Pharmacy Software in Nigeria: POS, Stock, Expiry and Controlled Drugs (PCN)

A pharmacy lives and dies on two things: dispensing the right drug safely, and not losing money to expired or untracked stock. Good pharmacy software does both — and connects to the clinic so prescriptions, dispensing and billing aren't three separate systems. Here's what to look for in Nigeria.

The pharmacy checklist

• Dispensing tied to the prescription — dispense against the doctor's prescription, with a record of what was prescribed vs. what was given.
• Drug-interaction and allergy checks — a curated check at the point of dispensing, not left to memory.
• Stock and expiry control — inventory with low-stock and expiry alerts, and restocking, so you stop money expiring on the shelf.
• A controlled-drug register — a proper register for controlled substances, with the audit trail PCN expects.
• NAFDAC number tracking — capture registration numbers on your drugs.
• HMO/NHIA billing — many dispenses are claimed, so the pharmacy needs to feed the same claims workflow as the rest of the clinic.

A note on PCN

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) governs pharmacy premises and practice, including record-keeping for controlled substances. Software won't license your premises — but a controlled-drug register and clean dispensing records make the record-keeping side far easier to keep straight.

How DawaHQ fits

DawaHQ's pharmacy module handles dispensing against prescriptions, drug-interaction and allergy checking, stock and expiry tracking with alerts and restocking, a controlled-drug register, and NAFDAC-number tracking — all connected to the clinic's prescriptions, billing and HMO/NHIA claims on one platform, priced in Naira from ₦25,000/month.

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