LAYOUT OF A

By: Rahul MalikJanuary,2016

CONTENTS

Introduction

Layout of a Drug Store

Ideal Drug Store

Types of material Stocked

Introduction:

•Every hospital should have adrug store for the purposeof stocking and distributing the drugs and medicines to various department.

• Stores are sub- organisation in hospital where materials obtained are held in abeyance till inspected, approved and stocked.

Layout of a Store :

COLD STORAGE ISSSUE

RECEIPT

Racks

A B

TABLES FOR EMPLOYEES

Location Cde:•FSN – Fast moving, Slow moving, Non-Moving•HML – Heavy, Medium, Light Materials

MATERIAL PLACE

Fast Moving Near to the issue exitNon - moving Far from the exitHeavy BottomLight Top

Ideal Drug store:•Two entrances.

•Racks are used having partitions.

•Costly items are stored in closed bins.

•Located on the ground floor.

•Have fire extinguishers.

•Capsules, Tablets, liquid dosage form and Injections etc.•Antibodies, Vitamins(15 C-20 C)are stored in refrigerator.•POISONS are stored in separate closed rack.

•Alcohol containing preparations.

•Narcotics and psychotropic substances are stored under lock and key.

Types of Material Stocked:

Reference:Nand Pratibha, Khar R.K., A text Book of Hospital And Clinical Pharmacy, Twelfth Edition:2015Pg: 38 – 40,Birla publications.