Applying GST Rate Changes

For the attention of Central Store Managers in India

The newly announced GST slab rationalisation reduces tax rates for pharmaceutical products and supplies sold in your hospital's pharmacy. The updated slabs will be effective from September 22nd, 2025.

The current understanding is that new batches purchased after 22nd September, 2025 will have updated stickers with lower MRPs.

Updating Tax Rates

The GST rate for receiving materials and selling items in EasyCare is set in the Central Stores Item Master. The Central Store manager has access to the screen for making these changes.

IMPORTANT: As the rates need to be effective from Monday, September 22, 2025, the tax rate changes will need to be applied in your system by your Central Stores Manager on the 21st of September, 2025

There are two methods to accomplish this change, which the central store manager can do themselves:

1. The quick-and-dirty method

2. The correct method

Since the existing rates will apply till the midnight of 21st Sept, 2025 and the new rates from 22nd Sept, 2025, doing it the proper way will not be practical.

So our recommendation is to use the quick-and-dirty method initially and then, over time, apply the change to every brand in the Item Master.

The Quick and Dirty Method

In this method, alter the 12% slab in Tax Management and set it's tax rate to 5%. Once this is saved, all brands having the 12% slab will now charge 5% GST at the point-of-sale.

PLEASE NOTE: This should only be used as a temporary measure. The right way is to update the tax slab on the brand in the Item Master as demonstrated in the video below.

The temporary, quick-and-dirty method

The Correct Method

The correct method involves updating every brand with the right tax slab.

1. Preparation:

   1. Download the Item Master into an Excel Spreadsheet

   2. Add a column to record the revised GST rate, update the spreadsheet.

2. Update the Item Master:

   1. On 21st night, after OPD hours and when sales are not likely to happen, edit each brand in the Item Master and update the rate to revised slab.

The video below demonstrates these steps:

The Correct method: Updating brands to reflect the revised GST Slab

Thank you for your attention. If there are questions, please raise a ticket by sending an e-mail to EasyCare Support.