How to add medicines with batches and expiry dates

1. Start a new product

Click Inventory in the left menu, then Add product.

2. Pick the medicine from the list

Type at least 2 letters of the Product name. Barkat searches its generic medicine list. Pick a match and it fills the salt and other details. If the medicine is not in the list, type the name yourself.

Watch out: The list only fills details, never prices. Check what it filled against the pack. Click Unlink from medicine list if it picked the wrong one.

If the medicine is already in your stock, Barkat says so and offers Open existing product →. Add a new batch to it instead of making a second copy.

3. Enter the first batch

Under First batch, enter the Quantity, the Expiry date as MM/YY (for example 09/27) and the Sale price.

Open More details to add the Batch no., Cost price, Mfg date and Supplier, plus the manufacturer, form, barcode and Reorder level. Without a batch no., Barkat saves the batch as OPENING.

Tip: Fill the Cost price. Barkat uses it for your gross profit and margin, and it warns you if the sale price is below cost.

Click Save product. You can also leave the first batch empty and add stock later.

4. Add a new batch when stock arrives

On Inventory, click the medicine. Its panel lists every batch with batch no., expiry, quantity, cost and sale price. Click Add batch, fill it in and save.

Done: At the Counter, Barkat sells the batch that expires first. Expired batches never sell.