CHAPTER 9

- Purchasing and Inventory ControlGroup 3

Dela Rosa, Angelica Nicole
Dela Rosa, Nicole Nibshian
Encinares, Danielle
Fernando, Andrea Louvien
Grau, Lyka Fae
Imperial, Ada Kate

PRODUCT
HANDLING
CONSIDERATIONS

THE ROLE OF A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

Assess and Evaluate a product

such
-

as:
checking the expiry date
color and clarity of items for standard purposes
broken seal

Conform that the receiving process was performed properly

Checks product label at the time a prescription or medication order is filled

Receives Pharmaceuticals
Accurately packs Pharmaceuticals and places them in their storage location
1st in a series of checks involve in an accurate dispensing process

THE ROLE OF A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

Supply medicines to patients, whether on prescription or over the counter

Assemble medicines for prescriptions

Provide information to patients and other healthcare professionals

Supervise other Pharmacy Staff

Table 12-1.

Defined Storage Temperatures and Humidity

Freezer

(-) 25 to (-) 10C

(-)13 to 14F

Cold (refrigerated)

2 to 8C

36 to 46F

Cool

8to 15C

46 to 59F

Room temperature

The temperature prevailing in a working area

Controlled room temperature

20to 25C

68 to 77F

Warm

30to 40 C

86 to 104F

Excessive heat

Any temperature above 40C (104F)

Dry place

A place that does not exceed 40% average relative humidity at

controlled room temperature or the equivalent water vapour pressure
at other temperatures.
Storage in a container validated to protect the article from moisture
vapor, including storage in bulk, is considered a dry place

THE ROLE OF A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

three main issues:

1. Look-alike/Sound-alike (LASA)products
- similar color, shape, size

2. Misleading Labels
- sometimes the company name or logo is emphasized on the label

instead of the drug name, concentration, or strength

3. Product Storage
- storing products that are similar in appearance adjacent to one

another can result in error if someone fails to read the label

MAINTAINING
AND

MANAGING
INVENTORY

Inventory Management System

organized approach designed to maintain just the

right amount of pharmaceutical products in the

pharmacy at all times

key goal: maximize inventory returns

Inventory Management System

Inventory turnover - way of measuring the productivity

of a pharmacys inventory use and the use of invested

capital

HIGH inventory turnover - product (capital) is sitting

unused on the shelf and is a signal of operational

ineciency

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

Order Book
PAR-LEVEl Systems
Pareto (ABC) Analysis
Economic Order Quantity
Just-In-Time Systems

(EOQ)

CARRYING COSTS
all costs associated with inventory investment plus

storage costs
includes: interest, insurance, taxes and storage

expenses

ORDER
BOOK

Order Book

want list or want book

simplest form of inventory control

simple order list

when pharmacists or pharmacy technicians identify a product

that needs to be reordered, they write the item in the order book

provides the least amount of organized control of inventory