Pharmacy app: prescriptions, inventory and expiry alerts in Lagos

The verdict in three sentences

A poorly equipped pharmacy loses about 4 % of its stock to expired products and suffers invisible shrink across 3 000 SKUs. An app that alerts 60 days before expiry, automates reordering and logs prescriptions brings waste down to 1 % and cuts shrink by 3 points. For an investment of around 1.5 million FCFA, the pharmacy protects a margin that is often tight in Nigeria as elsewhere.

Stopping expiry waste

An expired drug is a dead loss: it can't be sold and must be destroyed. An alert 60 days before the deadline leaves time to sell down, return or prioritise batches close to expiry.

On stock worth, say, 20 million FCFA, moving from 4 % to 1 % waste saves 600 000 FCFA of goods per cycle, an amount that quickly funds the app.

Prescriptions and reordering

The e-prescription log traces every prescription dispensed, useful for patient follow-up and audits. Automatic reordering triggers orders when a SKU drops below its threshold, avoiding both stockouts and overstock.

FEFO rotation (first expired, first out) is applied automatically: the app shows which batch to sell first to avoid expiry.

Mini case study

Chidi runs a pharmacy in Lagos with 20 million FCFA of stock and 3 000 SKUs. His 4 % waste cost about 800 000 FCFA per replenishment cycle. By bringing waste down to 1 %, he loses only 200 000 FCFA, a saving of 600 000 FCFA per cycle. Added to the 3-point drop in shrink, the 1.5 million FCFA app pays back in about two cycles, not counting the admin time saved on manual counting.

FAQ

How does the expiry alert work? Each batch has an expiry date; the app triggers an alert 60 days before, leaving time to sell down or return the product and moving waste from 4 % to 1 %.

Does the app really handle 3 000 SKUs? Yes, it is built for a dense catalogue: real-time stock tracking, per-SKU thresholds and automatic FEFO rotation across all references.

Does auto reordering avoid stockouts? Yes, as soon as a SKU falls below its threshold, an order is proposed or triggered, reducing stockouts without creating overstock that ties up cash.

Is the prescription log compliant? The e-prescription log traces dispensing for patient follow-up and audits, in line with local pharmaceutical rules.

What is the main financial gain? The drop in waste: on 20 million FCFA of stock, moving from 4 % to 1 % saves about 600 000 FCFA per cycle, plus 3 fewer points of shrink.

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