Karnataka unveils country's 1st digital tracking system using 2 platforms
Karnataka is shaking up how medicines are tracked with a brand-new digital system, first in the country!
Unveiled by Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, it works through two smart platforms. One instantly blocks substandard medicines and alerts wholesalers and distributors, with nearly 15,000 wholesalers already registered so bad drugs don't make it to shelves.
Around 450 drug samples are found every year to be NSQ. In 2025-26, medicines worth around ₹1.85 crore were recalled after being identified as substandard.
Karnataka mandates uploads for controlled medicines
The second platform keeps an eye on prescription drugs that can be abused: think other controlled substances.
Pharmacies now have to upload prescription details before selling these meds, making it way harder for anyone to game the system.
Food Safety and Drug Administration Commissioner Srinivas says Karnataka's model could become a template for wider adoption, making medicine safer everywhere.