How should we carry out effective pest control in our medicine warehouse?

Effective pest control is essential for preventing contamination of medicines and maintaining hygienic storage conditions. You need to establish a comprehensive pest management programme. This involves more than simply placing a few mousetraps. The programme should include: 1. Prevention measures, which are the most important part. These include maintaining the building structure in good condition, sealing all potential pest entry routes (such as holes in walls and gaps around doors and windows), keeping the premises and surrounding area clean, and eliminating food sources and standing water. 2. Inspection and monitoring: inspections should be carried out regularly by trained personnel or a professional pest control company, and monitoring devices (such as glue boards and mousetraps) should be placed at key locations (such as entrances and corners), with their locations shown on a plan. 3. Treatment and reporting: if pest activity is detected, appropriate measures that will not contaminate medicines must be taken immediately and documented. Detailed records of all inspection, monitoring and treatment activities must include the date, findings, actions taken and the person responsible.