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ड्रग्स एंड कॉस्मेटिक्स अनुपालन दंड और लाइसेंस निलंबन
₹2,00,000 - ₹50,00,000 per license suspension (industry-estimated operational loss during closure); Permanent license revocation = total business loss; Typical pharmacy revenue per month: ₹20,00,000 - ₹1,00,00,000 (estimated 10-50 day closure risk per audit cycle)Retail pharmacies operating under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 must respond to CDSCO risk-based inspections and submit audit compliance documentation within regulatory timelines. Manual audit response management creates delays in CAPA submission, leading to non-compliance findings that trigger license suspension or revocation.
तीसरे पक्ष के ऑडिट दस्तावेज़ प्रतिक्रिया में क्षमता हानि
30 hours/audit cycle × ₹200-₹400/hour (pharmacist time) = ₹6,000 - ₹12,000 per audit; Plus estimated lost pharmacy revenue during reduced dispensing capacity: ₹15,000 - ₹30,000 per audit cycle (2-3 audits/year = ₹45,000 - ₹90,000/year per pharmacy)During third-party audits (PBM audits, compliance audits, internal audit cycles), pharmacy staff must manually extract and organize prescription records, patient demographics, billing invoices, inventory counts, and clinical justifications. This manual process consumes 15-25% of available pharmacy staff hours during audit periods, directly reducing dispensing capacity and customer throughput.
दवा की समाप्ति से नुकसान (Financial Loss from Medicine Expiry)
2–5% of inventory value written off annually; typical chain (₹5 crore inventory value): ₹10–25 lakhs annual expiry lossOverordered inventory sits on shelves beyond expected sale windows. Expiry dates are reached, requiring pharmacies to write off medicines as loss or violate Drugs and Cosmetics Rules by selling expired stock.
स्थान-अलग इन्वेंटरी निर्णयों से अनावश्यक ओवरस्टॉकिंग (Overstocking from Location-Siloed Decisions)
₹1–3 crores annually for mid-sized pharmacy chains; represents 10–15% excess inventory across multi-location networksExample: Store A and Store B (2 km apart) both run low on flu vaccines. Without inter-store visibility, both order emergency stock. Stock arrives at both locations simultaneously, creating excess at 2 locations while a third nearby location remains low.