Managing expired medication in a pharmacy: the complete guide

Every medication that expires on the shelf is a pure loss: you paid your supplier for it, but it will never be sold. In a pharmacy that doesn't track expiry dates, these losses often add up to thousands of dirhams a year.

• The purchase cost of the product, lost for good.
• The time spent sorting and destroying expired items.
• The risk of accidentally selling an expired product, with regulatory consequences.
• Cash tied up in stock that doesn't move.

The foundation of good management is knowing the expiry date of every batch in stock. On paper, this becomes unmanageable beyond a few dozen references. Software records the date at receiving and tracks it automatically through to the sale.

FIFO (First In, First Out) means selling the products with the closest expiry date first. It's the golden rule for clearing stock before it expires.

The real change comes from alerts. Instead of discovering an expired item once it's too late, you're warned weeks ahead and can act: promotion, counter display, supplier return.

With PharmaVexa, every product received is recorded with its expiry date per batch. The software applies FIFO automatically, sends staggered alerts and shows an expiry dashboard — sharply reducing losses and securing your sales.