Guides
Guides for medical store owners
Short, practical guides on the work behind the counter — written for owners and staff of Indian medical stores.
How to manage medicine expiry in a medical store
Every strip that expires on the shelf is money lost. A simple routine — sell the oldest first, look 90 days ahead, return in time — keeps that loss small.
4 min readRead the guideThe Schedule H1 register: what a medical store must record
Schedule H1 covers certain antibiotics, anti-TB drugs and habit-forming medicines. They are sold only against a prescription, and every sale goes in a separate register.
3 min readRead the guideGST on medicines: rates, HSN codes and billing at MRP
Medicines are sold at MRP, and the MRP already includes GST. Here is how the rate, the HSN code and the tax inside the price fit together on a medical store bill.
5 min readRead the guideHow to keep udhaar under control in a medical store
Regular customers expect credit, and saying no loses them. Saying yes without a system loses money. A few habits let you give udhaar and still get it back.
4 min readRead the guideHow to open a medical store in India: the steps in order
A medical store needs more than a shop and stock. Here are the steps most owners go through, in the order that saves time — from the pharmacist to the first bill.
6 min readRead the guideDrug licence for a medical store: forms, documents and inspection
No medicine can be sold by retail without a drug licence from the state. Here is how the licence works — which forms, what is usually asked for, and what happens after.
6 min readRead the guideDaily accounts of a medical store: a routine that finds every rupee
Most cash differences come from small things nobody wrote down. Ten minutes of routine at opening and closing keeps the drawer, the udhaar and the suppliers straight.
4 min readRead the guidePharmacy stock audit: count without closing the shop
Stock on paper and stock on the shelf drift apart a little every day. A steady habit of counting a few racks at a time keeps them together — without shutting the counter.
4 min readRead the guideBuying medicines from distributors: rate, invoice, credit and returns
Profit in a medical store is made at the purchase as much as at the counter. These habits keep the rate right, the stock right and the supplier happy.
5 min readRead the guideChoosing a barcode scanner for a medical store
A scanner turns a bill of five medicines into five beeps. Here is what to buy, the two settings that make it work, and how to handle packs without a barcode.
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- Pharmacy billing software
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- Medicine expiry management
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- Doctor appointments at the pharmacy
- Pharmacy loyalty program
- Switching from Marg or other software
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