The Uttarakhand health department has directed doctors to issue prescriptions for generic medicine in triplicate, in line with standard practice in western countries. The state became the first in the country to implement the system.
Under triplicate prescription system, the physician will keep a copy of the prescription with him and the remaining two copies will be given to the patient and pharmacist. Those who wish to prescribe non-generic medicine need to seek permission from a senior doctor and mention the reason behind prescribing them. Also, during audit these prescriptions would be presented to the expert team for scrutiny.
According to officials of the health department, Uttarakhand will be the first state in the country to implement the system. Orders were given for this in Tamil Nadu but never implemented.
(Reference: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/uttarakhand-doctors-to-be-first-in-india-to-issue-3-copies-of-prescriptions/articleshow/58471800.cms)