Good Storage Practice in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plants in Khartoum State of Sudan

Abstract

The survey employed key informant interviews to generate quantitative data. A questionnaire based on the seven main study areas was used to collect data. The data were quantitative in nature and were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of the analysis show that pharmaceutical manufacturers have a strong incentive to maintain good storage practices that give better public health outcomes. However, the analysis also shows that manufacturers faces many constraints to implement good storage practices especially in the sides of personnel qualification (36.9% failure), warehouses quality (22.8% failure), and products recall (38.1% failure). This study concludes that pharmaceutical manufacturers have a strong incentive to engage in responsible business practices, where these are financially visible. However, manufacturers have shown weak incentives to improve the qualification of their personnel. © 2014 iGlobal Research and Publishing Foundation.