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The drugs and consumables procured by Central TB Division (CTD) are issued to States through Central Medical Services Society (CMSS) warehouses/ Government Medical Store Depots (GMSD). Drug requirements, consumption and stock positions, both at State and district levels are monitored at Central TB Division through the reports available in Ni-kshay Aushadhi.
In addition to the Central and State supplies, stores might receive supplies from third party in the form of donations. The process of recording this receipt in Ni-kshay Aushadhi is described below
Process overview:
It is one of the processes employed for receipt of supplies in case of transfer from another State Drug Store (SDS) in Ni-kshay Aushadhi.
Process Overview
Figure 1: Overview of process of receipt of supplies for SDS from other states
Stepwise process
Government Medical Store Depots (GMSDs) & Central Medical Services Society (CMSS) are the primary stocking points for receipt of anti-TB drugs and other supplies from the suppliers and distribution to State Drug Stores (SDSs) across the country.
The State Drug Store (SDS) pharmacist should follow certain procedures after receipt of supplies.
Figure 1: Overview of procedures following receipt of supplies by a State Drug Store (SDS)
Visual Inspection :
An indent is an official order or requisition for medicine and supplies from a medical store and the process of requesting is called indenting.
Under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), online indenting of drugs and consumables is done using the Ni-kshay Aushadhi web portal.
There are different types of requests raised through Ni-kshay Aushadhi:
Inventory Management (IM) is a systematic approach to ordering, receiving, storing, issuing and reordering drugs and other commodities. IM is a critical element in supply chain management which ensures the availability of the right products in the right place at the right time.
Ensuring adherence to correct treatment is crucial in the outcome of tuberculosis and hence it is essential to develop a patient-centred approach to treatment administration.
Pharmacists remain the first and only health care provider that patients utilize.
Every Tuberculosis Unit (TU)/ Peripheral Health Institution (PHI) store has a pharmacist who ensures proper supply chain management of anti-TB drugs and other supplies at the TU and PHI level. TU/PHI pharmacist performs the following functions: