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Good storage conditions and safe custody of drugs is important to ensure quality of drugs.

The process of receipt of drugs is completed through the Ni-kshay Aushadhi application. Once a consignment is dispatched to the receiving unit, the system will display following three options:

To preserve the quality of medicines, good storage practices should be in place at all levels, which requires that staff are appropriately trained and storage conditions adequate.

General Guidelines on Storage of Drugs

Mechanisms to improve TB stock management in central or peripheral drug stores are:

'Logistics' is the process of planning and implementing the efficient transportation and storage of supplies (drugs, consumables and other related items) from the point of origin to the point of consumption through a systematic mechanism.

The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) strives to ensure an uninterrupted supply of drugs, and stocking norms have been developed by the Central TB Division (CTD) to help achieve this goal.

The drug stocks equivalent to 10 months of consumption, shall be maintained with implementing states.

The table shows the quantity of reserve stocks at each level at the start of the quarter (considering the receipt from one higher level).