Inventory Management of CBNAAT Cartridges and Truenat Chips

The inventory of Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT) cartridges and Truenat chips supplied by the centre or procured by the states/ districts should be managed through Nikshay Aushadhi (see the figure below).

Figure: Inventory Management of NAAT Cartridges/ Chips in Nikshay Aushadhi Portal; Source: Guidelines for PMDT, India, 2021, p142.

Abbr: NAAT: Nucleic Acid Amplification Test; MUR: Monthly Utilisation Report; QUR: Quarterly Utilisation Report; CTD: Central TB Division

• The storekeeper of the State Drug Store (SDS)/ District Drug Store (DDS) must enter the stock of cartridges/ Truenat as received from a third party.
• The storekeeper of SDS/ DDS will issue the cartridges/ chips to the NAAT site which in turn would acknowledge the receipt in a hardcopy as well as through Nikshay Aushadhi, especially after checking the quantity, date of manufacture and expiry along with the batch number.
• Each NAAT site needs to maintain sufficient stock to prevent stock out or overstocking of the cartridges/ chips for uninterrupted diagnostic services.
• The NAAT site incharge will send the Monthly Utilisation Report (MUR) to the SDS/ DDS.
• The SDS will share the Quarterly Utilisation Report (QUR) with the central level through Nikshay Aushadhi.

Resources

• Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in India, March 2021.
• Standard Operating Procedure Manual - Procurement & Supply Chain Management, MOHFW, GOI.

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