Timely procurement and an uninterrupted supply of medicines and other consumables are important requirements for the successful implementation and sustainability of the programme. 

Supply from TU to PHI

Also include that states may hire agency for transportation and distribution of supplies from SDS to DDS and TU-stores

Storage condition during transport- Security, packaging, labellings, RFID/barcode scannig, Safe handling of packages

Modes- courier, postal, govt vehicle. - Transport services(Agency), Rail-

Box reconstitution means to unpack the prepared boxes into loose medicine. The loose medicine is then added back to the inventory of the store where reconstitution is done. Any box whether complete, incomplete, or modified can be reconstituted.

Under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), the return process is facilitated through the Ni-kshay Aushadhi. 

Return from the sub store to the parent store

• This is used to return drugs from the sub-store to the parent store, like from the Peripheral Health Institute (PHI) drug store to the Tuberculosis Unit (TU) drug store.

 Steps in Ni-kshay Aushadhi for returning from the sub store to the patient store

Recording reconstitution in Nikshay Aushadhi

Return

Process of return of drugs in Nikshay Aushadhi- Two steps- Return from the patient and return to parent store