Batches, FEFO, expiry and stock counts for medical stores: keep the shelf and the books in agreement and stop losing money on expired stock.
Expired stock is cash thrown in the bin. Here is why medicines expire on the shelf, a weekly and monthly routine that catches them in time, and why batch records at purchase are what make returns to the distributor possible.
You do not need to pull the shutter down for a day to count stock. Plan the count rack by rack, count in tablets, keep billing safely while you count, then post the differences and chase the shortages with a clear trail.
FIFO sells what arrived first. FEFO sells what expires first. A worked example with two batches of the same syrup shows why the difference matters in a medical store, and what your shelves and records need to get it right.