Doctor calls linked to pharmacy sales
Reps see which doctors' prescriptions move stock at nearby pharmacies, and managers join visits in the app.
- Doctor–pharmacy links
- RCPA by doctor
- Joint visits

Doctor calls, samples, RCPA, OTC orders and stockists on one app, so every call can turn into pharmacy sales.
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Pharma SFA (sales force automation) software is the app a pharmaceutical field force runs on: medical representatives (MRs) plan doctor and pharmacy calls, file call reports, track samples and claim expenses.
It also records RCPA (retail chemist prescription audit), so managers see which doctors' prescriptions turn into pharmaceutical sales at nearby pharmacies. Read our guide to pharma SFA and HCP engagement.

Daily call report (DCR):
Log each doctor and chemist call on the phone. See our MR reporting software.

Attendance and geo-tagged calls:
Every call carries a location stamp, so padded reports stand out.

Travel and expense claims:
Allowances built from the route the rep actually covered.

Sample and promo material trail:
What each rep received, gave each doctor and has left.

Cycle plans and tour plans:
Monthly tour plans by doctor class, approved before the month starts.

E-detailing:
Show product videos on a tablet and see what each doctor viewed. See our e-detailing software.

Calls against the plan:
Missed doctors show up while there is still time to visit.

Targets and scorecards:
Rep, territory and team scorecards, live through the month.

Pharmacy and stockist sales:
Pharmacy and stockist sales beside doctor coverage.
PT Combiphar, an Indonesian pharma company, runs its prescription and OTC teams on BeatRoute SFA with separate workflows. Nurturemed Pharma in the Philippines raised the productivity of its medical reps by 20%.
Choose by how your teams sell.
| Kind of tool | What it does | Who it suits | Where it falls short |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic field sales app | Check-ins, visit logs, orders and expenses for any field team. | Small teams selling mostly OTC through shops. | No doctor classes, cycle plans, sample trail or RCPA. Those end up in spreadsheets. |
| Build-it-yourself platform | A CRM or low-code platform your IT team or a partner shapes into a pharma app. | Large companies with in-house IT and time to build. | Every setup, launch or new rule becomes an IT project. |
| Call-reporting pharma SFA | DCR, attendance, expenses, samples and cycle plans for MRs. | Prescription-only teams that mainly need reporting. | Logs doctor visits but does not link them to pharmacy sales, OTC orders or stockists. |
| Pharma SFA with DMS (BeatRoute) | The MR basics plus RCPA linked to doctors, OTC and hospital workflows, and stockist management. | Brands with prescription, OTC and hospital teams that sell through stockists. | More than you need if you only want call reports for one small team. |
Reps see which doctors' prescriptions move stock at nearby pharmacies, and managers join visits in the app.

OTC orders, schemes and display audits, with stockists on the built-in distributor management system.
See the distributor management system→
Hospital key account managers get their own norms and scorecards, and CMEs are tracked to attendance.

See how BeatRoute runs prescription, OTC and hospital teams, with your visit norms and focus brands.
Sends each MR to the doctors and pharmacies where prescriptions are slipping.
Builds weekly and monthly cycle plans that make up for missed calls.
Prepares an agenda for each doctor visit before the rep walks in.
Suggests the right OTC products for each pharmacy and stockist from your focus lists.
Checks pharmacy shelf displays from one geo-tagged photo.
Answers managers' questions about doctor coverage and prescription trends in plain English.

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Read more →Traditional pharma SFA tools prove that a visit happened: they log geo-tagged calls, samples and detailing, while the MR still plans tomorrow from memory. BeatRoute also plans the work with AI and links each doctor to sales at the pharmacies nearby, plus OTC orders and stockist stock.
Start with how your field force sells. Pharmaceutical companies with prescription, OTC and hospital teams need more than call reporting. Check that the software covers the MR's whole day: daily call reports, geo-tagged attendance, samples, expenses and cycle plans by doctor class. Then check what it links: RCPA at the pharmacies near each doctor, OTC orders and stockist stock, so pharmaceutical sales can be traced back to doctor coverage. Look at the analytics managers get, such as calls against the plan and targets by rep, territory and team, and whether incentives can follow those scorecards. Finally, check that it works offline, connects to your ERP and HR systems, and lets an admin change visit norms when a launch or a compliance rule changes, without a development project. For healthcare brands moving from spreadsheets to digital tools, these checks matter more than the length of the feature list.
Yes. During the visit, the rep records what the doctor agreed to prescribe. RCPA at the linked pharmacies then checks it by molecule and by doctor, so you see which doctor drove which pharmacy's sales.
Yes. Medical reps, OTC trade executives and hospital key account managers each get their own visit norms and scorecards. Incentives can follow those scorecards. When you launch a product, open a territory or face a new compliance rule, an admin changes the norms in settings. No development project is needed.
It depends on how many teams, products and integrations you have. As one example, PT Combiphar went live on BeatRoute SFA in two months, with separate workflows for its prescription and OTC teams. BeatRoute connects to your ERP, finance and HR systems through its Matrix middleware or APIs. A demo is the quickest way to get an estimate for your setup.
Yes. BeatRoute works offline and syncs when the phone reconnects. Reps in rural territories or hospital basements can log calls, samples, orders and expenses without a signal.
They overlap. A pharma CRM keeps the record of each doctor and every contact with them, often for marketing and medical teams too. Pharma SFA software is built around the field team's day: visit plans, call reports, samples, expenses and orders. BeatRoute holds the doctor and pharmacy lists and the full call history, so the records a field team needs sit in the same app. Our pharma SFA guide covers the difference in more depth.