Hospital-IMS for Pharmacists
Run the formulary, the dispensing queue and the drug store in HospitalIMS without help.
by Sankofa Skills Studio · vetted expert author
What you'll gain
Real first steps, checklists and worked examples you can act on — not just concepts.
Pass a real exam and earn a publicly verifiable certificate employers trust.
Unlimited practice mode + spaced-repetition flashcards, then unlimited exam retakes.
Keep the lessons and every future update to this course, forever.
What you'll cover
8 modules · 23 lessons · timed certification exam
1. Your pharmacy in HospitalIMS and the one drug record 3 lessons
Where every pharmacy screen lives, which privileges you need, how one drug record serves prescribing, purchasing, receiving and billing, and how stores shape everything you do with stock.
- The pharmacist map: two menus, one job Preview · 12 min
- One drug record: prescribable, purchasable, receivable, billable · 10 min
- Stores, stock records and session caching · 9 min
2. The formulary and the interaction catalogue 3 lessons
Add and maintain formulary drugs one at a time, bulk-load them with the paste-CSV importer, and own the drug-interaction pair catalogue that Prescribe enforces.
- Drug Catalogue / Formulary: adding and checking drugs · 10 min
- Import Drug Catalogue: paste-CSV bulk loading · 9 min
- Drug Interactions: owning the pair catalogue · 12 min
3. Prescriptions and the dispensing cycle 3 lessons
Read what the prescriber wrote, work the View Prescriptions queue, open the Dispense screen, understand statuses and partial dispensing, and make sure every dispensed drug reaches a bill.
- How a prescription reaches you · 10 min
- View Prescriptions and the Dispense screen · 11 min
- From dispensing to the bill and the sold-drug reports · 10 min
4. The drug record in Drug Inventory 3 lessons
Register a stock-only item correctly, find any drug and its Drug-ID on View Drug, and print barcodes and shelf price tags.
- Register Drug: every field that matters · 11 min
- View Drug: finding a drug and its Drug-ID · 7 min
- Print Drug Barcode/PriceTags · 9 min
5. Receiving stock: intakes, returns and imports 3 lessons
Register a stock intake line by line with the batch and expiry in the line Notes, set the expiry straight after posting, verify the intake on View Stock Intakes and View Stocks, handle patient returns inward.
- Register Stock Intake: header and lines · 12 min
- Posting, receipts and View Stock Intakes · 10 min
- Returns inward, returns outward and Drug-Stock Importation · 10 min
6. Managing stock: views, movements, edits and counts 4 lessons
Read stock four ways, move it with transfers, correct it with adjustments and quantity conversions, maintain expiry, prices and reorder levels in bulk, and run the count, variance and adjustment cycle.
- Viewing stock: View Stocks, bins, store-wide sheet and stock card · 10 min
- Transfers, adjustments and quantity conversion · 10 min
- Bulk edits: expiry, prices, reorder levels and price history · 11 min
- Stock counts: open, count, close, variances, apply · 14 min
7. Inventory Health insights for the pharmacy 2 lessons
Read and act on the Inventory Health insight cards: reorder, dead stock, batch trace, adjustment heat and the rest, plus the near-expiry watchlist and its prerequisite.
- Reorder, dead stock and expiry: reading the action cards · 12 min
- Control cards: batch trace, adjustments, intake lag and supply · 8 min
8. Capstone: a full pharmacy day 2 lessons
Chain every skill in the course through one working day at DEMO HOSPITAL: morning checks, formulary change, receiving, dispensing to bill, transfers, a cycle count and the end-of-day close.
- Capstone part 1: morning to midday · 25 min
- Capstone part 2: afternoon to close · 22 min
Frequently asked
Is the certificate verifiable?
Yes. Every certificate carries a unique ID and a cryptographic signature. Anyone — an employer or a client — can confirm it instantly on our public verification page, with no login.
Who teaches this course?
A vetted expert author — Sankofa Skills Studio. Every expert course is reviewed and fact-checked before publication, and the author earns a revenue share on your enrolment.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime. Once you enrol you keep access to the lessons, practice mode and flashcards — including future updates to this course.
What happens if I don't pass the exam first time?
You can retake it — up to 5 attempts, with a 12-hour wait between attempts. Practice mode is unlimited, so rehearse with the same verified question bank until you're ready.
Can my team enrol together?
Yes. Talk to us about group and organisation rates — certifying a whole team is faster and cheaper than one at a time.
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