Karnataka launched India’s first integrated digital portal to monitor Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) medicines and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) drug sales.
The system was introduced by the State Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) for real-time drug quality surveillance.
Once a medicine batch is declared NSQ, the portal automatically blocks its sale across the supply chain.
Retailers selling NDPS drugs must upload patient, doctor and prescription details before dispensing medicines.
The portal also tracks stock availability, medicine recalls, and suspicious prescription patterns to improve transparency and patient safety.