Procurement and stock management

20 January 2014 Sandrine von Grünigen

Introduction

Good drug management within a hospital is essential to ensure access to and availability of quality medicines at affordable prices. Each step in the cycle must be managed efficiently to provide quality pharmaceutical services that ensure patient safety. 

  

Learning objectives

At the end of this module you will be able to:

  • Describe the different steps of the drug management cycle (selection - procurement - storage - distribution - monitoring of use)
  • Discuss their challenges and interconnection

Authors

Sandrine
Sandrine von Grünigen,  Pharmacist,  Pharm-Ed project Manager

Laura Di Trapani,  Pharmacist

Reviewers

  • Prof. Pascal Bonnabry, Chief-Pharmacist Geneva University Hospitals

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