Archive · 20 Sep 2025
Haryana Mandates Bold Prescriptions Following Court Ruling
Imagine doctors' handwriting is so messy, it can be hard to understand what medicine they want you to take!
To fix this, Haryana is making all doctors write their prescriptions in big, clear letters or in bold.
This new rule helps patients because it makes it easier for the pharmacist to read the instructions and give the right medicine.
A court also said that it's everyone's right to get prescriptions that are easy to understand.
Workshops and digital prescriptions are also coming to make sure everyone follows the new rules.
Haryana's DGHS issued a directive for legible prescriptions.
Prescriptions must be in capital or bold letters.
The order affects all registered medical practitioners.
Pharmacies will reject illegible prescriptions.
The move is in response to a High Court ruling on Right to Health.
- Who
- Haryana Health Department and medical practitioners
- What
- Mandating prescriptions be written in capital or bold letters.
- When
- Effective immediately.
- Where
- Haryana
- Why
- To improve patient safety and reduce medication errors, as a response to a High Court ruling.
- Directive
- Mandates prescriptions in capital or bold letters
- Applicability
- All registered medical practitioners in Haryana
- Enforcement
- Pharmacies to reject non-compliant prescriptions
- Reason
- Improve patient safety, reduce medication errors
- Court Ruling
- Legible prescriptions are a Right to Health