Follow-up actions to forecasting of expiry of supplies

Follow-up actions to forecasting of expiry of supplies

Once the pharmacist has forecasted the supplies that may not be consumed within their expiry date, different scenarios may arise in order to manage these supplies efficiently. The scenarios are listed below:

Scenario 1: Supplies will not be consumed at a particular district but may be consumed in other districts of the same state

In this situation, the pharmacist should communicate the details of these supplies to the parent store and State TB Officer (STO). The STO upon receipt of the information will take following actions:

Issue to Sub-stores

After conducting requirement and utilization assessment of each district, STO will identify the needy district where the supplies can be transferred. Drug Transfer Advice (DTA) will be sent to both the stores by the STO.

Note: At least 5 months shelf life should remain before the drugs are diverted from one district to another district.

Other options

The STO can also explore the option of transferring such supplies to facilities outside of NTEP that can utilize these supplies. These facilities may include hospitals, dispensaries, or other facilities within the general health system.

Scenario 2: Supplies may not be consumed by any facility within the state

In this situation information about these supplies should be sent to the Central TB division and the STO with a request to divert these drugs to places where they can be utilized. CTD upon receipt of the information will take following actions:

Transfer to other states

On receipt of requests for diversion, CTD shall identify the States which can utilize these supplies within the given shelf-life. Drug Transfer Advice (DTA) will be sent by CTD to both the States for diversion of drugs.

Resources

Standard Operating Procedure Manual Procurement & Supply Chain Management, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India 2018

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