Union Health Ministry Brings Pregabalin Under Schedule H1 to Strengthen Regulation and Prevent Misuse

• Pregabalin, a prescription drug for chronic pain, neuropathies, fibromyalgia and neurological conditions, has been moved from Schedule H to the stricter Schedule H1 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
• Relevant for UPSC: intersection of drug regulation (GS-II), public health / substance abuse (GS-II & GS-III) and federal implementation of central health laws.