Hospital stores- serving patients 24/7

 Hospital retail stores are comprised of the shops that mainly sell medicines and other health associated products. These stores are often found within or close to the hospital premises or near a group of clinics in the supermarkets. These retail stores remain open 24/7 to offer all the required health care products which make it helpful and convenient for the patient and patient’s families, in case of odd timings and emergency.

The main function of these retail stores is to supply all types of medicines as prescribed by the doctor and other services as well.  In most of the cases patient or his relatives need to bring the prescription slip with them in order to get the required medicine from the stores. Since some of these medicines can be intoxicating or might be used for dangerous purposes, thus to avoid any miss happenings a proper prescription slip by a qualified doctor is essentially enforced by the law.

These retail stores mean a lot to the patients who are having some serious disease, fighting for life or a regular illness. These hospital retail stores are not less responsible and important as that of a doctor for curing the patient. 

• Multipurpose serving - These hospital retail stores offer many more commodities than just medicines.  There are a number of items that one can find in these stores for regular use like oil, gift items, soaps and shampoos, etc. Most of the eatable items are also available in these stores which is advantageous for those people whose relatives are admitted in the nearby hospital because of its 24 hours available facility.
• Safety and reliability - The hospital retail stores have the ability to save, as well as harm, the life of people, depending on the attention or care they take related to the medicines, cleanliness of the store, staff’s behavior, etc. It is very essential that the staff or the attendant must have proper knowledge of the medicines present in the store and make sure not to sell the medicines having an expiry date, as it can be dangerous or harm the patient’s life. The condition of these stores differs from place to place depending upon the attention they pay in maintaining their stores. Generally the situation is good but not as much as expected, not essentially in terms of the quality and availability of medicines, but other factors as well.
• Measures for improvement - Since these healthcare retail stores carry a great noble cause serving the society, the main purpose of the owners of these retail stores should not be concerned with making profit or looking from the businessman’s point of view. To avoid any accident the stock of medicines must be checked and updated regularly and all the expired medicines must be immediately removed from the store’s stock.  If the store is selling any eatables then their quality and perishability should also be kept in consideration and checked regularly.

The owner must make sure that the supplier from whom he is purchasing the stock is a reliable one in order to avoid any duplicity or expiry of medicines which can sometimes cost the patient’s life as well. If you are looking for the best Orthopaedics Hospital Chandigarh  or even the best Hospital near Chandigarh then look for SGHS Hospital