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Storage norms

To preserve the quality of medicines, good storage practices should be in place at all levels, which requires that staff are appropriately trained and storage conditions adequate.

 

General Guidelines on Storage of Drugs

 

Mechanisms to improve TB stock management in central or peripheral drug stores are:

Logistics

'Logistics' is the process of planning and implementing the efficient transportation and storage of supplies (drugs, consumables and other related items) from the point of origin to the point of consumption through a systematic mechanism.

 

Stocking Norms

The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) strives to ensure an uninterrupted supply of drugs, and stocking norms have been developed by the Central TB Division (CTD) to help achieve this goal.

The drug stocks equivalent to 10 months of consumption, shall be maintained with implementing states.

The table shows the quantity of reserve stocks at each level at the start of the quarter (considering the receipt from one higher level).

Process flow for SCM

Regular, accurate information on consumption, drug stock and supplies at the Peripheral Health Institute (PHI), Tuberculosis Units (TUs), districts and state levels are essential for timely drug stock indenting and distribution at all levels.

Drug distribution flow

Under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), the anti-TB drugs are procured at the centre level by the Central TB Division (CTD), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and supplied to the central warehouses.

From the central level warehouses, the drugs are supplied to different State Drug Stores (SDS) and further distributed to District Drug Stores (DDS) and sub-district level (TB Unit (TU) Store and Peripheral Health Institute (PHI)).

This movement of drug flow is monitored in real-time through Ni-kshay Aushadhi.

 

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