Supply Chain Management main glossary
This is a glossary of key terms used throughout the site.
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ACTArtemisinin Based Combination Therapy (Combinaison thérapeutique à base d’Artémisinine) | |
Active pharmaceutical ingredientAn Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) is the key substance of a medicine which provides pharmacological activity or therapeutic effect in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of a disease. | |
Aircon storageAircon storage refers to facilities or containers where medicines or health products are stored below a certain temperature with the help of airconditioning. The temperature range is normally under 23 °C. Aircon storage contrasts with cold storage where temperature stays between 2-8 °C or with ambient storage where products are stored at room temperature. | |
Allopathic medicineAllopathic medicine refers to the mainstream system of medical practice in Western countries. Also called Western medicine, bio-medicine, evidence-based medicine or modern medicine. | |
Ambient storageAmbient storage refers to facilities or containers where medicines or health products are stored at room temperature. Ambient storage contrasts with cold storage where temperature stays between 2-8 °C and with aircon storage where products are stored under 23 °C. | |
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic that fights bacteria. Amoxicillin is used to treat many different types of infection caused by bacteria, such as tonsillitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia. The patent for amoxicillin has expired, thus amoxicillin is marketed under various trade names across the world. | |
AMUAMU is the abbreviation for Average Monthly Consumption, a measure of how much a product, in this case a medicine, has been used on average per month. It is calculated by dividing the total annual consumption of a medicine by the number of months in stock. $$AMU = \frac{total\ annual\ consumption}{N^{o}\ of\ months\ in\ stock}$$
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ARVAntirétroviraux | |
ASAire de Santé | |