Quality Assurance of Drugs in NTEP is it ensure that, Each drug used by a patient is safe,

Procurement of good quality anti-Tuberculosis (TB) drugs and ensuring the quality of drugs till the consumption point is one of the prime objectives of National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP).

reports of testing, follow up action after report, repeat testing,

from where to pick, how many to pick, sent for testing/quarantine, recording, batch no to be recorded

explain with Flowchart what are the different steps involved in QA

Mechanism of QA, pre dispatch inspection and post-dispatch inspection,

Definition and significance

Based on the reports from Ni-kshay Aushadhi, the stock is supplied from SDS to the district drug store to its Tuberculosis Units (TUs) and then to the Peripheral Health Institutions (PHIs).

The following supplies are sent to the District Drug Store (DDS)/ TB Units (TUs):

1. Anti-TB drugs (first and second-line):

Drugs once received by the State Drug Store (SDS) are transported to the districts. The districts then transfer the drugs to the TUs which in turn supply them to the Peripheral Health Institutes (PHIs).

2. Diagnostic materials

The following diagnostic materials will be supplied by the SDS to the DDS and TUs:

Transportation in a supply chain refers to the movement of products from one location to another, which begins at the start of the supply chain as materials make their way to the warehouse and continue all the way to the end-user.