Jurnal IPTEK Bagi Masyarakat
Vol 6 No 2 (2026)

Drug Inventory Management Information System Using VEN and ABC Methods in a Pharmacy

Tiara Arzhety Lubis (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Fathiya Hasyifah Sibarani (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Oct 2026

Abstract

Manual drug inventory management in community pharmacies is vulnerable to recording errors, stock imbalance, and expiration when priority control is not applied systematically. This study developed SiStok, a web-based drug inventory management system integrating VEN (Vital, Essential, Non-Essential) and ABC classifications into a nine-cell priority matrix. Requirements were identified through observation and unstructured interviews with the pharmacy owner and responsible pharmacist. Quantitative analysis used 12 months of stock-movement data (11 May 2025–11 May 2026); after data cleaning, 1,994 unique drug SKUs were analyzed. VEN categories were assigned by the responsible pharmacist, while ABC groups were calculated from consumption value using cumulative thresholds of 80%, 95%, and 100%. The system was implemented using PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL under a waterfall model and verified through 12 black-box scenarios, all valid. Essential items dominated VEN (1,654; 82.95%) and represented IDR 1,535,214,692 (92.51%) of consumption value. Group A contained 350 items (17.55%) but accounted for IDR 1,327,287,230 (79.98%). The ABC-VEN matrix assigns AV, AE, AN, BV, and CV to Priority I; BE, BN, and CE to Priority II; and CN to Priority III. Further evaluation should assess user acceptance, usability, security, performance, reliability, and multi-site implementation.

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Journal Info

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j-ibm

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Humanities Computer Science & IT Education Mechanical Engineering Physics Public Health Social Sciences

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