Archive · 17 Dec 2025
NMC Orders Prescription Monitoring and Curriculum Updates
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has told all medical colleges and hospitals to check how doctors write prescriptions.
They want prescriptions to be clear and easy to read because unclear prescriptions can harm patients.
The NMC is making a special team in each hospital to watch over this.
This team will look at how prescriptions are written, find any mistakes, and suggest ways to fix them.
The NMC says this is important because the law says doctors must write prescriptions clearly.
The team will also teach doctors how to write better prescriptions.
The goal is to make sure all prescriptions follow the rules and keep patients safe.
Additionally, medical colleges must include the importance of writing clear prescriptions in their teaching.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all medical colleges to monitor prescription practices for clarity and safety.
A sub-committee under the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) will be formed in each institution to review and analyze prescription patterns.
The move follows a Punjab and Haryana High Court order stating that readable prescriptions are part of the right to health under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Medical colleges must include the importance of writing legible prescriptions in their curriculum.
Hospitals must ensure timely implementation of recommended measures and make records available to the NMC upon request.
- Who
- National Medical Commission (NMC)
- What
- Directed medical colleges to monitor prescription practices and update curricula on legible prescriptions
- When
- December 15, 2025
- Where
- All medical colleges and hospitals in India
- Why
- To ensure patient safety, reduce prescription errors, and comply with legal and ethical standards
- Issued By
- National Medical Commission (NMC)
- Date
- December 15, 2025
- Applicable Institutions
- All medical colleges and hospitals in India, including AIIMS, Army hospitals, and ESIC hospitals
- Legal Basis
- Punjab and Haryana High Court order on readable prescriptions as part of the right to health under Article 21
- Committee Responsibility
- Monitor prescriptions, identify deviations, and recommend corrective measures
- Compliance Deadline
- Immediate formation of sub-committees
- Regulatory Standards
- Prescriptions must be legible, with generic names in capital letters, and follow ethical guidelines
- Curriculum Update
- Inclusion of legible prescription writing in medical college curricula