PPT Storing of Medicines.pptx

PPT Storing of Medicines.pptx

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  STORINGOF MEDICINES Dipak Halder Pharmacist WestBengal, India
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  NAnA INTRODUCTION :  Medicines& consumables received & accepted by pharmacy shall be taken up for storage at the respective areas.  All freshly accepted medicines & consumables shall be allocated.  All movements of medicines & consumables( entry & exit) shall be immediately updated in the computerized ledger.
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  NAnA  Maintaining properstorage conditions for health commodities is vital to ensuring their quality.  Product expiration date are based on ideal storage conditions and protecting product quality until their expiration is important for serving customer and conserving resource .  Storage & prevention of medicines & consumables shall be in order & easy-to-indentify manner so that easy retrieval is facilitated.  All medicines & consumables are kept at designated place; as categories then alphabetically.
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  1.Proper Drug Storage 2.StorageEnvironment 3.Arrangement of Drugs on Shelves 4.The Storeroom 5.The Dispensary drug storage steps :
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  proper Drug storage: Drugsare stored in a specially designed secure area of the building in order to :  Avoid Contamination and deterioration.  Avoid disfiguration of tablet.  Maintain integrity of packaging and so guarantee quality and potency of drug during shelf life.  prevent or reduce pilferage, theft and losses.  Prevent infestation of pests and vermin.
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   The storageshould not hinder the cleaning and should have sufficient space for movement of stocks and handling.  Products are to be stored in manner that prevents damage due to excessive vertical stacks heights.  Store the products as per storage condition (As per label).  Monitor and record the temperature of storage area on daily basis.
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  STORAGE ENVIRONMENT : Thestorage environment should posses the following :  Adequate temperature : i) In a Deep Freeze : -15ᵒC ii) In a refrigerator : 2ᵒC-8ᵒC iii) Room temperature : 15ᵒC-25ᵒC  Sufficient lightening.  Clean condition.  Humidity control.
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   cold storagefacilities.  Adequate shelving to ensure integrity of the stored drugs.
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  Storage PREMISES : The storage area must free from unsanitary condition (Ex-Rodents, insects, birds and litter etc.)  The floor of warehouse should be made of hard floor and must be good state of repair.  The floors are kept clean and free of trash, dirt, seepage water and drain water etc.  The area used for storage of IV fluids should have adequate space and to prevent exposure to direct sunlight.
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   Secured areaavailability for damage, rejected and expired goods.  Ensure adequate pest control programme in place.  The pest shall cover treatment for termite and rodents.
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  Arrange of drugON SHELVES :  Shelves should be made of steel or treated wood.  Shelves should be strong.  All medicines & consumables are arranged at designated place; as categories then alphabetically.  Sufficient empty space should demarcate one drug or dosage form from another.  Most recently received drugs are placed behind old stock on the shelf except where new drugs have shorter expiration dates.
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   Put drugsin a dry place protected from light and heat.  Store liquid on the lowest shelf.  The store must be cleaned daily and mopped at least once a week.
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  THE STOREROOM:  Awell-arranged store enables easy identification of drugs and saves time when picking a drug from the shelves.  This helps remove drugs quickly and makes for easy inventory control.  The rule of FIRST EXPIRY FIRST OUT (FEFO) should be applied always.  To have access to drugs with shorter expiration dates first, put these in front of the shelves and with longer expiration dates should be placed behind those with shorter date.
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  STORAGEOF CONTROLLEDdrug:  Allcontrolled drugs (Narcotics & psychotropic) should be stored only in the approved cabinets.  The Cabinet should be double locked container.  The keys of the cabinet must be in possession of authorised person.
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  Storageof high-alert andemgdrugs:  All high-alert and emergency drugs are stored at designated place.  All injection dosage form of high-alert & emergency drugs are stored by alphabetically except fridge items and tablet dosage form with stickering of HIGH-ALERT, EMERGENCY and LASA.  All Tablet of high-alert and emg drugs are stored in tablet store box by stickering of HIGH-ALERT, EMERGENCY and LASA.  Also same as fridge items.
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  THE DISPENSARY:  Clearafter each use tablet counters.  Don’t arrange drugs on the dispensary counters.
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  STORAGE,MAINTAINANCE& SECURITY:  Alldrugs, including sample, should be maintained separate from non-medications in a locked cabinets which is sufficiently secure to deny access to unauthorised persons.  Key should be available only authorised personnel who are assigned medication-related responsibility.  Store Look-alike & Sound-alike drugs separately.  Store medication that are “ for external use only’’ separate from medication intended “for internal use’’.