Pharmacy step 5: sell by tablet, strip or box

At the pharmacy counter the same medicine is sold as a single tablet, a strip or a full box, and every sale must come from the right batch. The POS handles both on the cart line.

Before you start

• Medicines have units and prices (step 2) and stock with batches (step 4).
• The cash register is open (Cash register and closing).

Sell a strip

1. Open Sell › POS.
2. Scan the pack barcode or search the medicine name.
3. On the cart line, choose the unit in the unit dropdown: Tablet, Strip (10) or Box. The price changes with the unit.
4. In Lot & Expiry, pick the batch (the one expiring first, as a rule).
5. Set the quantity (for example 2 strips).
6. Select the patient as customer if the medicine needs a prescription, or for credit; add the prescription reference or doctor in the sale note.
7. Take payment and complete the sale.

/pos/create

POS V1: the unit dropdown (Strip (10)) and the Lot & Expiry dropdown sit on the cart line.

/pos-v2/create

POS V2 shows stock in each medicine's own unit and flags low and out-of-stock items.

Receipts with batch and expiry

Choose a receipt layout that prints batch and expiry per line and a prescription box. The Invoice designer has a pharmacy receipt template for 80 mm printers. See Receipts and invoice layouts.

Returns from patients

If a patient returns an unopened pack, use Sell return on the sale. The stock goes back to the same batch. Check your local rules on accepting medicine returns. See Returns and refunds.

Tips

• Scan the outer box to sell a full box quickly; switch the unit only for strips and loose tablets.
• Keep batch picking simple: train staff to pick the earliest expiry unless the shelf says otherwise.
• Out of stock? The POS shows “Out of stock”; offer a generic with the same Generic name (step 3).

Step 6: Prescriptions for online orders

POS overview