New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The National Medical Commission (NMC) has instructed all medical colleges to set up sub-committees for monitoring prescription practices and also include in the curriculum the importance of writing legible and clear prescriptions.
In a communication sent on December 15 to secretaries and principal secretaries of health department of all states and Union territories and directors and deans of all medical institutions under it, the NMC said that the directive is based on the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued on August 27.
According to the court orders, the NMC is required to ensure the inclusion and reinforcement of the importance of legible and clear handwriting in medical prescriptions in the curricu...