Managing Medicines
Expanding HIV/AIDS services through better management of medicines and commodities

The primary challenge of expanding access to life-saving treatments is to improve pharmaceutical and laboratory systems to deliver critical ART medicines, while at the same time building capacity to deliver high-quality care over the long term. MSH works with health managers and staff in developing countries to ensure that HIV-positive patients receive the full amount of appropriate, high-quality drugs, at the lowest possible cost, and that patients take the medicines correctly: “the right medicines in the right way at the right time.” MSH assists decision-makers and health providers by offering technical assistance, training, and tools to manage and deliver HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals.

MSH Resources related to Managing Medicines:

• Improving Drug Management to Control Tuberculosis
  » Case Study: Springbok City's Hospitals Collaborate to Improve TB Drug Supplies

• Commodity Management in VCT Programs
• HIV Test Kits Listed in the Source and Origin Waiver: Procurement Information
• Requesting USAID Approval to Procure HIV Test Kits: Guidance and Sources of Information
• Standard Operating Procedures for Pharmaceutical Services in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs
• Standard Operating Procedures for Laboratory Services in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs
• Pharmaceutical Management for Tuberculosis (PMTB) Assessment Manual
• Managing Pharmaceuticals and Commodities: A Guide for National Tuberculosis Programs