1. The drugs shall be purchased only from a dealer or a manufacturer licensed under these rules, and records of such purchases showing the names and quantities of such drugs, together with their batch numbers and names and addresses of the manufacturers shall be maintained. Such records shall be open to inspection by an Inspector appointed under the Act, who may, if necessary, make enquiries about purchases of the drugs and may also take samples for test.

2. In the case of medicine containing a substance specified in [Schedule G, H or X] the following additional conditions shall be complied with:—

- The medicine shall be labelled with the name and address of the registered medical practitioner by whom it is supplied;

- If the medicine is for external application, it shall be labelled with the words "For external use only" or, if it is for internal use with the dose;

- the name of the medicine or ingredients of the preparation and the quantities thereof, the dose prescribed, the name of the patient and the date of supply and the name of the person who gave the prescription shall be entered at the time of supply in register to be maintained for the purpose;

- the entry in the register shall be given a number and that number shall be entered on the label of the container;

- the register and the prescription, if any, on which the medicines are issued shall be preserved for not less than two years from the date of the last entry in the register or the date of the prescription, as the case may be. 8. 31st March 2024 : SAVA Delhi FREE CPD on Canine Atopy, Feline Dermatology, Feline Anemia & Cat Handling - Speaker : DR. K. Vinod Kumar

3.The drug will be stored under proper storage conditions as directed on the label.

4. No drug shall be supplied or dispensed after the date of expiration of potency recorded on its container, label or wrapper or in violation of any statement or direction recorded on such container, label or wrapper.

5. 5. Drugs supplied by a registered medical practitioner to his own patient or any drug specified in Schedule C supplied by a registered medical practitioner at the request of another such practitioner if it is specially prepared with reference to the condition and for the use of an individual patient provided the registered medical practitioner is not (a) keeping an open shop or (b) selling across the counter or (c) engaged in the importation, manufacture, distribution or sale of drugs in India to a degree which render him liable to the provisions of Chapter IV of the Act and the rules thereunder.