Inventory management of pharmaceuticals in authorized medical dental allowance lists.
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Authors
Aguigam, Elmer John A.
Subjects
Pharmaceuticals
Shelf-life
Drug stability
Authorized medical allowance list (AMAL)
Bar code
Shelf-life
Drug stability
Authorized medical allowance list (AMAL)
Bar code
Advisors
Gates, William R.
Kang, Keebom
Date of Issue
1991-12
Date
December 1991
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Pharmaceuticals stocked in authorized medical/dental allowance lists (AMAL/ADAL) have an ongoing problem of expiration. Due to short shelf-life, Prepositioned Was Reserve (PWR) pharmaceuticals inventory require constant monitoring to maintain medical support readiness. The problem associated with pharmaceuticals is the high cost of replacement and disposal. Numerous expired drugs were found in AMALs as a result of inaccurate inventory procedures. Current practices of the Medical Logistics Company were investigated and research was conducted for solutions on the program and a bar code system show potentially cost-effective measures to solve the shelf-life problem. The financial as well as the beneficial outcomes of increasing drug stability and implementing transactional inventory methods could help reduce the cost of shelf-life expiration.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
83 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
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Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.