SLOVAKIAS EXPERIENCE WITH USING NDS PROGRAMME Fifth NDS

SLOVAKIA´S EXPERIENCE WITH USING NDS PROGRAMME Fifth NDS Users Group Meeting Ottawa, 10 -12 March 2003

Purpose • History of NDS using in Slovakia • Responsibility of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic • Used modules • Contributions of NDS • Proposals for improvements • Conclusion

History Starting period of narcotic drugs legal movement control • No specific application software One PC installations • NDS 3. 0. demo version since 1999 • NDS 4. 0. since June 2000 Multi -user version installed at 5 PC • NDS 5. 0. since January 2003

Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic - control of legal movement of narcotics and psychotropic substances - licensing operators handling with precursor chemicals

Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic WITH RESPECT TO NARCOTICS AND PSYCHOTROPICS PROVIDES CONTROL OVER • 3 manufacturers • cca 40 wholesalers • more than 1100 retailers (pharmacies)

Number of authorizations issued YEAR Number of Authorizations 1999 2610 2000 1905 2001 1396 2002 1177

Drug Control Authorities in Slovakia EXECUTIVE BODIES REPRESIVE BODIES • Ministry of Health • Ministry of Interior (Home Office) • Ministry of Economy - issuing permissions for • Ministry of Finance individual transactions • Ministry of Justice connected with precursor chemicals • Ministry of Agriculture

USED NDS 5. 0. Modules in Slovakia • • • Masters Import/Export Documents Narcotics Psychotropics EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) Parameters

Contributions of NDS in Slovakia • NDS helps in international control of narcotics and psychotropic substances (import/export authorizations) • NDS assists in complying with the statistical reporting requirements (it helps to complete all Forms A, A/P, B, B/P, C and P) • Recently partially helps in national management of drug control activities

Masters Using of all sub modules from Masters module • Competent Authority Master • Substances Master • Establishment Master

Competent Authority Master • CA Department Master

Substances Master • • Pure Substance Master Variation substance Master Substance Master Permitted -Restricted Substance Preparation Type Master Preparation Master Group Master

Establishment • Establishment Master • Establishment Type Master • Establishment Substance Master

IMPORT/EXPORT DOCUMENTS • Sequence number • Assignment between the county and the preparation • Endorsements

FORMS • NARCOTICS • PSYCHOTROPCS Form A Form B Form C Form A/P Form B/P Form P

Proposals for improvements • In Narcotics and Psychotropics Modules to add a new flag with the figures showing calculation to base content. • In Import/Export Document Module create so called neutral position in neutral mode (not add, not query…). • In Establishment Master Module to widen number of characters in each field.

Conclusions • To train additional staff • Start using License module • At the domestic level start to collect data on licit drug control by NDS electronic means

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