Add inventory items
Create a medication or supply with its price, dispensing unit, and properties.
An inventory item is something you stock and may dispense — a medication, vaccine, or supply. Setting it up lets you bill it on visits and track how much you have left.
Prerequisites: Admin or appropriate permission. Categories and suppliers help, but you can add them later.
Add an item
- Go to Inventory → New item (or add from Settings).
- Fill in:
- Name and a client-facing display name.
- A category (Medications, Vaccines, Supplies…).
- The dispensing unit — how you measure it out (each, mL, tablet, capsule, dose, vial, etc.).
- The default price the client pays, and whether it's taxable.
- Flags: controlled substance and prescription required, if applicable.
- (Optional) a reorder point and quantity, and a preferred supplier.
- (Optional) default notes (internal and client-facing).
- Save.
You'll know it worked when…
The item appears in your Inventory list and can be added to a visit when you dispense it.
Note: The controlled-substance and prescription flags are informational labels in decavet — they help your team handle items correctly but don't, on their own, enforce restrictions.