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Pharmacists and dispensary teams

Pharmacy user manual

Drugs, prescriptions, dispensing, safety controls, and reports.

Akwaaba Demo Company pharmacy dashboard with prescriptions, dispensing, and medicine alerts
The Pharmacy workspace. Screen contents vary by permissions and configuration.
10 articles

Workflows and guidance

  1. 01 Getting Started Welcome to the SikaBooks Pharmacy module. This module extends the POS system with pharmaceutical compliance features including drug catalog management, prescription tracking, dispe...
  2. 02 Drug Catalog The drug catalog links Inventory products to pharmaceutical metadata — drug schedules, dosage forms, therapeutic categories, and regulatory flags. 2.1 Viewing the Drug Catalog Go t...
  3. 03 Prescriptions Track paper prescriptions digitally for dispensing, refill management, and compliance. 3.1 Viewing Prescriptions Go to Sidebar > Pharmacy > Prescriptions Browse all prescriptions F...
  4. 04 Dispensing Dispensing happens automatically when pharmacy products are sold through the POS sell screen. The Pharmacy module validates compliance and creates immutable dispensing records. 4.1...
  5. 05 Dispensing Log The dispensing log is an immutable audit trail of every drug dispensed. It cannot be edited or deleted — this is a regulatory compliance requirement. 5.1 Viewing the Dispensing Log...
  6. 06 Reports The Pharmacy module includes 6 regulatory and analytical reports. All support date range filtering. 6.1 Dangerous Drugs Record Regulatory requirement under the Ghana Pharmacy Act f...
  7. 07 Settings Configure Pharmacy module behaviour and compliance rules. 7.1 Accessing Settings Go to Sidebar > Administration > Pharmacy Settings 7.2 Prescription Settings Require Prescription f...
  8. 08 Ghana Drug Schedule Reference Understanding Ghana's drug scheduling is essential for pharmacy compliance. 8.1 Class A Part I — Prescription Only Requires a valid prescription from a registered medical practitio...
  9. 09 Integration with Other Modules The background integration below continues for authorised dispensing and sale events even when the current user cannot open the connected Inventory or Accounting workspace. Restric...
  10. 10 Permissions Pharmacy permissions control access to module features: Permission Description pharmacy.drugs.view View drug catalog pharmacy.drugs.create Add new drugs to catalog pharmacy.drugs.e...