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How to set up medicine expiry tracking in under 10 minutes

Most pharmacies waste hours every week on manual expiry checks. Here's how to go from a spreadsheet to a fully automated system — step by step.

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ABIN RAJ K · 1 June 2025 · 4 min read

Most pharmacies still run on paper registers or spreadsheets. Your team spends hours every week cross-checking expiry dates by hand. Medicines sit on shelves past their expiry date. Supplier return windows close before anyone notices. MedExpiry replaces all of that — and setup takes under 10 minutes.

Step 1 — Register your account

Go to medexpiry.com/register and create your account. Pick the tier that matches your pharmacy size — Retail, Mid-Size, or Enterprise. Every tier is free during beta.

Step 2 — Prepare your CSV file

You need a CSV file with your current medicine stock. The required columns are: Medicine Name (including strength, e.g. Amoxicillin 500mg), Batch Number, Expiry Date in DD-MM-YYYY format, Quantity, and Agent Name (supplier or distributor).

Step 3 — Upload your stock

From your dashboard, go to Inventory → Bulk Upload and upload your CSV file. MedExpiry parses every row and populates your inventory immediately. If any rows have errors — wrong date format, missing fields — they are flagged individually. Fix those rows and re-upload. Your existing inventory is never overwritten.

Step 4 — MedExpiry takes over

Once your stock is uploaded, MedExpiry monitors every medicine continuously. It automatically moves expired medicines to the Expired section once their date passes. Near-expiry stock is flagged before the return window closes. Your team gets guided through the replacement workflow for flagged medicines — no guesswork, no missed returns.

Adding medicines after bulk upload

Add medicines one by one directly from the dashboard — useful for new stock arrivals. Fill in the same fields: name, batch number, expiry date, quantity, agent.

You're done

No IT configuration. No app store download. MedExpiry runs in your browser on any device — smartphone, tablet, or desktop — and works offline if your connection drops. If you have a large inventory (500+ medicines), split your CSV into batches of 200–300 rows for the cleanest upload experience.

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