ENTREPRENEURIAL OPERATIONS
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
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placed back onto the shelf until used.
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returned to the drug manufacturer or supplier for credit.
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placed in a separate area until they can be properly disposed of.
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dispensed as quickly as possible to a patient.
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Detailed explanation-1: -2.4. 8 All the expired drugs must be transported in pilfer proof containers/boxes properly labeled and sealed in accordance with prevailing Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules.
Detailed explanation-2: -Once you find a participating CVS location, simply bring in your unneeded or expired medication and place it in the drug take back unit conveniently located in the Pharmacy Waiting Area. Units are available during regular pharmacy hours.
Detailed explanation-3: -Irrespective of whether expired medicines have desired potency or not, they are toxic or not, it is legally and ethically not favourable to use them in clinical practice. But very often reports are on the contrary. The expired medicines get recycled with a new label showing fresh manufacturing and expiry date.