manual on management of drugs

CHAPTER 3
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE
STATE SECTOR DRUG MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
1. In order to ensure that all drugs required by the institutions are available
in required quantities at all times to serve the needs of the patients,
Medical Supplies Division (MSD) of the Ministry of Health follows a
management cycle, the major activities of which are depicted in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Management cycle of pharmaceuticals
2. To support implementation of these activities, an organizational framework
exists within the Ministry of Health, that comprises of the,
a) CDDA (Office of D/MT&S) for registration of drugs.
The main functions of the MT &S are detailed in Annexure 1.
b) The Medical Supplies Division at the central level for estimation,
storage, distribution and monitoring of drugs.
The main functions of the MSD are detailed in Annexure I1.
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