@article{article_339187, title={Drug Inventory Management of a Pharmacy using ABC and VED Analysis}, journal={Eurasian Journal of Health Technology Assessment}, volume={2}, pages={14–18}, year={2017}, url={https://izlik.org/JA77HB23PU}, author={Ceylan, Zeynep and Bulkan, Serol}, keywords={Drug Inventory Management,Pharmacy,ABC Analysis,VED Analysis}, abstract={<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center;"> <span> <span style="width:680px;height:89px;"> </span> </span> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:24pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb"> </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The pharmacy is one of the most extensively used facility in healthcare
where a large amount of money is spent for purchasing medicinal items. In
pharmacies, various drugs are being stored for supporting the therapy of
patients. Due to the variety of pharmaceutical items, it is a difficult task to
control and manage the quantity of drug. However, for a better and effective
service management in a pharmacy, required drug must be provided continually at
correct time and quantity to sustain steady in supply. This can be accomplished
by efficient inventory management of pharmacy by providing control on important
drugs, and deciding on priorities in purchase and distribution. Therefore, the
inventory management ensures significant improvement for both patient care and
optimal use of resources. In this study, annual drug sale data of a pharmacy
was analyzed to identify the categories of drugs needing strict management
control. </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Three
important methods regarding inventory management practice were studied such as
ABC (Always, Better, Control) analysis, VED </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">(Vital, Essential, Desirable) </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">analysis, and ABC-VED matrix analysis. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The aim of this study was to properly manage the
drug inventory in the pharmacy to balance drug levels to provide patients’
needs and customer satisfaction.  </span> </p> </div>}, number={1}