Betamethasone
265 Isosorbide dinitrate/ mononitrate	541 Desonide
266 Isotretinoin	542 Desoximetasone
267 Isoxsuprine	543 Dexamethasone
268 Itopride	544 Diflorasone diacetate
269 [***]	545 Fluocinonide
270 Ketoconazole	546 Fluocinolone acetonide
271 Ketoprofen	547 Halobetasol propionate
272 Ketorolactromethamine	548 Halometasone
273 Labetalol hydrochloride	549 Methylprednisone
274 Lacidipine	550.Prednicarbate
275 Lamivudine	551 Triamcinolone acetonide
276 Lamotrigine	552 Acitretin

Note:
1 Preparations exempted under proviso to para 2 of Note to Schedule X shall also be covered by this Schedule.
2 The salts, esters, derivatives and preparations containing the above substances excluding those intended for topical or external use (except ophthalmic and ear / nose preparations con – taining antibiotics and/ or steroids or Hydroquinone) are also covered by this Schedule.
3 The inclusion of a substance in this Schedule does not imply or convey that the substance is exempted from the provisions of Rule 122A/122B.”

Question and Answer

Question: How many times a schedule h drug can be dispensed on the prescription of a RMP?
Answer: Only one time or as per described by RMP regarding refilling of prescription.

Question: Ibuprofen belongs to which Schedule?
Answer: Ibuprofen belong to schedule H.

Question: How many drugs are scheduled under Schedule H?
Answer: Schedule H has nearly 552 serial number of molecules but molecules have been omitted.

Question: which category of medicine should not be sold without rmp prescription
Answer: Schedule H, Schedule H1, Schedule G etc.

Question: What is Schedule H drug used for?
Answer: Schedule H drugs belong to different categories hence used for different different indications like antacid, analgesic, anti fungal, anti biotic and many others.

Question: Diazepam belongs to which schedule?
Answer: Diazepam belong to schedule H.