TY  - GEN
AU  - Khadka, prakash
TI  - Study on practice of storage and handling of medicines in community pharmacies in pokhara, Nepal
PY  - 2011///
KW  - Storage
KW  - Medicines
KW  - Community
KW  - Pharmacy
KW  - Nepal
N1  - Thesis Report
N2  - ABSTRACT:  Good storage and handling practices are that part of quality management system that  guarantees the quality of the pharmaceutical product through controlling various  activities related to storage and distribution operations procedures. Storage conditions in  the earlier stages of drugs manufacture receives attention but little work has been done in  community and retail pharmacy settings in Nepal. This survey was conducted to study the  current practice of storage and handling of medicines in community pharmacies in  Pokhara sub-metropolitan city and their compliance to the good pharmacy practice  guidelines. 85 community pharmacies were selected for the study using a checklist of 20  questions as per National Good Pharmacy Practice (NGPP) guidelines. Most of the  pharmacies had average score of 12 out of 20. It was found that the practice of initial  inspection of the medicines and handling of near expiry and expired medicines was  excellent. However, practice of appropriate temperature control and protection of  medicines from light, dust and humidity was not good with 25.9% of the pharmacies not  complying with the requirements. These results indicate that the medicines in those  pharmacies may be at risk of deteriorating quality. Only 24.7% of the pharmacies had  clear procedures for handling controlled drugs and keeping records of them while most of  them claimed not to store or dispense such drugs in their pharmacy. So it is important to  implement strict procedures and monitoring on controlled drugs to prevent them from  being misused. Therefore, it is necessary to implement the NGPP guidelines to monitor  the good pharmacy practice and good storage practices at community and retail pharmacy  settings.   

  Keywords: Storage, Medicines, Community, Pharmacy, Nepal
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