Web Shop Development for Pharmacies – Integration with Pharmacy Software Esculap 2000, FIPSx, EskulapWin, or Fitis
Connecting the Web Shop with Pharmacy Software
Why do we integrate?
1. The main reason is to ensure that the webshop always displays only the products that are truly available—those physically in the store and in stock (and the stock is managed through the software we use for inventory or the cash register).
2. The second reason is always having up-to-date prices on the webshop. That is, the prices we updated yesterday in the warehouse software will automatically be updated on the webshop today…
Pharmacy Software We Integrate With
ESKULAP 2000
A software solution for managing pharmacies and pharmaceutical institutions. ESKULAP 2000 is the first choice of pharmacists and the most widely used software solution in Croatian pharmacies. The program is also adapted for pharmacy operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Zenica-Doboj, Una-Sana, and Central Bosnia Cantons).
FIPSx
FIPSx is a modern and technologically advanced software solution offering numerous benefits for the demanding and dynamic operations of pharmacy systems. It enables control and management of individual pharmacies as well as large healthcare institutions.
EskulapWin
EskulapWin is a software package for pharmacy operations. It includes records required by retail trade laws and pharmacy-related regulations.
The software supports many external devices such as barcode readers, magnetic card readers, customer displays, bank POS devices… Special attention is given to connecting and exchanging data between the pharmacy and suppliers, insurance companies, other pharmacies within the institution, accounting, central procurement, and banks.
The program supports online ordering of goods, processing and invoicing of prescriptions and referrals (HZZO, ePrescription), invoicing for supplemental insurance (CZO, etc.), galenic and magistral lab features, analysis logs, generating reports for the Agency for Medicinal Products, printing labels with prices and signatures, automatic updates of drug and orthopedic aid lists, issuing pro forma invoices, delivery notes, and retail invoices…
FITIS
WIN-FITIS is the most comprehensive pharmacy program on the market, combining pharmacy and retail features. It is built using modern Microsoft tools in a Microsoft Windows XP environment, using a database based on Microsoft SQL Server technology.
WIN-FITIS enables internet-based ordering from all compatible suppliers and downloading new program versions.
Migration to WIN-FITIS includes a free Microsoft MSDE license. The program can be integrated with the SIGMA accounting program, enabling full document automation—entered once and automatically transferred to accounting. This integration significantly reduces costs, ensures accurate financial tracking, and improves accounting efficiency.
To Integrate or Not to Integrate the Pharmacy with the Web Shop?
Reasons for Integration:
- Always up-to-date prices
- Always up-to-date stock quantities
- Always accurate product availability—items can be automatically hidden from the webshop or shown without purchase options
- Automatic addition of new products to the webshop
Reasons Against:
- Integration costs—software synchronization typically costs between €500–€2500, most often around €2000 + VAT
- Pre-integration setup and additional modules on the warehouse software side can cost even more—some companies charge €5000–€7000
- Some software companies charge ongoing monthly fees, others only a one-time fee
- Some software companies are not interested in integration, which may lead clients to give up on the idea altogether
- Inventory levels and pricing can be manually managed in the webshop, which is fine for small assortments, always-available items, or rarely changing prices. In such cases, integration becomes just an extra cost that clients often avoid.
The best part is when a client wants to integrate their webshop with the software used in their physical store(s). In short, about webshop integration with external software:
- Integration and software synchronization usually cost €500–€2500—one reason it’s underused. It’s complex work, but once done, it works flawlessly.
- The Croatian market has hundreds of warehouse, CRM, ERP programs… and even when integrating the same software again, every client’s setup is different.
- There are one-way and two-way synchronizations.
- Typically synchronized data includes: price, stock status, availability, and product entries into the shop for items not yet listed. Other fields can also be synced based on requirements, capabilities, and investment.
Conclusion:
Integrating a webshop with inventory software, billing software, ERP, CRM, or accounting software…
