Blog
Written from the counter.
Articles for Lebanese pharmacists, written by the team running PharmEasy. MoPH MediTrack, FEFO expiry, dual-currency LBP/USD accounting, NSSF reimbursement, offline POS — the topics that actually come up at the till.
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Pharmacy expiry management — avoiding write-offs at scale
Why expiry write-offs are the dominant inventory loss in retail pharmacy, what a system has to track to surface them early, and how Lebanese pharmacies recover the lost margin.
By Selim Moukarzel
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GTIN barcode setup for Lebanese pharmacy distributors and pharmacies
What a GTIN is, how it encodes batch and expiry in the GS1 2D barcode on every regulated Lebanese drug, and what pharmacies and distributors have to get right before MediTrack works.
By Simon Tchaghlassian
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Offline pharmacy POS — how to keep selling during a Lebanese outage
Why offline-first matters more in Lebanon than anywhere else, what software design has to do, and how a pharmacy POS keeps ringing sales when the power or internet drops.
By Simon Tchaghlassian
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NSSF reimbursement for Lebanese pharmacies — the full workflow
How NSSF reimbursement actually works for a Lebanese retail pharmacy. What gets covered, what the pharmacy collects from the patient, and how the claim flows from dispense to payment.
By Selim Moukarzel
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MoPH MediTrack submission errors — the most common ones and how to fix them
The error patterns Lebanese pharmacies hit when submitting to MoPH MediTrack — UHID format, GTIN not registered, batch already consumed, expiry mismatch — and what to do about each.
By Selim Moukarzel
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Dual-currency LBP / USD accounting for Lebanese pharmacies
How dual-currency accounting works in Lebanon since 2019, what the till and the ledger have to record, and how exchange-rate variance should post under the Lebanese Plan Comptable.
By Simon Tchaghlassian
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FEFO vs FIFO — which inventory method should a pharmacy use?
FEFO sells the earliest-to-expire batch first; FIFO sells the earliest-received batch first. Which is right for a pharmacy, why it matters, and how to apply it.
By Simon Tchaghlassian
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How to choose pharmacy software in Lebanon (2026 guide)
A practical buyer's guide to pharmacy management software for Lebanese pharmacies. Offline-first POS, MoPH MediTrack, dual-currency, FEFO, NSSF — the questions to ask before signing.
By Simon Tchaghlassian
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Lebanese Plan Comptable for pharmacies — chart of accounts explained
What the Lebanese Plan Comptable is, why pharmacies need it, the accounts that matter most for a retail pharmacy, and how dual-currency LBP/USD posts onto it.
By Selim Moukarzel
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What is MoPH MediTrack? A guide for Lebanese pharmacists
MoPH MediTrack is Lebanon's national drug track-and-trace system. What it is, what it requires, what changed in 2023, and how pharmacies submit dispenses today.
By Selim Moukarzel
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