A0

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.

Ni-kshay Aushadhi has a feature known as the District Dashboard which allows the users at the District Drug Stores (DDS) to monitor the performance of the district and the subordinate stores by creating autogenerated reports.

Ni-kshay Aushadhi portal has various dashboards at the state level.

Figure 1: Dashboard in State Login; Source: Ni-kshay Aushadhi Portal.

Various dashboards are:

1. Stock Reports

N-ikshay platform has a module for drug dispensation to patients. This feature is used for:

Ni-kshay Aushadhi is a web-based portal that deals with the management of stocks (anti-TB drugs, consumables and other commodities) across all the stocking points across the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), i.e., Government Medical Store Depot (GMSD), Central Medical Services Society (CMSS) warehouses, State Drug Stores (SDS), District Drug Stores (DDS), TB Units (TUs) including Peripheral Health Institutes (PHIs).

Lead time is defined as the time interval between the order generation for a product and its receipt/ availability for use.

Buffer stock refers to a reserve that is used in unforeseen emergencies. It is also known as strategic stock or safety stock.