LAYOUT OF A

By: Rahul Malik

January,2016

CONTENTS

Introduction
Layout of a Drug Store
Ideal Drug Store

Types of material Stocked

troduction:

Stores are sub- organisation

n hospital where materials
obtained are held in abeyance
ill inspected, approved and
tocked.
Every hospital should
have a
drug
store
for
the
purpose
of
stocking
and

Layout of a Store :
A

RECEIPT

Racks

COLD STORAGE

ISSSUE

TABLES FOR
EMPLOYEES

ocation Cde:
FSN Fast moving,
Slow moving,
Non-Moving
HML Heavy, Medium, Light
Materials
MATERIAL

PLACE

Fast Moving

Near to the issue

exit

Non - moving
Heavy

Far from the exit

Bottom

eal Drug store:

Two entrances.
Racks are used having partitions.

Costly items are stored in closed bins.

Located on the ground floor.
Have fire extinguishers.

Types of Material
Capsules, Tablets, liquid dosage form a
Stocked:
Injections etc.

Antibodies, Vitamins(15 C-20 C)are sto

in
refrigerator.
POISONS are stored in separate clo
rack.
Alcohol containing preparations.

Reference:

Nand Pratibha, Khar R.K., A text Bo

of Hospital And Clinical Pharmacy,
Twelfth Edition:2015
Pg: 38 40,Birla publications.