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Understanding principles of medicines inventory management
13 January 2026Our advice to help NHS secondary care pharmacy procurement teams manage inventory of medicines.
Managing stock of critical medicines
13 January 2026Essential medicines that must be held in stock or risk assessed for alternatives if unavailable.
Reconciling stock in automated storage systems
13 January 2026Highlighting the importance of maintaining a closed system, monitoring and restricting access to minimise errors and discrepancies.
Managing high frequency order lines
13 January 2026Advice on optimising pharmacy systems to balance storage capacity, supply and demand.
Completing regular and annual stock checks
13 January 2026Emphasising the value in committing time to robust stock management processes
Managing high value medicines
13 January 2026Medicines can be seen as a liability or an asset. High value medicines should have regular stock checks to ensure stock holding is accurate.
Managing medicines inventory
13 January 2026Approaches to maintain accurate medicines inventory and investigate incorrect stock levels by secondary care pharmacy procurement teams.
Purchasing for safety
17 December 2025Understanding principles of purchasing for safety can support the safer use of medicines. Consideration of these principles in practice can minimise harms.
Outsourcing aseptically prepared parenteral nutrition
16 December 2025When outsourcing aseptically prepared parenteral nutrition, consider risks to patient safety.
Outsourcing aseptically prepared chemotherapy medicines
15 December 2025When outsourcing aseptically prepared chemotherapy medicines, consider risks to patient safety