Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health ...
Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health ...
Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health ...
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ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT OF ESSENTIAL MEDICINESMedical stores must have a system <strong>for</strong> classifying or organizingmedicines, <strong>and</strong> must ensure that all employees know <strong>the</strong>system being used.Some common systems <strong>for</strong> arrangingmedicines include—Alphabetical order by generic name: Often seen in bothlarge <strong>and</strong> small facilities. When using this system, <strong>the</strong> labelingmust be changed when <strong>the</strong> <strong>Essential</strong> <strong>Medicines</strong> List is revisedor updated.Therapeutic or pharmacologic category: Most useful insmall storerooms or dispensaries where <strong>the</strong> storekeeper is veryknowledgeable about pharmacology.Dosage <strong>for</strong>m: <strong>Medicines</strong> come in different <strong>for</strong>ms, such astablets, syrups, injectables, <strong>and</strong> external use products such asointments <strong>and</strong> creams. In this system, medicines are categorizedaccording to <strong>the</strong>ir dosage <strong>for</strong>m. Within <strong>the</strong> area <strong>for</strong> each<strong>for</strong>m, a fixed, f luid, or semi-f luid system is used to storeitems. Any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r methods <strong>of</strong> categorizing can be usedto organize <strong>the</strong> items more precisely.20
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