Elements and Performance Criteria
- Procure stock
- Obtain requisition requirements from appropriate personnel and/or departments
- Identify generic drug name, trade name(s) and manufacturer/supplier details using a range of manual and/or electronic resources
- Identify items for order, generate order and obtain sign off/authorisation of the order by delegated staff member where appropriate/required
- Source appropriate supplier
- Provide availability and cost information to pharmacist
- Place order according to standard procurement policy following order approval
- Process new stock
- Accept delivery of products and match delivery documentation with product delivered
- Identify received products
- Check quantities and condition of products and report breakages to the appropriate person
- Reconcile products with control lists and/or check products against order
- Report shortages and other deviations to the appropriate person
- Check expiry dates of incoming stock
- Clearly attach product notation
- Pack and store stock according to packing criteria and organisation policies and procedures
- Follow temperature control requirements where appropriate
- Quarantine stock where appropriate
- Inform pharmacist of scheduled products according to legal requirements
- Maintain batch traceability
- Accurately complete data capture requirements
- Maintain hygienic conditions at all times
- Maintain stock
- Store products according to a logical auditable system
- Check stock on a regular basis for dated and slow moving items and report these to the appropriate person
- Monitor overstocks and stock discrepancies and report these to the appropriate person
- Rotate stock according to organisation policies and procedures
- Check for stock deterioration
- Control quality of stock by visual inspection
- Monitor and maintain correct storage conditions
- Report out-of-stock, expired, deteriorated and damaged stock for return and deviations to correct storage conditions to the appropriate person
- Maintain batch traceability
- Maintain location maps
- Ensure stock security
- Assist in stock-taking procedures
- Maintain relevant documentation