manual on management of drugs

3.2 Establishment of Board of Survey
The Board of Survey is establishing for disposal of unusable stocks of
equipment, pharmaceuticals and other items, under FR 756. On the
recommendation of the Board approval for disposal / sale, is granted by
director (stock verification).
The Board consist of 1 to 4 of the following officers and specialty officer as
relevant to the item/ items concerned, which comes under 5 to 8 of the
following.
1. Head of the Institution –Chairman
2. Accountant- Member
3. Hospital Secretary/ Administrative officer- Member
4. Director (Finance) / Nominee–Member
5. Director Biomedical Engineering /Nominee–Member
6. Director- MSD /Nominee–Member
7. Director Building –Ministry of Health / Nominee–Member
In case of drugs withdrawn due to quality failure the respective head of the
institutions/ RMSD should inform the quantity so withdrawn to D/MSD as per
instructions given in circular.WMS-02/66/2007 (Annexure xviii)
04. Reporting of disposal
4.1 All drugs disposed of should be reported as indicated below using the
quarterly return form (annexure xix) – to
(a). Directors of TH and other institutions under the line ministry of
health should send this return to D/MSD
(b). All provisional institutions should send this report to respective
provincial director.
(c).Provincial Director should forward a consolidated return to D/M.SD
(d).D/M.S.D. in turn should submit a consolidated report to DGHS
5. Disposal
5.1 Every possible step should be taken to dispose of the condemned
medical supplies to ensure that they cannot be reused or does not cause
environmental problems.
5.2. The best way to destroy them is by incineration.
5.3. Tablets, capsules can be buried in a pit, minimum of 5 to10 feet deep
from the ground level, minimum of 50 feet away from any water resource,
in a suitable land which does not cause environmental pollution. Vials and
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