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18 June 2026 · 5 min read

Cut checkout time at the counter without cutting corners

PIMS Team

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Every extra tap at the counter is a customer left waiting. When a pharmacist has to ring up a basket in one system, record the payment in another, and update stock on paper, a simple sale can take minutes it does not need to.

Where the time actually goes

In most pharmacies the delay is not the payment itself. It is the switching: finding the product, confirming the price, taking cash or M-Pesa, printing a receipt, and then remembering to adjust the stock count later. Each hand-off is a chance to slow down or make a mistake.

One motion, start to finish

PIMS collapses those steps into a single checkout. Scan or search the item, take cash or M-Pesa side by side, and hand over a printed receipt. The moment the sale closes, stock and customer records update on their own.

  • Cash and M-Pesa accepted at the same screen, with instant receipts for both.

  • Same-day settlement, so today's takings land in your account today.

  • Stock deducts automatically, so counts stay accurate without a separate step.

The result is a counter that keeps the queue moving during the busy hours, and books that reconcile themselves at close.

See PIMS run on your counter

Set up your pharmacy in a few guided steps.