<p>Since the medicine, needed for treating H1N1 infection, will be sold as a “Schedule X” drug, the government has laid down strict criterion for its retail sale. Typically psychotropic drugs are sold as “Schedule X” drugs and a separate licence is required to sell them. Everyone involved in the medicine’s production and supply chain – manufacturers, distributors and retailers – have to submit monthly records of the number of tablets manufactured, distributed and sold, to the government. <br /><br />Only about 480 chemist shops will be able to sell Tamiflu from next week.</p>
<p>Since the medicine, needed for treating H1N1 infection, will be sold as a “Schedule X” drug, the government has laid down strict criterion for its retail sale. Typically psychotropic drugs are sold as “Schedule X” drugs and a separate licence is required to sell them. Everyone involved in the medicine’s production and supply chain – manufacturers, distributors and retailers – have to submit monthly records of the number of tablets manufactured, distributed and sold, to the government. <br /><br />Only about 480 chemist shops will be able to sell Tamiflu from next week.</p>