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Overview of Expiry management of supplies
Learning Objectivesmeaning, purpose, what are the supplies that get expired with respect to Lab, drugs, etc; Shelf life of Anti-TB Drugs
Meaning and Purpose of Expiry Management
To ensure timely consumption of supplies, the Pharmacist/storekeeper is expected to keep a track of the expiry dates of the drugs and other commodities held in stores. Expiry date reflects the period after which a drug or any other product is known to lose its strength, quality and purity and the time-period ranging from the manufacturing date to the expiry date is referred to as the Shelf-life. The processes involved in ensuring that the supplies are utilized within their shelf life without any wastage is known as the “Expiry Management”.
Supplies that get expired:
Under NTEP following supplies come with an expiry date and must be utilized within their shelf life
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S.No. |
Supply |
Expiry date/shelf-life |
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1 |
Anti-TB drugs |
2-5 years from the date of manufacturing |
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2 |
Xpert MTB/RIF Cartridges |
2 years from the date of manufacturing |
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3 |
TrueNat MTB chips |
2 years from the date of manufacturing |
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4 |
TrueNat MTB-RIF Chips |
2 years from the date of manufacturing |
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What does expiry management ensure? |
Timely utilisation of drugs before losing its efficacy. |
Reduction in wastage of drugs and lab consumables. |
Redirecting drugs to different treatment centres for utilisation before expiry. |
All of the above |
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Yes |
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