Pharmacy
The Pharmacy module manages medicine dispensing, inventory, and point-of-sale for clinics with an in-house pharmacy. It connects directly to prescriptions ...
February 2026 · 5 min
Manual area
Pharmacy
Coverage
3 sections, 1 workflow diagram
Operator notes
2 implementation notes
Overview
The Pharmacy module manages medicine dispensing, inventory, and point-of-sale for clinics with an in-house pharmacy. It connects directly to prescriptions -- when a doctor prescribes medicines, they appear in the dispensing queue.
For clinics without a pharmacy, this module can be disabled. Prescriptions are still printed for patients to purchase medicines externally.
Key Features
- Dispensing Queue -- Prescriptions waiting to be dispensed
- Drug Database -- Searchable catalog of medicines with brands, generics, and formulations
- Stock Management -- Track inventory levels with batch numbers and expiry dates
- Point of Sale (POS) -- Counter-sale medicines without a prescription
- Formulary -- Approved drug list for your clinic/hospital
- Drug Interaction Alerts -- Automatic checks during dispensing
- Reorder Alerts -- Low stock notifications based on configurable thresholds
- Controlled Substance Tracking -- Register and audit trail for schedule H/X drugs
Prescription review, stock control, and patient counselling are handled together.
Medication order reaches pharmacy from OPD, IPD, or POS.
Pharmacist checks drug, dose, allergies, substitutions, and stock.
Batch, expiry, MRP, and quantity are selected.
Medicine is issued and inventory is reduced.
POS or patient account receives the pharmacy charge.
Instructions and warnings are shared with the patient.
For Small Clinics
Many solo practitioners dispense common medicines directly. The Pharmacy module helps you:
- Keep track of what medicines you have in stock
- Know when to reorder before running out
- Track expiry dates to avoid dispensing expired medicines
- Maintain records for drug inspector visits
- Separate medicine revenue from consultation revenue in reports
Notes
Clinic tip
Start with a small formulary of 50-100 medicines that you commonly prescribe. You can expand as needed.
Warning
Controlled substances (Schedule H, H1, X) must be tracked with proper registers. The Pharmacy module generates the required registers automatically.
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