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The State Drug Store (SDS) pharmacist will perform the following activities:

Stock management refers to the activities undertaken to ensure sufficient stock of drugs/ items at all stocking points. It is facilitated through Ni-kshay Aushadhi.

The stock management process under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) includes the following activities:

1. Drug Inventory
2. Physical Stock Verification
3. Expiry Management

1) Drug Inventory:

Risk Population for TB Infection

Figure: High Risk Group population for TB Infection

This process is used to record drugs issued or dispatched to State Drug Stores (SDS), District Drug Stores (DDS), Tuberculosis Unit (TU) and Peripheral Health Institution (PHI) stores and other sources through Ni-kshay Aushadhi.

Drug request management