Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Computerization is defined as the control of processes by computers and its peripherals. Today it would be difficult to think of any process, business or action that could not have profited from the numerous benefits of the computer system. Controlling process or devices with computer started long ago since the invention of computer. In the 20th century inventors tried to make processes easier with the use of computers. Secondly computerization has been greatly applied or used in controlling process that requires frequent action such as drug procurement, drug management, drug tracking and drug distributions in hospital management information system in pharmacy departments of hospitals.
This project which is drug procurement and distribution tracking system provides a computer based information management system in a Pharmacy Department of the University of Nigerian Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu by designing a cost effective, user fri
The
need to develop a system that would improve the management of stocked pharmaceutical
items in the pharmacy became beatable due to some setbacks experienced by the
current operations of pharmaceutical establishment. Drug
procurement and distribution tracking system is a set of computer programs that
obtains the supplies of drugs, distribute the drugs and monitors the inventory
control of the drugs. Using the pharmaceutical department of UNTH University
teaching hospital as a case study, the department using manual method to
operate lacks good storage of information system for drugs. Recording system
tends to be complex and the method of tracking expired drug is poor. The good
approach to this problem is to involve the use of computer by designing the
form, using Access in developing the database and C# as the programming
language, to enable keeping accurate record of drug and prevent sales of
expired drug. This guarantees the people’s right to good health care and
ensures that drugs received are genuine and safe.