📦 Dispense Item

Dispense is used to permanently issue stock to customers, patients, or departments. It reduces your inventory count and is typically linked to a billing or checkout event.

🏥 Common Use Cases

• Dispensing medications to patients
• Providing materials to internal departments
• Issuing consumables during appointments

🧰 Example Workflow: Dispensing Medication

1. Click the Dispense button on the Inventory Page
2. Select the product (e.g., Glucose, Ringo Premium)
3. Choose the customer or patient
4. Enter quantity to dispense
5. Add optional notes
6. Click Dispense to finalize the operation

🧾 Billing Integration

Once items are dispensed:

• An order summary is created
• You can apply Discounts or select Payment Methods
• Use Checkout, Print, or Email to issue an invoice

📈 Track Usage

Dispensed items are logged in the system and available under:

• Dispense Management page
• Customer Management > Dispenses

Useful for audits, usage trends, and reconciliation.

🔁 Returns

In case a customer returns an item that was previously dispensed, you can initiate a return using the Return icon next to the product in the Dispense Management section. This action:

• Restores the item back into inventory
• Updates the original dispense record with return history

🧠 Tips & Best Practices

• Always link dispenses to a customer or user
• Use Notes to add clinical or operational context
• Ensure taxes and discounts are correctly applied at checkout
• Train staff to verify quantities before confirming

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