Free Prescription Template for Doctors in India

How to use this prescription template

The sheet on this page is a format, not a prescription. Fill it in, read the preview, then print it or save a PDF. Signing, and deciding whether a medicine may be prescribed, happens outside this tool.

1. Enter the doctor’s details. Name, qualifications, registration number and the council that issued it, then the clinic name, address and phone. The registration number is its own field so it prints on its own, not buried in a qualifications line.
2. Enter the patient’s details. Name, age and sex, and the date. Address and weight are optional. Weight is there for doses that depend on it, especially in children.
3. Add each medicine. Put the generic name and strength in the first box, and a brand only if you want one. Frequency, duration and timing stay separate so the printed line is readable. Shorthand such as 1-0-1 is familiar in many Indian clinics, but it is not one national standard. The prescription abbreviations page explains the common codes. This template will not convert shorthand into a schedule for you.
4. Add advice and follow-up, then read the preview before you print. On a phone the preview sits under the fields.
5. Print or save a PDF. The page is laid out for A4. In the print dialog, choose Save as PDF for a file, or a printer for paper. Sign and stamp the printed copy yourself. A file from this page is not a signed prescription.
6. Clear the fields before the next patient. Download blank template prints empty lines if you want a pad to fill by hand, and it does not wipe what you have already typed.

The National Medical Commission’s 2023 professional-conduct regulations, which included a generic-name rule, were published and then held in abeyance. This page does not treat generic-only prescribing as a current requirement. The generic-name field is there because it is useful, not because this tool is enforcing a rule.

Sources

• Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002, which the National Medical Commission adopted. These include the expectation that a physician’s registration particulars appear on prescriptions.
• Drugs Rules, 1945 (CDSCO), including Rule 65 on prescriptions for scheduled drugs, and the extra conditions for Schedule H, H1 and X.

This page is general information about a blank format. It is not a clinical review of any prescription, and it is not legal advice.