This good practice consists of verifying the origin and quality of centrally purchased medication, applying internationally and officially recognized methodologies, with quantitative and qualitative results for each drug delivery. Quality assurance must cover different stages in the institutional supply chain, including monitoring the useful life of the medication.

The objectives identified have made possible the active detection of non-compliant medicines, risks, falsification and other quality flaws, enabling the continuous establishment of necessary measures to guarantee and improve the quality of the service to supply the medication received by patients of the Social Insurance Fund of Costa Rica (Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social ‒ CCSS). Earning confidence and protecting the health of Costa Ricans by verifying the quality of CCSS medicines are the heart and brain that drive the Laboratory of Medication Standards and Quality (Laboratorio de Normas y Calidad de Medicamentos ‒ LNCM), which is a comprehensive technical arm of our esteemed institution, supporting its major efforts in the field of public health, security and social peace, and serving as a source of strength that contributes to the unique qualities of social security in Costa Rica.