manual on management of drugs

the orders with the SPC before the expiry of January of next year (year 2).
These orders are scheduled to be supplied during year 3.
As mentioned above, institutional estimates for year 2 are cumulated during the
period from November (year 1) to January (year 2) to form the national
requirement of drugs which would lead to;
Forecasting and placing orders with SPC for year 3.
Identification of additional requirement for year 2 and place
supplementary orders with SPC.
Distribution of year 2 requirements of the institutions.
In addition to the above functions, MSD also orders and supplies the annual
requirements of surgical dressings, radio pharmaceuticals, X-ray films and
chemicals, surgical consumables, surgical non-consumables, laboratory
chemicals & glassware, dental consumables and dental non-consumables on
indents through the SPC. Medical gases are purchased by institutions directly
from medical gas suppliers.
Printed forms and counterfoil books are also distributed by the MSD. The
supplier is the Government Printing Department.
Director, MSD and his staff periodically visit and monitor the activities in
relation to drug management in the respective provinces / institutions.
4. Drug Therapeutic Committees (Drug Review Committees) form a very
useful forum for the monitoring of efficient management of drugs. The forum
allows for decision-making by consensus among representatives of different
units involved in the management of drugs. It is, therefore essential that Drug
Therapeutic Committees at:
a) National Level
b) Provincial Level
c) Regional Level and
d) Institutional level
are established and that they functions regularly.
(a)National Drug Therapeutic Committee (Drug Review Committee)
A National Drug Therapeutic Committee should be established at the
Office of DGHS.
The recommended membership for this committee is:
Director General of Health Service- Chairman.
Deputy Director General (Laboratory Services)
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