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Drugs Shortage and Supply Chain – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1029 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1029 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Alexander Israb Credit: Chanaka Credit: Mikail Nilov Preamble Supply chain is the major stakeholder in the availability or otherwise of the drugs in the market. It is because supply chain integrates the elements which result in availability of products in the market. Therefore, the credit and discredit both go to them. Let us examine the elements of supply chain individually to understand their role and impact, and then see how it may be improved. Material Planning and Procurement Planning Material planning is the first step. In some organizations, planning is an elaborate affair where several people work. In many other organizations, the system is rudim...

Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #214. Pharma Veterans shares the wealth of knowledge and wisdom of Veterans for the benefit of Pharma Community. Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. If you wish to share your stories, ideas and thoughts, please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . Dear Pharma Veterans. This series of Blogs is a summary view of Pharma Business in Pakistan. It is a series spread over several parts covering the entire spectrum of Pharma business. Pharma Business – OPERATIONS – WAREHOUSING Warehousing Warehouses are another area which is regulated under the GMP guidelines. It is always part of any ‘qualification inspection’. Warehousing is much more than just storing the goods. Warehousing has evolved over time to become a scientific subject in all respects. General Conditions Current regulations dictate that a qualified pharmacist must ru...