The National Medical Commission’s (NMC) fresh direction marks a great move toward nourishing answerability in India’s healthcare system. By asking medical colleges to set up Prescription Monitoring Committees (PMCs) and ordering the insertion of readable prescribing in the medical curriculum, the controller is addressing a long-disregard but vital issue—unsecure and odd prescriptions.
Unreadable handwriting and unbridled prescribing practices have often contributed to medication mistakes, patient harm, and growing distrust. Via PMCs, colleges are now expected to continuously review prescriptions, foster rational drug use, and ensure adherence to moral standards. This moves prescription oversight from being a theoretical guideline to an organized, institutional accountability.
Equally significant is the focus on medical education. By teaching students, the significance of clear, whole, and legible prescriptions prior in their training, the NMC aims to create a culture of patient security rather than enforce adherence later via penalties.
This direction reflects a shift from reactive control to preventive governance. If implemented constructively, it could lower mistakes, enhance transparency, and restore confidence in everyday medical practice—turning laws on paper into real shift at the patient’s bedside.
From Guidelines to Ground Reality: NMC’s Push for Prescription Accountability
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