Government Medical Store Depots (GMSDs) & Central Medical Services Society (CMSS) are the primary stocking points for receipt of anti-TB drugs and other supplies from the suppliers and distribution to State Drug Stores (SDSs) across the country.

reporting the receipt in Niksahy Aushadhi, acknowledge desk

The State Drug Store (SDS) pharmacist should follow certain procedures after receipt of supplies.

Figure 1: Overview of procedures following receipt of supplies by a State Drug Store (SDS)

Visual Inspection :

6 Procedures to be followed

Process of Requesting Supplies in Ni-kshay Aushadhi

Depending upon the requirement of drugs and other supplies, the following two types of requests are generated through Ni-kshay Aushadhi:

1. Request for routine quarterly supplies

Explain the process of requesting supplies through Nikshay Aushadhi( both Qr and ADR)

An indent is an official order or requisition for medicine and supplies from a medical store and the process of requesting is called indenting.

Under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), online indenting of drugs and consumables is done using the Ni-kshay Aushadhi web portal.

There are different types of requests raised through Ni-kshay Aushadhi:

Define the process, periodic request/quarterly request, explain about addition drug requests

Inventory Management (IM) is a systematic approach to ordering, receiving, storing, issuing and reordering drugs and other commodities. IM is a critical element in supply chain management which ensures the availability of the right products in the right place at the right time.

Determination of drug stock status, review of adequacy of drug stock, correction of imbalances, replenishment of stock, request for drugs