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Doctors and medical regulators in Telangana have called for an end to illegible handwritten medical prescriptions, warning that unclear handwriting can put patients’ lives at risk.

Experts, including senior neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar, said that many patients are given the wrong medicines or incorrect doses because pharmacists misread doctors’ handwriting. To prevent such errors, doctors are being urged to type or print their prescriptions instead of writing them by hand.

The Telangana Medical Council and the Indian Medical Association have also supported the move toward digital prescriptions. They believe that electronic prescribing will make treatments safer, improve record-keeping, and help identify qualified doctors more easily.

Health authorities added that pharmacists should refuse unclear prescriptions that violate professional guidelines. The government and medical bodies are now working on a plan to make e-prescriptions mandatory across hospitals and clinics within the next two years.