Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 21 -- State Government will submit proposal to Centre: Health Minister

Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has announced that the State Government will submit a proposal to the Centre to make QR codes mandatory on medicine packets, enabling visually impaired persons and others to access essential drug information independently.

Speaking at a roundtable organised at JSS Pharmacy College's Sri Rajendra Hall in collaboration with JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) and Export Japan, the Minister said, printing QR codes containing drug details on medicine packs would be a major step towards inclusive healthcare.

The Minister noted that Japan has implemented QR code technology on medicine packs, allowing...