To ensure smooth and timely distribution of anti-tuberculosis drugs within the state, store facilities at the district level in all the states are built as per the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) guidelines. These facilities under the programme are called District Drug stores (DDS).
Each state needs to have one fully operational State Drug Store (SDS) for every 5 crores of population.
In larger states/ difficult terrain, more than one SDS can be established as per National Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination Program (NTEP) guidelines.
It is responsible for effective management of medicines and other logistics and ensuring an uninterrupted supply of good quality 1st & 2nd line anti-TB medicines for adult and paediatric patients.
Structure and Human Resource
Under the National TB Elimination Programmme (NTEP), there are various stocking points at different levels which help in the storage and distribution of supplies to ensure their uninterrupted availability
Information Education and Communication (IEC) Materials
99 DOTS
99 DOTS is an IT-enabled ‘pill-in-hand’ adherence monitoring system implemented by the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) for all Drug-sensitive TB (DS-TB) patients on a daily regimen.
Mechanism of 99 DOTS
The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) laboratory network is composed of National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) at the national level, at the state level Intermediate Reference Laboratories (IRLs) and Culture & Drug Susceptibility Testing (C&DST) laboratories and at the peripheral level Designated Microscopy Centres (DMCs).
Each of these laboratories is responsible for performing various functions at its own levels.
Under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) a comprehensive supply management system is maintained through Ni-kshay Aushadhi wherein all the stocking points and implementing health facilities are required to update the stock utilisation, consumption, requirement and expiry on a near to real-time basis. The requirement of all items at all levels is then calculated based on the data reported.
Injectables under NTEP
National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) has established a robust supply chain management to ensure an uninterrupted supply of drugs and consumables across the country.
The drugs, diagnostic equipment, etc., are procured mainly through the central level and the states are granted permission to procure some consumables through the local state or district level while abiding by the NTEP guidelines.
1. Anti-TB Drugs
The various type of anti-TB drugs are classified as follows:
Ni-kshay Aushadhi allows the users to view a number of autogenerated reports.
Ni-kshay Aushadhi offers a utility-based broadcasting window that alerts the user about the management of event-based and job-based activities that need immediate attention.