How it works
Every stage of the business, before and after, and what runs by itself.
1.Purchase from distributors
- Before
- Bills arrive with the delivery and go into a file.
- With Finocket
- Each distributor bill is recorded as a purchase against the distributor.
Automated
- Distributor payable posted
- GSTR-2B match at month end
2.Stock by batch and expiry
- Before
- Strips on shelves, expiry checked by eye.
- With Finocket
- Stock is kept by batch and expiry and drawn down as you sell.
Automated
- Earliest-expiring batch attached to the line automatically
- Low-stock alerts
3.Item master
- Before
- A price list in a register.
- With Finocket
- Each medicine carries MRP, salt name, manufacturer, composition, dosage form, pack size and schedule.
Automated
- Strip as the default unit
4.Counter sale
- Before
- Handwritten or desktop bill, cash in a drawer.
- With Finocket
- A till bill with cash sessions and a Z-report at closing.
Automated
- Day closed with a Z-report
5.Schedule H, H1 and X
- Before
- A bound register written after the sale.
- With Finocket
- The register records prescriber and pharmacist details, and gaps are flagged.
Automated
- Warning on a missing entry
6.Billing
- Before
- Batch and expiry often missing.
- With Finocket
- The pharmacy template prints batch, expiry, MRP and the drug licence number.
Automated
- Licence number on every bill
7.GST
- Before
- Sales and purchases re-keyed for returns.
- With Finocket
- GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B are prepared from your bills; you file on the portal yourself or hand them to your CA.
Automated
- Returns prepared from bills
- GSTR-2B reconciliation
8.Collections and payments
- Before
- Credit customers in a diary; distributors paid by cheque.
- With Finocket
- Outstanding amounts are listed, and payments are matched to the bank statement.
Automated
- Bank lines matched to payments
9.Customer follow-up
- Before
- Calls from a personal phone.
- With Finocket
- A message sent from Finocket is checked against consent before it sends, and goes from your own WhatsApp number once you connect it. Refill reminders are not built yet.
Automated
- Consent checked on every message sent from Finocket
10.Accounts and reporting
- Before
- Year-end books built from a bag of bills.
- With Finocket
- Double-entry books, stock value and reports are live, and your CA works in the same workspace.
Automated
- Reports from the same books
- CA invited as a user