Why stock drifts
Small mistakes add up: a strip billed as a box, a purchase not entered, a broken bottle not written off, loose tablets sold from the wrong pack.
1. Count a few racks a day
Instead of one long count once a year, count one or two racks every day. In a month the whole shop is checked, and each count is small enough to do between customers.
2. Count batch by batch
The same medicine can sit on the shelf in two or three batches. Count each batch on its own and look at the expiry while you hold it.
- Loose medicines in tablets, not strips
- Near-expiry packs set aside while counting
- Expired packs out of saleable stock at once
3. Fix differences with a reason
When the count differs, change the stock with a reason — damaged, expired, count difference — and your name. A reason today saves an argument later.
4. Find the cause of big gaps
A large difference on one product usually has a cause: a missed purchase, a return not entered, or a wrong pack size. Look at that product’s last movements before you write it off.
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