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Pack factor (units per pack)

How many dispensable units a pack contains — the number that makes stock counts comparable.

A strip of ten tablets is one pack and ten units. A bottle of syrup is one pack and one unit, or a volume. Until stock is expressed in a consistent unit, quantities cannot be compared, added or reconciled.

This is the most common reason a stock register fails to reconcile against the shelf. Ten in one row meaning ten strips and ten in the next meaning ten tablets produces a closing balance that is arithmetically correct and operationally meaningless.

The safe practice is to fix one convention per medicine and record it, rather than inferring pack size from the product name. Text like '10S' or 'strip of 10' is unreliable enough that it should be confirmed rather than parsed.

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Related terms

Batch numberThe manufacturer's identifier for a specific production lot, printed on the pack. Reorder levelThe stock quantity at which a medicine should be reordered. MRP (Maximum Retail Price)The maximum price at which a pack may be sold to a patient, inclusive of all taxes. Loose sale (cut strip)Selling part of a strip rather than the whole pack.

All terms

Batch numberBreakage and damageCDSCOCGST, SGST and IGSTCold chainCredit noteDPCO (Drugs Prices Control Order)Drug licence (Form 20 / Form 21)Expiry returnFEFO (First Expiry First Out)Generic vs branded medicineGSTR-1GSTR-3BHSN codeInput tax credit (ITC)Loose sale (cut strip)MRP (Maximum Retail Price)Narcotic registerNear-expiry stockNPPAPack factor (units per pack)Pharmacist registrationPTR (Price to Retailer)PTS (Price to Stockist)Purchase invoiceRed-border warning labelReorder levelRetail vs wholesale drug licenceReturn to vendor (RTV)Rule 65Rx symbolSalt compositionSchedule HSchedule H1Schedule XScheme goods (free goods)Shortbook (short book)Stock rotationStockist

This glossary is a practical reference for Indian retail pharmacy, not legal, tax or clinical advice. Requirements under the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules are enforced by state drug control authorities and vary; GST treatment should be confirmed with your CA. Verify anything you intend to rely on against the current notified position. As of August 2026.