Following is the last chapter of the research conducted to discover management strategies to be used for minimizing the wastage occur while storing dried pharmaceuticals.
Accordingly quoted below the suggestions for management strategies appropriate to minimize pharmaceuticals to conclude this research report.
50% of the doctors and 52% of Workers were not agreed to the statement of dried pharmaceuticals stored are junk free. As such storing dried pharmaceuticals with junk weaken the quality of the pharmaceuticals.
Management strategy for this is to cancel the tenders for pharmaceuticals with junk.
More than 60% of doctors and 52% of workers have stated that wastage is occurred while in storage. Therefore, it deteriorates the quality of pharmaceuticals. Management strategy is, pharmaceuticals should be dried properly and store them when there is no steam in them.
5% of doctors firmly agreed that they received quality pharmaceuticals while 30% of doctors and 41% of workers did not agree to that. As such, it can be decided that not receiving quality goods weaken the quality of pharmaceuticals.
( 4.1.1., 4.1.3. diagram )
The strategy is to encourage the workers to find out the substance of rare pharmaceuticals and reasons behind not receiving quality pharmaceuticals.
Six doctors who participated in the research stated that mostly wasted drugs was phaseolus max and five doctors stated that it is malabar nuts. Accordingly it can be ascertained that phaseolus max and malabar nuts are the mostly wasted items.
Management strategy is these items should be properly dried and stored in order to avoid wastage.
It was agreed by 55% of doctors and 81% of workers that wastage occurs due to non availability of packing materials. Accordingly it can be ascertained that wastage caused due to non availability of packing materials and that reason affects quality of pharmaceuticals.
45% of doctors did not agree that pharmaceuticals are not categorized as leaves, nuts, roots and shale when storing and that affects quality of pharmaceuticals.
Management strategy for this is to supplying of packing materials in required quantities and instructing to store categorizing pharmaceuticals and in appropriate packs. According to 5 concept storing is not happening according to 45% of doctors and 64% of workers. As such, it can be ascertained that not storing according to concept 5 affect the quality of drugs. (4.2.1. 4.2.3. diagram)
Management strategy is to train workers and find out why storage is not done according to the 5 concept.
Dried quality Pharmaceuticals are not stored and not issuing before expiry dates from stores, majority of the doctors agreed that most of the wastage of pharmaceuticals occur due to destruction caused by the small creatures. Accordingly quality pharmaceuticals are not stored and keeping them in stores until expiry dates wastage of pharmaceuticals occurred. (4.2.2 chart)
Find out why pharmaceuticals are stored until expiry dates, instructing to keep pharmaceuticals in necessary quantities, making arrangements to exchange Pharmaceutical produces with other institutions if there is excess dried pharmaceuticals are management strategies suggested.
70% of the doctors didn’t agree to the idea that training is required to store pharmaceuticals and training is adequate. Accordingly it can be ascertained that training for the staff is not adequate.
50% of the doctors and 52% of the workers did not agree to the idea that workers have necessary knowledge to purchase pharmaceuticals. Accordingly it can be ascertained due to non availability of trained workers wastage of pharmaceuticals takes place.
(4.3.1, 4.3.2 diagram)
It is necessary to inform higher officers in connection with the requirement of training for workers on storing of pharmaceuticals, workers to recognize dried pharmaceuticals, organizing short term training programs for workers are management strategies.
60% of the doctors and 70% of the workers are in the opinion that complaints have been received when purchasing pharmaceuticals, suppliers are providing pharmaceuticals mixed with junk. As such, it can be ascertained that dried pharmaceuticals are mixed with junk and suppliers are providing law quality pharmaceuticals.
Programs are necessary for the suppliers on pharmaceuticals, a committee to be appointed to receive pharmaceuticals, introducing standards are managements strategies.
60% of the doctors and 65% of the workers agreed that samples are inspected on practical knowledge , 20% of doctors and 24% of workers stated that inspection of samples are not done. Therefore, in it can be ascertained that samples are inspected on practical knowledge. ( 4.4.3. diagram )
Find out why samples are not inspected, if lack of facilities is the reason it is necessary to provide facilities, taking steps to provide practical knowledge are management strategies that can be taken.
More than 7 doctors stated that action taken regarding the law quality dried pharmaceuticals is to reject the tender.
In order to minimize wastage management strategies in brief for storing pharmaceuticals are as follows.
1. Rejection of tenders with junk.
2. Storing the pharmaceuticals until the steam is removed
3. Introducing standards after finding out rare pharmaceuticals and
finding the reasons for not receiving quality pharmaceuticals
4. Supplying packing materials in required quantities and categorizing
items and instructing to pack them in suitable vessels.
5. Organizing a project to provide knowledge to workers on 5 concept.
6 .Not allowing the pharmaceuticals to expire in stores and receiving the
required quantity or producing extra pharmaceuticals and exchanging
them with other institutions.
7. Training for workers in connection with storing of pharmaceuticals
8. Organizing projects for pharmaceutical suppliers to recognize dried
pharmaceuticals.
9. Doctors to be informed of a system to inspect samples after finding
out reasons behind not inspecting samples.
5.2 Suggestions
· All dried pharmaceuticals must be inspected before storing.
· Taking necessary steps to avoid wastage in stores.
· Receiving pharmaceuticals only from genuine suppliers.
· Using racks, bottles, cupboards, gunny bags, wooden boxes for packing pharmaceuticals.
· Giving knowledge to categorize roots, flowers, shale and nuts when storing pharmaceuticals.
· Appointing an officer for store keeping
· Inform the Staff to implement 5 concept.
· Removing pharmaceuticals from stores before expiry dates and removing pharmaceuticals according to the dates received.
· Enlighten the staff to minimize the damages caused by small creatures
· Come to an agreement with the suppliers to restructure the pharmaceuticals when there is junk.
· Enlighten the suppliers about collecting pharmaceuticals, time duration appropriate to collect them, drying and storing.
· Enlighten the doctors receiving pharmaceuticals to be inspected in a suitable manner.
· Planning to produce extra products using extra pharmaceuticals in stores.
· Emphasizing doctors to cultivate necessary herbs without depending on external sources. Then clean dried pharmaceuticals can be obtained within the institution.
Relevant books
Anil Chandra Kumara ( 1999) Kalamanakaranaya
Oushadeeya Shaka Sangrahaya ( 1976)
Kaluarachchi K.A.S. A( 2004 ) Kalamanakarana Anukalitha Praveshaya
Gabada Kalamanakarithwaya Athpotha ( 1972 )
Dassanayake Jayasekara ( 1994 ) Wyapara Thoga Ganadakaranaya
Dissanayake Karunathilaka ( 1997 ) Priweya Ha Ginumkaranaya
Dissanayake Karunathilaka ( 2007) Viapara Kalamanakara Praveshaya
Deshiya Vikithsa Sangarahaya Prathama Bhagaya
Buddhadasa R. (1960) Varaka Sanhithawa
Buddhadasa R. (1960) Sushratha Sanhithawa
Buddhadasa R. (1960) Shara’Gadhara Sanhithawa
Lokugamage E (2000) Velandha Viapara Kalamanakaranaya
Vimalarathne (2000) Gabadakaranaya
Samarasinghe Kithsiri (1985) Vanijya Ha Ginum
Sinhala Aushadha Niganduwa
Sinhala Yagorathnakaraya
Subasetha (1998)
Hidalla Arachchi C B (2008) Kalamanakaranaya Ha Kalamanakaruwekuge Bumikawa