Drug Act to be amended, chemists acommodated

DRAFT NOTE drops psychotropic medicines from FORM 6

ychotropic drugs category, the government has decided to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.  According to a draft notification prepared by the finance ministry, a new sub-rule will be added to Rule 67 of the NDPS Act, exempting the wholesaler-retailer trade from the mandatory consignment note.  The notification says,