Inventory Management of Pharmaceuticals in Authorized Medical/Dental Allowance Lists

Abstract

Pharmaceuticals stocked in Authorized Medical/Dental Allowance Lists (AMAL/ADAL) have an ongoing problem of expiration. Due to short shell-life, Prepositioned War 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 expires 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 pharmaceutical inventory problem. Cost-benefit studies foe a stability 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246438

Entities

People

  • Elmer J. Aguigam

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bar Codes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Deployment
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Inventory
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Planning
  • Maintenance
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Pharmacies
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine