Stock Adjustments (pharmacy/pages/adjustments.php) records any change to inventory quantity that isn't a normal dispense or purchase receipt — damage, wastage, manual corrections, returns to a supplier, or transfers. Restricted to the head_pharmacist role.
Adjustment types
- Addition — increases stock (e.g., a correction upward).
- Removal — decreases stock (general).
- Adjustment — a neutral correction entry.
- Damage — stock lost to damage.
- Wastage — stock lost to wastage/spoilage.
- Return to Supplier — stock sent back to the supplier.
- Transfer — stock moved elsewhere (e.g., another location).
Removal, damage, wastage, and return-to-supplier are automatically treated as negative (reducing) quantities; additions are positive.
Step-by-step
- Go to Stock Adjustments.
- Select the drug (and specific batch, if adjusting a particular batch downward).
- Choose the adjustment type, enter the quantity, a reason, and a reference number if applicable.
- Save — the adjustment is logged and stock updates accordingly.