[Apr 06]
Unlike dispensary items, where the prices are changed automatically by the monthly update, on PoS items the update disk does NOT change any prices itself, but just automatically prepares a list of variances for the user to look at and accept, reject or change as they wish before applying the price changes.
To view the variance list
From RxOne Start Menu, Tools, RxOne Update, View PoS prices. The variance list can be edited (similarly to editing an order), then applied.
Accuracy of prices
Major cause of unexpected (wrong) prices is errors in the pharmacy's own data, see separate topic for finding these.
The retail price suggested by the machine will be that produced by applying the same markup as the user previously chose for the item, it is NOT the wholesaler's suggested retail price. If the old cost was wrong this will preclude a wrong suggested retail.
The prices are the property of the wholesaler, and so remain under their control. The update disk includes the prices they choose to send, for the items they choose to send, when they choose to send them. Depending on timing, a price could go out the day after it changes, or 30 days later if it just misses. The loss of income caused by this will be far less than the gain obtained by having every cost price checked every month.
The option "Update Cost Price Only " means that RxOne will only update Cost but not Retail.
That is temporary. Retail and Markup will remain the same if they don't go to edit stock cards.
If editing a stock card, then either Markup or Retail will be recalculated.
Just let them know Markup and Retail will be same if not going to Stock Cards.
The RxOne Special Module can be used also be used for special pricing.
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