Department of health
Drug Unit
Introduction of drug unit
This unit has 4 staff since 1370, and now a pharmacist, a
physician, an expert, and a storekeeper are working in it.
Medical unit is responsible for purchase and distribution
of Health houses pharmaceutical products and supplements for mothers and
children by end of 1375.
The Department of food and drug had conducted buying drugs
of Heath houses and supplement to mother and child from 1376 to 1386.these
drugs can be purchased as a decentralized by cities from 1376 to 1386.
Ministry delivers milk powder, medicines for tuberculosis
(TB), and leprosy to the province.
Contraceptive drug was prepared and distributed by the
Ministry from1370 to 1381, and from 1381 until now, drug unit can be purchased them.
Duties
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Items
related to drug supply and distribution requirements of groups and Deputy of
Health units
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Supply
and distribution of related equipment required to county health network
subsidiary
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Supervision
and monitoring of pharmaceutical services at health level of province
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Improve
standards of medical care in drug stores and pharmacies of health center in
provinces and cities
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Coordination
of within and outside the unit
·
Provincial
committee (drug purchase committee and the logical prescribing drugs)
·
Raising
awareness of drug unit cities personnel (through workshops and updating the
drug unit in the health unit)
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Applied
research and intervention drug to improve health services
The annual performance
- Determination and
estimation of drug needs in coordination with the health Department within
the unit
- Drug procurement
and distribution of cities according to actual needs (with respect to the
largest group, seasonal and regional diseases, population coverage, consumer
trends, inventory, and …..)
- Necessary to
monitor and track the distribution and storage of drugs in different
networks (standard)
- Performance
monitoring drug activities in the headquarters cities, health houses,
health centers, and subsidiary health and provide necessary feedback to
correct it
- Review process and
the movement of drugs consumed pharmaceutics expiration date in order to
avoid their use
- Supervising the
implementation of the relevant Regulations and Circulars
- Drug unit
personnel training and retraining cities
- The latest guidelines
on drug rural insurance
- Planning and
monitoring of how the cost of drug funds according to priorities
- Monitor the
accuracy of price tariffs notified in accordance with the latest versions
of all cities monitored
- Cooperating with
cities in order to optimize prescription drug review committees in health
care (committee on rational drug prescribing factors)
- Conduct applied
research to improve logistics and distribution systems and principle of
drug use
- Adjustment
programs and measures taken and to provide report to the president of the
health center
- Collection
activities of the seasonal and annual
- Perform other
related matter under the relevant head