Inventory management of pharmaceuticals in authorized medical dental allowance lists.

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by  Aguigam, Elmer John A.;Kang, Keebom.;Gates, William R.

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
Monterey, California
THESIS
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT OF
PHARMACEUTICALS IN AUTHORIZED
MEDICAL/DENTAL ALLOWANCE LISTS
by
ElmerJohn A. Aguigam
December, 1991
Thesis Co-Advisors: Keebom Kang
William R.Gates
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INVENTORY MANAGEMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN AUTHORIZED MEDICAL/DENTAL
ALLOWANCE LISTS
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Aguigam, Elmer John A.
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FIELD GROUP SUB-GROUP Pharmaceuticals, Shelf-life, Drug Stability,
Authorized Medical Allowance List (AMAL)
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19 ABSTRACT (Continue on reverse if necessary and identify by block number)
Pharmaceuticals stocked in Authorized Medical/Dental Allowance Lists
(AMAL/ADAL) have an ongoing problem of expiration. Due to short
shelf-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 expired 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 for 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
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inventory methods could help reduce the cost of
shelf-life expiration.
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