Pharmacist/ Storekeeper (SDS)

Directions for collection of drug quantities for testing

Pre -Dispatch Inspection

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).

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.

Timely procurement and an uninterrupted supply of medicines and other consumables are important requirements for the successful implementation and sustainability of the programme. 

Box reconstitution means to unpack the prepared boxes into loose medicine. The loose medicine is then added back to the inventory of the store where reconstitution is done. Any box whether complete, incomplete, or modified can be reconstituted.

Under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), the return process is facilitated through the Ni-kshay Aushadhi. 

Return from the sub store to the parent store

• This is used to return drugs from the sub-store to the parent store, like from the Peripheral Health Institute (PHI) drug store to the Tuberculosis Unit (TU) drug store.

 Steps in Ni-kshay Aushadhi for returning from the sub store to the patient store