Drug supply Management
phar 4144
,Why worry about medicines
• To clinicians facing the sick and injured on a daily basis the importance
medicines is obvious.
Medicines save lives and improve health.
Medicines promote trust and participation in health services
Medicines are costly
Medicines are different from other consumer products
Substantive improvements in the supply and use of medicines are possible
, Pharmaceuticals need to be managed properly because;
Access to medicines is a fundamental human right.
Medicines are part of the link between the patient and health services
The issue of medicine is not the responsibility of only health workers.
has political, economic and social dimensions.
Poor medicine management obstructs access to medicines; results in
wastage and health hazard
, What is management?
• A set of activities directed at the efficient and effective utilization of resour
the pursuit of one or more goals.
• Working with human, financial, and physical resources to achieve organizati
objectives by performing the planning, organizing, directing and controlling
functions.
A problem solving process of effectively achieving
organizational objectives through the efficient use
of scarce resources.
phar 4144
,Why worry about medicines
• To clinicians facing the sick and injured on a daily basis the importance
medicines is obvious.
Medicines save lives and improve health.
Medicines promote trust and participation in health services
Medicines are costly
Medicines are different from other consumer products
Substantive improvements in the supply and use of medicines are possible
, Pharmaceuticals need to be managed properly because;
Access to medicines is a fundamental human right.
Medicines are part of the link between the patient and health services
The issue of medicine is not the responsibility of only health workers.
has political, economic and social dimensions.
Poor medicine management obstructs access to medicines; results in
wastage and health hazard
, What is management?
• A set of activities directed at the efficient and effective utilization of resour
the pursuit of one or more goals.
• Working with human, financial, and physical resources to achieve organizati
objectives by performing the planning, organizing, directing and controlling
functions.
A problem solving process of effectively achieving
organizational objectives through the efficient use
of scarce resources.
