Pharmacy Module

Purchase Orders & Suppliers

Head pharmacists purchase-orders procurement suppliers vendors

Two connected pages manage procurement:

Suppliers (pharmacy/pages/suppliers.php) — the vendor database: contact info, GST number, drug license number, and payment terms for each supplier.
Purchase Orders (pharmacy/pages/purchase_orders.php, restricted to head_pharmacist) — creates and tracks orders placed with suppliers.

Step-by-step: managing suppliers

Go to Suppliers.
Add/edit a supplier's name, contact person, phone, email, address, GST number, drug license number, and payment terms.

Step-by-step: creating a purchase order

Go to Purchase Orders.
Select the supplier, order date, and expected delivery date.
Add line items (drugs and quantities) to the order.
Add any notes and submit — the PO enters the procurement pipeline.
Track its status (draft, sent, partial, received) and view full details via the PO view page.

Common issues & fixes

restricted to head_pharmacist.

track partial receipts against the PO status; a supplier may deliver in multiple shipments.

while not strictly enforced everywhere, keeping supplier compliance details current avoids issues with regulatory audits.

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