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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 :

Process of Requesting Supplies in Ni-kshay Aushadhi

Depending upon the requirement of drugs and other supplies, the following two types of requests are generated through Ni-kshay Aushadhi:

1. Request for routine quarterly supplies

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:

The District Drug Store (DDS) pharmacist is responsible for managing the supply chain of all drugs and commodities at the district level under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP).

The DDS Pharmacist is involved in the following activities:

Figure: Role of District Drug Store (DDS) Pharmacist in National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)