E-DRUG: Good storage practice guidelines needed (9)
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Dear E-Druggers,
In addition to documents already mentioned by other colleagues I would like to point to documents available on the Medicines web site:
http://www.who.int/medicines/
Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health
Commodities (JSI/DELIVER/WHO/UNICEF 2003)
http://www.who.int/medicines/library/theme/theme_sup.shtml#1
Management of Drugs at Health Centre Level, Training Manual (AFRO 2004)
http://www.who.int/medicines/library/general/ManagementDrugsHealthCenter
Level_whoafredp04_3.pdf
In related areas:
Inter-agency Guidelines on Drug Donations (1999)
http://www.who.int/medicines/library/par/who-edm-par-1999-4/who-edm-par-
99-4.shtml
Inter-agency guidelines on safe disposal of unwanted pharmaceuticals in
and after emergencies (1999)
http://www.who.int/medicines/library/par/who-edm-par-1999-2/who-edm-par-
99-2.shtml
How to estimate warehouse space for drugs (WHO 1993)
http://www.who.int/medicines/library/dap/who-dap-93-3/who-dap-93-3.shtml
Best regards
Marthe M Everard
Technical Officer
Policy, Access, and Rational Use (PAR)
Medicines Policy and Standards (PSM)
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20
CH-1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Tel : # 41 22 791 3835
Fax: # 41 22 791 4167
E-mail: everardm@who.int
http: www.who.int/medicines/