Dr. Mona's pharmacy in Nasr City: tracking expiry dates before they track her

Dr. Mona has run Al-Shifa Pharmacy in Nasr City for two years, and what worried her most was never the selling itself — selling is quick and routine. The real problem was tracking: when did this batch of medicine arrive, when does it expire, and is there an older batch she should sell through first before the new one?

Every pharmacist's quiet worry

Any pharmacy receives different batches of the same medicine at different times, and each batch has its own expiry date. Without a clear system, you might sell a near-expiry batch to one customer while another buys a fresher one from the same shelf — or worse, discover too late that an entire batch has expired while it's still in stock.

How Ttakka organized it

In the Ttakka store dashboard, a dedicated pharmacy section lets Dr. Mona:

1. Register every batch of every medicine with its arrival date and expiry date.
2. See a separate list of batches that are "nearing expiry" so she can act before they're wasted.
3. Link each medicine to its manufacturer so tracking stays organized.

It's no longer guesswork — it's a clear table she can check anytime.

Selling got faster with barcode

At the cashier screen, Dr. Mona scans a medicine's barcode with a simple scanner, and the name and price appear instantly — no searching shelves, no typing names by hand. That's a huge difference during rush hours, especially with elderly customers who take their time choosing what they need.

Customers come back thanks to loyalty

Dr. Mona turned on the loyalty points system from the cashier screen, so every customer earns points on every purchase and can redeem them for a discount once they reach a threshold. The system also gives a welcome bonus to any new customer who registers, and a birthday bonus once a year — a small touch that made her regulars feel tracked as people, not just numbers in a drawer.

The numbers, honestly

Instead of discovering an expired batch by accident while scanning the shelf, Dr. Mona now sees a clear list as it happens. Instead of selling taking time to type a name by hand, it's a single barcode scan.

If you run a pharmacy or any shop that needs a reliable barcode scanner, check the hardware buying guide for what fits your store.