Pharmacy and inventory

A hospital pharmacy that works from the prescription.

SeltenONE HMS connects the pharmacy to the doctor's prescription and the ward's medication order, and keeps batches, stock, purchasing and safety records in the same system.

  • Prescription queue with priorities and dispensing status
  • OP, IP and OTC dispensing with batch-level stock
  • Purchasing, stock counts and safety records in one place
SeltenONE HMS prescription queue with priorities and dispensing statuses, beside a prescription summary
SeltenONE HMS screen shown with sample data

Pharmacy benefits

What changes for the pharmacy team.

Prescriptions arrive on their own

Doctors' prescriptions land in the queue with priority, so nobody retypes them.

Stock you can trust

Every receipt, sale, transfer and adjustment is written to the stock ledger.

Purchasing in the same system

Indents, orders and goods receipts update stock directly.

Safety recorded, not remembered

Adverse reactions, incidents, recalls and temperatures are logged.

Prescriptions and dispensing

From prescription queue to the patient.

Prescriptions are queued with a priority and move from ready for dispensing to dispensed at the dispensing desk.

Prescription queue

Routine, normal and high-priority prescriptions with their queue status.

Dispensing

Dispense outpatient prescriptions against the queue.

OTC sales

Over-the-counter sales and their payments.

Patient returns

Record medicines returned by patients.

Revenue events

Pharmacy revenue recorded as sales and dispensing happen.

SeltenONE HMS prescription queue with priorities and dispensing statuses, beside a prescription summary
SeltenONE HMS screen shown with sample data

Inventory and stock

Batch-level stock across every location.

The formulary defines what the hospital stocks. Batches, locations and the stock ledger show where every unit is and how it moved.

Formulary

The hospital's approved list of medicines.

Batches

Stock tracked by batch, with expiry details.

Current stock

What is on hand now, by medicine and location.

Locations

Main store, sub-stores and ward stock points.

Stock transfers

Move stock between locations with a record of each transfer.

Stock adjustments

Correct stock with a reason recorded.

Stock counts

Physical counts compared with system stock.

Stock ledger

Every stock movement in one running ledger.

Emergency stock

Track emergency medicine stock kept ready.

Procurement

Purchasing that updates stock.

From indent to goods receipt, purchasing runs in the same system that holds the stock.

Suppliers

Supplier records and the medicines they supply.

Purchase indents

Raise requests for stock that needs replenishing.

Purchase orders

Order from suppliers against approved indents.

Goods receipts

Receive deliveries into stock by batch.

Purchase returns

Return stock to suppliers with a record of what went back.

Safety and quality

Medication safety on record.

Pharmacy safety events and storage checks are recorded, so they can be reviewed later.

Adverse drug reactions

Record reactions reported for a patient and medicine.

Medication incidents

Log medication errors and near misses.

Recalls

Track recalled medicines and batches.

Quarantine records

Hold stock aside while it is reviewed.

Temperature logs

Record storage temperatures for medicines that need them.

How it works

How a medicine moves through the pharmacy.

Each step writes to the same stock and patient records.

01

Prescribe

The doctor writes the prescription or medication order.

02

Queue

It joins the prescription queue with a priority.

03

Dispense

The pharmacy dispenses by batch.

04

Update stock

The stock ledger records the movement.

05

Reorder

Indents and purchase orders replenish stock.

06

Receive

Goods receipts bring new batches into stock.

See your pharmacy working from the prescription.

Walk through the prescription queue, dispensing and stock with our team.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about HMS Pharmacy.

Yes. Prescriptions from consultations go into the prescription queue with a priority, and inpatient medication orders are supplied through IP pharmacy dispensing.

Start with a better operating view

See your pharmacy working from the prescription.

Walk through the prescription queue, dispensing and stock with our team.