Theft in Pharmacy
Theft in pharmacy is one of the most theft-prone places in the
hospital and what is worse pharmacy thefts can be costly, difficult to check
and may go unnoticed. Theft is usually by the employees themselves or in
collusion with them. The most common points where theft take place are the
dispensing areas, stores, purchasing process, receiving and invoice payment and
the nursing units.
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| Theft in Pharmacy |
Substantial losses may take place in the dispensing
and purchasing areas and continue for a long time without being discovered. The
chief pharmacist of the person responsible for purchasing may, in collusion
with the vendors, manipulate supply or bills and divert part of the supply to
privately owned drug stores. With an incredibly large number of items kept in
open shelve of the dispensing pharmacy, the task of exercising any meaningful
control over the drug is a formidable one even with all check and balances and
control measure. The problem becomes serious during evening and night shift
when there may be only one pharmacist on duty and even more. Serious when, in
similar hospitals, the pharmacist doubles up as the cashier as well.
Every hospital must have recognize that it has a
more obligation to make theft and fraud as difficult as possible, if not
altogether impossible, but instituting proper control system. Too often, the
general climate in the hospital provides ample scope for employees to in such
activities without anybody taking cognizance of such offences or punishing the
offenders. A sound system of Control act as a deterrent and creates fear in the
employees that frauds and thefts will be detected and punished.
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