ABC analysis of drugs used in health camps organized in villages of Chintamani taluk, Karnataka, India

Abstract

Background: Tracking of drug acquisition, storage, distribution, and utilization are to be handled properly with utmost care to eliminate wastage and to ensure scientific continuity of supplies. The present study was done with the objective to conduct the economic analysis of drug expenditure and to identify the categories of items needing stringent management control for health camps.  Methods: The study was done among health camps conducted in the 10 villages of Chintamani taluk during December 2015. For Always Better Control (ABC) analysis, the consumption of all the drugs was calculated after multiplying unit cost by total consumption and resulting figures were arranged in descending order of rupee value.Results: The drugs were classified in to A B C groups according to total cost consumed 70%, 20%, and 10% respectively. The total cost incurred for procurement of drugs in these camps was Indian rupees 12872.93. We found that 15.78% of drugs were in category A. If we were to manage drug inventory solely based on ABC analysis, supervision of only 6 drugs would have resulted in control over approximately 70% of the drug budget.        Conclusions: Thus ABC inventory management analysis of health camps will promote effective management of drug inventory with minimal monetary resources and will contribute to provision of uncompromised patient care.