Thank You , Justice J S Puri

 

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Thank You , Justice J S Puri

 

Context :

 Legible medical prescription a fundamental right, rules HC   .. 31  Aug  2025  … Hindustan Times

Extract :

Illegibility leads to ambiguity and confusion which can in turn take on a patient’s life or health… all medical prescriptions/diagnosis shall be written in capital letters till the time computerised/typed prescriptions are adopted: HC bench to Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh

The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that legible medical prescription and diagnosis is an integral part of right to health and is thus a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

While issuing a slew of directions to the Centre, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh administration, the single-judge bench of justice JS Puri has said that it is very surprising and shocking that in this era of technology and accessibility of computers, the notes on the medical history and on the prescriptions by the doctors are still written by hand and can’t be read by anybody except some doctors.

 

My Take :

 

Dear Hon Justice  J S Puriji :

[ dsjamb@hry.nic.in / highcourtchd@indianjudiciary.gov.in ]

 

 

A million thanks for taking cognizance of my following 10 YEARS old suggestion ( sent as email to our Cabinet Ministers / Chief Ministers / Policy Makers ) :

Ø  3 D - Digital Delivery of Drugs  ?  …………………………… 11 Oct 2015

Extract :

My Suggestions :

 

*  Govt to upload a Mobile App ( DISPENSER ? ) on Health Ministry web site

 

*  All doctors must download it , after proper registration / authentication

 

*  App will get embedded with full details of that doctor who uses it

 

*  Doctors to enter Patient Data in App  / then enter prescribed Drug Details

 

*  Doctor will SMS app data entered , to concerned patient's mobile

 

*  Patient will SMS entered app data to mobile of Chemist of his choice

 

*  Chemist will deliver the medicine to the patient with Bill Details in App

 

*  Every action / transaction on App , will get automatically emailed to web

    Servers of

 

       #  Health Ministry

 

       #  All India Medical Association

 

       #   All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists ( AIOCD )

 

       #   Drug Controller General of India

 

 

Advantages :

 

 

*   Jobs / business of Chemists / Druggists saved

 

*   Great convenience for patients / no need to visit Drug Store

 

*   No chance of Chemist " misinterpreting " doctor's handwriting !

 

*   Full History of

 

     #  Each Patient ( great benefit to Prescribing doctors )

 

     #  Each Drug    ( great benefit to Pharma Companies  )

 

     #  Each Chemist Shop  ( great benefit to Govt / AIOCD / Tax Dept )

 

     #  Each Doctor  ( great interest to All India Medical Association )

 

 

Of course , I have no answer for those who will oppose my suggestion by saying :

 

" What if either the Patient or the Doctor or the Chemist , does not have a Smart phone  ? "

 

 

My only answer :

 

For the benefit of millions , let us harness the Online Delivery technology

 

That is the only way  DIGITAL INDIA  can benefit the entire society

 

Solutions to all the problems of the World are known

 

Only Unknown are those dedicated persons determined to implement  !

 

 

With Regards,

Hemen Parekh

www.HemenParekh.ai  /  www.IndiaAGI.ai  /  www.My-Teacher.in / 31 Aug 2025