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Role of TU Pharmacists/PHI Pharmacist
Learning ObjectivesRole of TU Pharmacists/PHI Pharmacist
Every Tuberculosis Unit (TU)/ Peripheral Health Institution (PHI) store has a pharmacist who ensures proper supply chain management of anti-TB drugs and other supplies at the TU and PHI level. TU/PHI pharmacist performs the following functions:
Figure 1: Role of Tuberculosis Unit (TU)/Peripheral Health Institution (PHI) Pharmacist
- Receipt of supplies: The pharmacist of the TU/PHI will receive supplies from District Drug Store (DDS) and maintain records relevant to this activity.
- Issues / dispatches by TU/PHI store: The pharmacist of the TU/PHI will issue supplies under the following circumstances:
- Routine monthly supplies to PHIs
- Supplies to PHIs against Additional Drug Requests (ADR)
- Routine supply of CBNAAT cartridges and Truenat chips to the NAAT labs.
- Routine supplies to the private health facilities mapped with the PHI stores
- Supply of medicines to the patients
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Prepare stock statements: The TU/PHI Pharmacist will prepare a Monthly Stock Statement (MSS) at the last day of each calendar month.
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Data entry and record maintenance: The pharmacist of the TU/PHI will maintain records in the Bin cards (BC) and Stock registers (SR). The pharmacist will also make relevant entries in Ni-kshay Aushadhi.
Resources
Standard Operating Procedure Manual Procurement & Supply Chain Management, Central TB Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Government of India.
Assessment
Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 | Correct answer | Correct explanation | Page id | Part of Pre-test | Part of Post-test |
What is the role of TU pharmacist | Receipt and dispatch of supplies | Prepare stock statements | Data entry and record maintenance | All the above | All the above | As per the SOP manual by CTD, all of the above-mentioned roles should be fulfilled by the TU pharmacist |
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