Helix Pharmacy Management System

Pharmacy Inventory Control Made Easy

The Helix inventory control and purchase order system is a realtime perpetual inventory system.  It provides for the generation and submission of electronic purchase orders to a drug wholesaler system and accepts a response back from the wholesaler system.  You can selectively use these inventory functions on some drug items or manage your entire inventory with them.


Purchase order systems serve three major purposes:

1 Manage vendor purchases
2 Maximize your payment terms
3 Provide purchase accountability and audit trail

 
Inventory management systems let you:

1 Utilize "just-in-time" purchase of drugs
2 Maximize inventory turn-over ratio
3 Maximize cash flow


Major functions

  • Maintain multiple vendors - Different wholsalers for the same drug item
  • Drug Maintenance - Item-specific purchase information, including cost, ordering parameters, available vendor sources and history for purchasing and dispensing
  • Suggested Order - Vendor-specific purchase order based on item evaluation of quantity on hand against the pre-defined reorder point, including the ability to modify the suggested order, then create the actual order
  • Track Order - Printable report for realtime status of your system orders
  • Update Receive Quantity - Processes acknowledgment for items for a particular order with the capability to identify back-ordered items
  • Returns - Processes items to return to your wholesaler
  • Purchase History - Item-specific details for past purchases
  • Inventory Maintenance - Item-specific report for inventory including Grand Total calculation for inventory value
  • Scan Inventory - Uses barcode scanning to update inventory information


Scanning Your Inventory


You can use a wireless barcode scanner to effortlessly scan your entire inventory on the drug shelf.   Use a pre-printed barcode legend to list drugs, enter the amount in physical inventory, and update the quantity on hand for each item. 

“I just wanted to let you know that we did the inventory today and it went better than any inventory that we have ever done.  It was so simple to use and had such a huge impact on the pharmacy. We saved 17 overtime man-hours” 
Lisa Garris, Uni-Care Pharmacy