SLOVAKIA´S EXPERIENCE WITH USING NDS PROGRAMME Fifth NDS Users Group Meeting Ottawa, 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 Number of Authorizations YEAR

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

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 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 NARCOTICSNARCOTICS Form A Form B Form C PSYCHOTROPCS 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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