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Pharmacy bill › Schedule H and H1
Selling Schedule H, H1 and X medicines
Most prescription medicines fall in Schedule H. A smaller group, Schedule H1, needs a separate register. Here is what each means at the counter.
Schedule H
Schedule H medicines (many antibiotics, blood pressure and diabetes medicines, and others) may be sold by retail only on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner. Their packs carry the Rx symbol and a warning. At the counter:
- see the prescription,
- write the doctor’s name and the patient’s details on the bill,
- record the batch, manufacturer and expiry.
Mark the line Schedule H in the maker. It will not save without the doctor’s name, and the bill prints: "Schedule H drug. To be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only."
Schedule H1
Schedule H1 covers certain antibiotics, anti-TB medicines and habit-forming drugs. Their sale must also be entered in a separate Schedule H1 register showing the prescriber’s name and address, the patient’s name, the medicine and the quantity supplied. The register is kept for three years and shown to the drugs inspector when asked (Rule 65 of the Drugs Rules, 1945).
In the maker, mark the line Schedule H1. The patient’s name, the doctor and the batch become required. Press Download Schedule H1 register (CSV) to get every H1 sale from your saved bills as a spreadsheet you can print and file, or open in Excel.
Schedule X
Schedule X medicines (certain narcotic and psychotropic drugs) have the strictest rules: a special licence, a prescription in duplicate with the copy kept by the chemist, and separate records. Mark such lines Schedule X; the bill notes that the prescription copy is retained. Follow your licence conditions exactly; the maker’s bill is only one part of the record.
Good practice
- Save each medicine once with its schedule. Next time the schedule comes with the suggestion.
- Download the H1 register every month and file it with the prescriptions.
- Keep a backup of your bills (My data › Save a backup file). GST law also asks registered businesses to keep records for 72 months.