Drug procurement and management

Salhotra, V.S.

Journal of the Indian Medical Association 101(3): 175-176

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5847
PMID: 14603970
Document Number: 251198
A strong drug procurement and management system under the RNTCP is critical to programme success. Significant improvements in manufacturing, inspection, supply, storage and quality control practices and procedures have been achieved due to an intensive RNTCP network. Drugs used in RNTCP are rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, pyrazinamide and streptomycin. Patients of TB are categorised into I, II and III and each category has a different standarised treatment. Procurement, distribution system and quality assurance of drugs are narrated in brief in this article.

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