A
Establishing a centralised drug registry and dynamic trace-and-track system to eliminate spurious medicines.
B
Banning the import of all active pharmaceutical ingredients from foreign nations.
C
Replacing all physical prescriptions with mandatory paper-based ledger entries.
D
Handing over all drug manufacturing licences directly to the Ministry of Finance.
Correct answer: (a) Establishing a centralised drug registry and dynamic trace-and-track system to eliminate spurious medicines.
Explanation
Option A is correct because the NHRC recommended establishing a centralised drug registry and dynamic trace-and-track system to eliminate spurious medicines. Options B, C, and D introduce incorrect measures not mentioned in the text.
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