diff --git a/frontend/components/appointments/appointments-view.tsx b/frontend/components/appointments/appointments-view.tsx
index e3d4b1c..8cd61fb 100644
--- a/frontend/components/appointments/appointments-view.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/appointments/appointments-view.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   Stethoscope,
   Users,
 } from "lucide-react";
+import { useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
 import { type ReactNode, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
@@ -192,8 +193,14 @@ function Section({
 
 export function AppointmentsView() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  // Deep-link from the AI chat appointment card: `?calendar=1&date=YYYY-MM-DD`
+  // opens the month calendar on that date.
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const dateParam = searchParams.get("date");
   const [addOpen, setAddOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [calendarOpen, setCalendarOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [calendarOpen, setCalendarOpen] = useState(
+    () => searchParams.get("calendar") != null,
+  );
   const [appointments, setAppointments] = useState<Appointment[]>([]);
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
   const [selectedAppt, setSelectedAppt] = useState<Appointment | null>(null);
@@ -381,6 +388,7 @@ export function AppointmentsView() {
 
       <CalendarDialog
         appointments={appointments}
+        initialDate={dateParam}
         onOpenChange={setCalendarOpen}
         open={calendarOpen}
       />
diff --git a/frontend/components/appointments/calendar-dialog.tsx b/frontend/components/appointments/calendar-dialog.tsx
index 865f008..e64f8ec 100644
--- a/frontend/components/appointments/calendar-dialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/appointments/calendar-dialog.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from "lucide-react";
-import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import {
@@ -53,18 +53,32 @@ export function CalendarDialog({
   open,
   onOpenChange,
   appointments,
+  initialDate,
 }: {
   open: boolean;
   onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
   appointments: Appointment[];
+  // Optional deep-link target (YYYY-MM-DD): when set, the calendar opens on this
+  // date's month with the day selected (e.g. from the AI chat appointment card).
+  initialDate?: string | null;
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  // First-of-month for the displayed month; defaults to TODAY's month.
+  const startKey =
+    initialDate && /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(initialDate) ? initialDate : TODAY;
+  // First-of-month for the displayed month; defaults to the deep-link/TODAY month.
   const [viewMonth, setViewMonth] = useState<Date>(() => {
-    const t = parseKey(TODAY);
-    return new Date(t.getFullYear(), t.getMonth(), 1);
+    const d = parseKey(startKey);
+    return new Date(d.getFullYear(), d.getMonth(), 1);
   });
-  const [selectedKey, setSelectedKey] = useState<string>(TODAY);
+  const [selectedKey, setSelectedKey] = useState<string>(startKey);
+
+  // When opened via a deep-link date, jump the view to that month/day.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open || !initialDate || !/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(initialDate)) return;
+    const d = parseKey(initialDate);
+    setViewMonth(new Date(d.getFullYear(), d.getMonth(), 1));
+    setSelectedKey(initialDate);
+  }, [open, initialDate]);
 
   const byDate = useMemo(() => {
     const map = new Map<string, Appointment[]>();
diff --git a/frontend/components/chat/chat-input.tsx b/frontend/components/chat/chat-input.tsx
index e225777..834c374 100644
--- a/frontend/components/chat/chat-input.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/chat/chat-input.tsx
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ export function ChatInput({
         event.preventDefault();
         submit();
       }}
-      className="w-full shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[28px] border border-border bg-input shadow-sm"
+      className="w-full shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[28px] border border-input bg-background shadow-sm transition-shadow focus-within:border-ring focus-within:ring-[3px] focus-within:ring-ring/24 dark:bg-input/30"
     >
       {/* Textarea + toolbar, filling the rounded card. */}
-      <div className="bg-input">
+      <div>
         <textarea
           aria-label={t("chat.input.message")}
           className="field-sizing-content block max-h-48 min-h-16 w-full resize-none bg-transparent px-5 pt-5 pb-2 text-base text-foreground outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground"
@@ -141,12 +141,16 @@ export function ChatInput({
           </div>
         )}
 
+        {/* Visually hidden (not `display:none`) so programmatic `.click()` from
+            the attach button works reliably across browsers — a `display:none`
+            file input can refuse to open the picker. */}
         <input
           aria-label={t("chat.input.attachFiles")}
-          className="hidden"
+          className="sr-only"
           multiple
           onChange={handleFilesSelected}
           ref={fileInputRef}
+          tabIndex={-1}
           type="file"
         />
 
diff --git a/frontend/components/chat/record-list-card.tsx b/frontend/components/chat/record-list-card.tsx
index b52ac0a..370c18d 100644
--- a/frontend/components/chat/record-list-card.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/chat/record-list-card.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { CalendarClock, ClipboardList, Pill } from "lucide-react";
+import { CalendarClock, ChevronRight, ClipboardList, Pill } from "lucide-react";
 import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import Link from "next/link";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import type { Appointment } from "@/lib/appointments";
 import { formatPrescribedAt, type Prescription } from "@/lib/prescriptions";
@@ -64,20 +66,101 @@ function Shell({
   );
 }
 
-export function AppointmentListCard({ appointments }: { appointments: Appointment[] }) {
+// "2026-06-16" -> "Jun 16" (compact, for the date-range summary).
+function shortDate(iso: string): string {
+  return new Date(`${iso}T00:00:00`).toLocaleDateString("en-US", {
+    month: "short",
+    day: "numeric",
+  });
+}
+
+// Appointments are rendered condensed: rather than one dense card per row (which
+// floods the chat for a week's schedule), show a small summary + a few previews
+// and send the clinician to the Appointments calendar for the full picture.
+const APPT_PREVIEW = 3;
+
+export function AppointmentListCard({
+  appointments,
+}: {
+  appointments: Appointment[];
+}) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const rows: Row[] = appointments.map((a) => ({
-    primary: a.name,
-    secondary: [a.date, a.time, a.type, a.provider].filter(Boolean).join(" · "),
-    badge: a.status,
-  }));
+
+  if (appointments.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <Shell
+        emptyKey="chat.lists.noAppointments"
+        icon={CalendarClock}
+        rows={[]}
+        title={t("chat.lists.appointments")}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  const dates = appointments.map((a) => a.date).filter(Boolean).sort();
+  const first = dates[0];
+  const last = dates[dates.length - 1];
+  const range = first
+    ? first === last
+      ? shortDate(first)
+      : `${shortDate(first)} – ${shortDate(last as string)}`
+    : "";
+  // Deep-link to the Appointments calendar, opened on the first appointment's
+  // month (the page reads `?calendar=1&date=`).
+  const href = first
+    ? `/appointments?calendar=1&date=${first}`
+    : "/appointments?calendar=1";
+  const preview = appointments.slice(0, APPT_PREVIEW);
+  const remaining = appointments.length - preview.length;
+
   return (
-    <Shell
-      emptyKey="chat.lists.noAppointments"
-      icon={CalendarClock}
-      rows={rows}
-      title={t("chat.lists.appointments")}
-    />
+    <Card className="w-full gap-0 overflow-hidden p-0">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b px-4 py-3">
+        <CalendarClock className="size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+        <span className="font-medium text-sm">
+          {t("chat.lists.appointments")}
+        </span>
+        {range ? (
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{range}</span>
+        ) : null}
+        <Badge className="ml-auto" variant="secondary">
+          {appointments.length}
+        </Badge>
+      </div>
+      <div className="divide-y divide-border">
+        {preview.map((a, i) => (
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5" key={a.id ?? i}>
+            <span className="w-12 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground text-xs tabular-nums">
+              {a.time}
+            </span>
+            <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
+              <span className="truncate font-medium text-foreground text-sm">
+                {a.name}
+              </span>
+              <span className="truncate text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+                {[shortDate(a.date), a.type, a.provider]
+                  .filter(Boolean)
+                  .join(" · ")}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            <Badge className="shrink-0" variant="outline">
+              {a.status}
+            </Badge>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 border-t px-3 py-2">
+        <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+          {remaining > 0
+            ? t("chat.lists.moreAppointments", { count: remaining })
+            : ""}
+        </span>
+        <Button render={<Link href={href} />} size="sm" variant="ghost">
+          {t("chat.lists.viewInCalendar")}
+          <ChevronRight className="size-4" />
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    </Card>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/components/lab/lab-view.tsx b/frontend/components/lab/lab-view.tsx
index 3af1fee..b27dfd7 100644
--- a/frontend/components/lab/lab-view.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/lab/lab-view.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Check, FlaskConical, Plus, Search } from "lucide-react";
+import { Check, ChevronDown, FlaskConical, Plus, Search } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   type FormEvent,
   type KeyboardEvent,
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import {
+  Collapsible,
+  CollapsibleContent,
+  CollapsibleTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/collapsible";
 import {
   Dialog,
   DialogClose,
@@ -122,6 +127,16 @@ function CheckButton({
   );
 }
 
+// One labelled field in a work-queue item's expanded detail.
+function QueueMeta({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col">
+      <dt className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{label}</dt>
+      <dd className="truncate text-foreground text-sm">{value}</dd>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 // Dialog for submitting an analysis result: pick a patient, then enter the
 // test name, value, flag and date. Posts to the lab-only append endpoint.
 function AddResultDialog({
@@ -541,39 +556,76 @@ export function LabView() {
             </div>
           ) : (
             queue.map((task) => (
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3" key={task.id}>
-                <CheckButton
-                  done={task.done}
-                  label={
-                    task.done ? t("tasks.markNotDone") : t("tasks.markDone")
-                  }
-                  onClick={() => toggle(task.id)}
-                />
-                <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
-                  <span
-                    className={cn(
-                      "truncate text-sm",
-                      task.done
-                        ? "text-muted-foreground line-through"
-                        : "font-medium text-foreground",
-                    )}
-                  >
-                    {task.title}
-                  </span>
-                  <span className="truncate text-muted-foreground text-xs">
-                    {task.due}
-                    {task.createdByName
-                      ? ` · ${t("tasks.list.byCreator", { name: task.createdByName })}`
-                      : ""}
-                  </span>
+              <Collapsible key={task.id}>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3">
+                  <CheckButton
+                    done={task.done}
+                    label={
+                      task.done ? t("tasks.markNotDone") : t("tasks.markDone")
+                    }
+                    onClick={() => toggle(task.id)}
+                  />
+                  <CollapsibleTrigger className="group flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-3 text-left">
+                    <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
+                      <span
+                        className={cn(
+                          "truncate text-sm",
+                          task.done
+                            ? "text-muted-foreground line-through"
+                            : "font-medium text-foreground",
+                        )}
+                      >
+                        {task.title}
+                      </span>
+                      <span className="truncate text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+                        {task.due}
+                        {task.createdByName
+                          ? ` · ${t("tasks.list.byCreator", { name: task.createdByName })}`
+                          : ""}
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
+                    <Badge
+                      className="shrink-0"
+                      variant={priorityVariant[task.priority]}
+                    >
+                      {t(`tasks.priority.${task.priority}`)}
+                    </Badge>
+                    <ChevronDown className="size-4 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-transform group-data-[panel-open]:rotate-180" />
+                  </CollapsibleTrigger>
                 </div>
-                <Badge
-                  className="shrink-0"
-                  variant={priorityVariant[task.priority]}
-                >
-                  {t(`tasks.priority.${task.priority}`)}
-                </Badge>
-              </div>
+                <CollapsibleContent>
+                  <div className="space-y-3 px-4 pb-4 pl-12 text-sm">
+                    <p
+                      className={cn(
+                        "whitespace-pre-wrap",
+                        task.notes
+                          ? "text-foreground"
+                          : "text-muted-foreground italic",
+                      )}
+                    >
+                      {task.notes || t("lab.queue.noNotes")}
+                    </p>
+                    <dl className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-6 gap-y-1.5 sm:grid-cols-2">
+                      <QueueMeta
+                        label={t("lab.queue.meta.status")}
+                        value={t(`tasks.status.${task.status}`)}
+                      />
+                      <QueueMeta
+                        label={t("lab.queue.meta.patient")}
+                        value={task.patient || "—"}
+                      />
+                      <QueueMeta
+                        label={t("lab.queue.meta.assignee")}
+                        value={task.assignee || task.assigneeRole || "—"}
+                      />
+                      <QueueMeta
+                        label={t("lab.queue.meta.createdBy")}
+                        value={task.createdByName || "—"}
+                      />
+                    </dl>
+                  </div>
+                </CollapsibleContent>
+              </Collapsible>
             ))
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/components/messages/messages-view.tsx b/frontend/components/messages/messages-view.tsx
index 21faff0..6658ffe 100644
--- a/frontend/components/messages/messages-view.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/messages/messages-view.tsx
@@ -626,12 +626,15 @@ export function MessagesView() {
                 </div>
               )}
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                {/* Visually hidden (not `display:none`) so the programmatic
+                    `.click()` reliably opens the picker across browsers. */}
                 <input
                   aria-label={t("messages.attach.file")}
-                  className="hidden"
+                  className="sr-only"
                   multiple
                   onChange={onPickFiles}
                   ref={fileInputRef}
+                  tabIndex={-1}
                   type="file"
                 />
                 <Menu>
@@ -649,11 +652,20 @@ export function MessagesView() {
                     <Plus className="size-4" />
                   </MenuTrigger>
                   <MenuPopup align="start" side="top">
-                    <MenuItem onClick={() => fileInputRef.current?.click()}>
+                    {/* Defer past the menu's close/unmount so the file picker
+                        and the appointment dialog aren't swallowed by the
+                        closing overlay's focus handling. */}
+                    <MenuItem
+                      onClick={() =>
+                        requestAnimationFrame(() => fileInputRef.current?.click())
+                      }
+                    >
                       <FileText className="size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
                       {t("messages.attach.file")}
                     </MenuItem>
-                    <MenuItem onClick={openApptPicker}>
+                    <MenuItem
+                      onClick={() => requestAnimationFrame(openApptPicker)}
+                    >
                       <CalendarClock className="size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
                       {t("messages.attach.appointment")}
                     </MenuItem>
diff --git a/frontend/components/pharmacy/inventory-detail-dialog.tsx b/frontend/components/pharmacy/inventory-detail-dialog.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf7163f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/pharmacy/inventory-detail-dialog.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { Pill } from "lucide-react";
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogClose,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogPanel,
+  DialogPopup,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import {
+  type Availability,
+  type InventoryItem,
+  availabilityOf,
+} from "@/lib/inventory";
+
+const availabilityVariant: Record<
+  Availability,
+  "success" | "warning" | "destructive"
+> = {
+  "in-stock": "success",
+  low: "warning",
+  out: "destructive",
+};
+
+function Row({ label, value }: { label: string; value: ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 py-2">
+      <span className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">{label}</span>
+      <span className="text-right text-foreground text-sm">{value}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// Read-only detail for a single inventory item, opened by clicking a row on the
+// inventory list. Editing stock is a later step; this surfaces all the fields a
+// quick row can't show (reorder threshold, location, expiry, notes).
+export function InventoryDetailDialog({
+  item,
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
+}: {
+  item: InventoryItem | null;
+  open: boolean;
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  if (!item) return null;
+  const availability = availabilityOf(item);
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog onOpenChange={onOpenChange} open={open}>
+      <DialogPopup className="sm:max-w-md">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <span className="flex size-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border bg-background text-muted-foreground">
+              <Pill className="size-4" />
+            </span>
+            <span className="min-w-0 truncate">{item.name}</span>
+            <Badge
+              className="ml-auto shrink-0"
+              variant={availabilityVariant[availability]}
+            >
+              {t(`inventory.availability.${availability}`)}
+            </Badge>
+          </DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>
+            {[item.strength, item.form].filter(Boolean).join(" · ") ||
+              t("inventory.detail.description")}
+          </DialogDescription>
+        </DialogHeader>
+
+        <DialogPanel>
+          <div className="divide-y divide-border">
+            <Row
+              label={t("inventory.dialog.stock")}
+              value={t("inventory.stock", {
+                count: item.stockQuantity,
+                unit: item.unit || "units",
+              })}
+            />
+            <Row
+              label={t("inventory.dialog.reorder")}
+              value={item.reorderThreshold || "—"}
+            />
+            <Row
+              label={t("inventory.dialog.form")}
+              value={item.form || "—"}
+            />
+            <Row
+              label={t("inventory.dialog.strength")}
+              value={item.strength || "—"}
+            />
+            <Row
+              label={t("inventory.dialog.location")}
+              value={item.location || "—"}
+            />
+            <Row
+              label={t("inventory.dialog.expires")}
+              value={item.expiresAt || "—"}
+            />
+            {item.notes ? (
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 py-2">
+                <span className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+                  {t("inventory.detail.notes")}
+                </span>
+                <span className="whitespace-pre-wrap text-foreground text-sm">
+                  {item.notes}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
+          </div>
+        </DialogPanel>
+
+        <DialogFooter>
+          <DialogClose render={<Button type="button" variant="outline" />}>
+            {t("inventory.detail.close")}
+          </DialogClose>
+        </DialogFooter>
+      </DialogPopup>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/components/pharmacy/inventory-view.tsx b/frontend/components/pharmacy/inventory-view.tsx
index 54c0fa4..a678025 100644
--- a/frontend/components/pharmacy/inventory-view.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/pharmacy/inventory-view.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { AddInventoryDialog } from "@/components/pharmacy/add-inventory-dialog";
+import { InventoryDetailDialog } from "@/components/pharmacy/inventory-detail-dialog";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
@@ -52,12 +53,29 @@ function Kpi({
   );
 }
 
-function ItemRow({ item }: { item: InventoryItem }) {
+function ItemRow({
+  item,
+  onOpen,
+}: {
+  item: InventoryItem;
+  onOpen: () => void;
+}) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const availability = availabilityOf(item);
   const descriptor = [item.strength, item.form].filter(Boolean).join(" · ");
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3">
+    <div
+      className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3 text-left transition-colors hover:bg-accent/50"
+      onClick={onOpen}
+      onKeyDown={(event) => {
+        if (event.key === "Enter" || event.key === " ") {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          onOpen();
+        }
+      }}
+      role="button"
+      tabIndex={0}
+    >
       <div className="flex size-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border bg-background text-muted-foreground">
         <Pill className="size-4" />
       </div>
@@ -96,6 +114,13 @@ export function InventoryView() {
   const [items, setItems] = useState<InventoryItem[]>([]);
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
   const [addOpen, setAddOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<InventoryItem | null>(null);
+  const [detailOpen, setDetailOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const openItem = (item: InventoryItem) => {
+    setSelected(item);
+    setDetailOpen(true);
+  };
 
   // Persist a new item, then prepend the saved record so it appears immediately.
   const addItem = async (input: InventoryInput) => {
@@ -180,6 +205,12 @@ export function InventoryView() {
         open={addOpen}
       />
 
+      <InventoryDetailDialog
+        item={selected}
+        onOpenChange={setDetailOpen}
+        open={detailOpen}
+      />
+
       <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
         {kpis.map((k) => (
           <Kpi key={k.label} {...k} />
@@ -197,7 +228,7 @@ export function InventoryView() {
         </div>
         <div className="divide-y divide-border overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border bg-card/30">
           {results.map((item) => (
-            <ItemRow item={item} key={item.id} />
+            <ItemRow item={item} key={item.id} onOpen={() => openItem(item)} />
           ))}
           {results.length === 0 && (
             <p className="p-6 text-center text-muted-foreground text-sm">
diff --git a/frontend/components/pharmacy/pharmacy-view.tsx b/frontend/components/pharmacy/pharmacy-view.tsx
index 10561ca..b7e763d 100644
--- a/frontend/components/pharmacy/pharmacy-view.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/pharmacy/pharmacy-view.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { CircleCheck, Clock, Pill, Search, Users } from "lucide-react";
+import { CircleCheck, Clock, PackageCheck, Pill, Search, Users } from "lucide-react";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import {
+  type Dispense,
+  createDispense,
+  listDispenses,
+} from "@/lib/dispenses";
 import {
   type Prescription,
   formatPrescribedAt,
@@ -32,15 +37,39 @@ function parseDurationDays(duration: string | null): number | null {
   return n * unit;
 }
 
-// When an active course runs out, or null if it has no parseable end.
+const ISO_DATE = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/;
+
+// When an active course runs out, or null if it has no determinable end. An
+// explicit `endDate` wins; otherwise we add the parsed duration to the start
+// (the optional `startDate`, else `prescribedAt`).
 function expiresAt(rx: Prescription): Date | null {
+  if (rx.endDate && ISO_DATE.test(rx.endDate)) {
+    return new Date(`${rx.endDate}T00:00:00`);
+  }
   const days = parseDurationDays(rx.duration);
   if (days == null) return null;
-  const end = new Date(`${rx.prescribedAt}T00:00:00`);
+  const base =
+    rx.startDate && ISO_DATE.test(rx.startDate)
+      ? rx.startDate
+      : rx.prescribedAt;
+  const end = new Date(`${base}T00:00:00`);
   end.setDate(end.getDate() + days);
   return end;
 }
 
+// ISO timestamp -> "Jun 16, 2026, 2:30 PM" for the dispensed feed.
+function formatDispensedAt(iso: string): string {
+  const d = new Date(iso);
+  if (Number.isNaN(d.getTime())) return iso;
+  return d.toLocaleString("en-US", {
+    month: "short",
+    day: "numeric",
+    year: "numeric",
+    hour: "numeric",
+    minute: "2-digit",
+  });
+}
+
 function Kpi({
   label,
   value,
@@ -123,7 +152,7 @@ function QueueRow({
         variant="outline"
       >
         <CircleCheck className="size-4" />
-        {t("pharmacy.markCompleted")}
+        {t("pharmacy.dispense")}
       </Button>
     </div>
   );
@@ -136,6 +165,7 @@ function QueueRow({
 export function PharmacyView() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [list, setList] = useState<Prescription[]>([]);
+  const [dispenses, setDispenses] = useState<Dispense[]>([]);
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<Prescription | null>(null);
   const [sheetOpen, setSheetOpen] = useState(false);
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
@@ -149,6 +179,13 @@ export function PharmacyView() {
       .catch(() => {
         /* api-client redirects on 401; otherwise leave the list empty */
       });
+    listDispenses()
+      .then((data) => {
+        if (active) setDispenses(data);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        /* leave the dispensed feed empty */
+      });
     return () => {
       active = false;
     };
@@ -159,12 +196,13 @@ export function PharmacyView() {
   // already elapsed by a few hours).
   const startOfToday = new Date(now);
   startOfToday.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  const soon = new Date(now);
-  soon.setDate(soon.getDate() + 7);
+  // Only flag courses genuinely about to run out (≤2 days left), not every
+  // freshly-issued short course — which made the badge fire on nearly every row.
+  const soon = new Date(startOfToday);
+  soon.setDate(soon.getDate() + 2);
   const isExpiringSoon = (rx: Prescription) => {
     if (rx.status !== "active") return false;
     const end = expiresAt(rx);
-    // Only courses ending in the next 7 days — not ones that already elapsed.
     return end != null && end >= startOfToday && end <= soon;
   };
 
@@ -212,9 +250,19 @@ export function PharmacyView() {
     setSheetOpen(true);
   };
 
-  // PUT requires the full record — resend the row with the new status.
-  const markCompleted = async (rx: Prescription) => {
+  // Dispensing records who received which medication (the fulfilment ledger) and
+  // completes the course. PUT requires the full record — resend with the new
+  // status.
+  const dispense = async (rx: Prescription) => {
     try {
+      const record = await createDispense({
+        fileNumber: rx.fileNumber,
+        name: rx.name,
+        initials: rx.initials,
+        medication: rx.medication,
+        dose: rx.dose,
+        prescriptionId: rx.id,
+      });
       const updated = await updatePrescription(rx.id, {
         fileNumber: rx.fileNumber,
         name: rx.name,
@@ -224,14 +272,17 @@ export function PharmacyView() {
         frequency: rx.frequency,
         prescriber: rx.prescriber,
         prescribedAt: rx.prescribedAt,
+        startDate: rx.startDate,
+        endDate: rx.endDate,
         status: "completed",
         duration: rx.duration,
         notes: rx.notes,
       });
       setList((prev) => prev.map((p) => (p.id === updated.id ? updated : p)));
+      setDispenses((prev) => [record, ...prev]);
       notify.success(
-        t("pharmacy.completedTitle"),
-        t("pharmacy.completedBody", { medication: rx.medication, name: rx.name }),
+        t("pharmacy.dispensedTitle"),
+        t("pharmacy.dispensedBody", { medication: rx.medication, name: rx.name }),
       );
     } catch {
       notify.error(t("pharmacy.completeFailedTitle"), t("pharmacy.completeFailedBody"));
@@ -278,7 +329,7 @@ export function PharmacyView() {
             <QueueRow
               expiring={isExpiringSoon(rx)}
               key={rx.id}
-              onComplete={() => markCompleted(rx)}
+              onComplete={() => dispense(rx)}
               onOpen={() => openRx(rx)}
               rx={rx}
             />
@@ -291,6 +342,54 @@ export function PharmacyView() {
         </div>
       </section>
 
+      <section className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+        <div>
+          <h2 className="font-semibold text-lg tracking-tight">
+            {t("pharmacy.dispensed.title")}
+          </h2>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+            {t("pharmacy.dispensed.description")}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <div className="divide-y divide-border overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border bg-card/30">
+          {dispenses.map((d) => (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3" key={d.id}>
+              <span className="flex size-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border bg-background text-muted-foreground">
+                <PackageCheck className="size-4" />
+              </span>
+              <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
+                <span className="truncate font-medium text-foreground text-sm">
+                  {d.medication}
+                  {d.dose && (
+                    <span className="font-normal text-muted-foreground">
+                      {" "}
+                      · {d.dose}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </span>
+                <span className="truncate text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+                  {d.name}
+                  {d.fileNumber ? ` · #${d.fileNumber}` : ""}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div className="hidden min-w-0 flex-col items-end sm:flex">
+                <span className="truncate text-foreground text-xs">
+                  {d.dispensedByName || "—"}
+                </span>
+                <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+                  {formatDispensedAt(d.dispensedAt)}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+          {dispenses.length === 0 && (
+            <p className="p-6 text-center text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+              {t("pharmacy.dispensed.empty")}
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
       <PrescriptionDetailSheet
         onOpenChange={setSheetOpen}
         open={sheetOpen}
diff --git a/frontend/components/prescriptions/add-prescription-dialog.tsx b/frontend/components/prescriptions/add-prescription-dialog.tsx
index 052e745..8c45903 100644
--- a/frontend/components/prescriptions/add-prescription-dialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/prescriptions/add-prescription-dialog.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { AlertTriangle, Search } from "lucide-react";
-import { type FormEvent, type ReactNode, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { AlertTriangle, CalendarPlus, Search, X } from "lucide-react";
+import {
+  type FormEvent,
+  type KeyboardEvent,
+  type ReactNode,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from "@/components/ui/alert";
@@ -18,8 +25,10 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
+import { type InventoryItem, listInventory } from "@/lib/inventory";
 import { listPatients, type Patient } from "@/lib/patients";
 import { notify } from "@/lib/toast";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
 export type NewPrescription = {
   fileNumber: string;
@@ -29,6 +38,8 @@ export type NewPrescription = {
   dose: string;
   frequency: string;
   duration: string;
+  startDate: string;
+  endDate: string;
   notes: string;
 };
 
@@ -125,16 +136,25 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [patients, setPatients] = useState<Patient[]>([]);
+  const [inventory, setInventory] = useState<InventoryItem[]>([]);
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+  const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(0);
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<Patient | null>(null);
   const [medication, setMedication] = useState("");
+  const [medFocused, setMedFocused] = useState(false);
+  const [medIndex, setMedIndex] = useState(0);
   const [dose, setDose] = useState("");
   const [frequency, setFrequency] = useState(FREQUENCIES[0]);
   const [durationChoice, setDurationChoice] = useState(DURATIONS[0]);
   const [durationCustom, setDurationCustom] = useState("");
+  const [showDates, setShowDates] = useState(false);
+  const [startDate, setStartDate] = useState("");
+  const [endDate, setEndDate] = useState("");
   const [notes, setNotes] = useState("");
 
-  // Load patients lazily when the dialog opens (for the quick search).
+  // Load patients + inventory lazily when the dialog opens (for the quick
+  // searches). Inventory backs the medication combobox; it still accepts free
+  // text when there's no match (or no stock recorded yet).
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open) return;
     let active = true;
@@ -145,6 +165,13 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
       .catch(() => {
         /* search just stays empty */
       });
+    listInventory()
+      .then((data) => {
+        if (active) setInventory(data);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        /* no inventory → medication stays free text */
+      });
     return () => {
       active = false;
     };
@@ -160,6 +187,76 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
       .slice(0, 6);
   }, [patients, query]);
 
+  // Inventory suggestions for the medication field: match by name/strength while
+  // typing, but never block free text (no exact match required).
+  const medMatches = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = medication.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!q) return [];
+    return inventory
+      .filter(
+        (i) =>
+          i.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+          `${i.name} ${i.strength}`.toLowerCase().includes(q),
+      )
+      .filter((i) => `${i.name} ${i.strength}`.trim().toLowerCase() !== q)
+      .slice(0, 6);
+  }, [inventory, medication]);
+
+  // Keep the highlighted option in range as the result lists change.
+  useEffect(() => setActiveIndex(0), [query]);
+  useEffect(() => setMedIndex(0), [medication]);
+
+  const pickPatient = (p: Patient) => {
+    setSelected(p);
+    setQuery("");
+  };
+
+  const onPatientKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    if (matches.length === 0) return;
+    if (event.key === "ArrowDown") {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      setActiveIndex((i) => Math.min(i + 1, matches.length - 1));
+    } else if (event.key === "ArrowUp") {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      setActiveIndex((i) => Math.max(i - 1, 0));
+    } else if (event.key === "Enter") {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      const match = matches[activeIndex];
+      if (match) pickPatient(match);
+    } else if (event.key === "Escape") {
+      setQuery("");
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Fill the medication (and dose, when the item carries a strength) from an
+  // inventory suggestion.
+  const pickMedication = (item: InventoryItem) => {
+    setMedication([item.name, item.strength].filter(Boolean).join(" ").trim());
+    if (item.strength && !dose.trim()) setDose(item.strength);
+    setMedFocused(false);
+  };
+
+  const onMedKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    if (medMatches.length === 0) return;
+    if (event.key === "ArrowDown") {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      setMedIndex((i) => Math.min(i + 1, medMatches.length - 1));
+    } else if (event.key === "ArrowUp") {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      setMedIndex((i) => Math.max(i - 1, 0));
+    } else if (event.key === "Enter") {
+      // Only intercept Enter when a suggestion is highlighted; otherwise let the
+      // free-text value stand (and don't submit the form).
+      const match = medMatches[medIndex];
+      if (match) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        pickMedication(match);
+      }
+    } else if (event.key === "Escape") {
+      setMedFocused(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const conflicts = useMemo(
     () => (selected ? findConflicts(medication, selected) : []),
     [medication, selected],
@@ -167,12 +264,18 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
 
   const reset = () => {
     setQuery("");
+    setActiveIndex(0);
     setSelected(null);
     setMedication("");
+    setMedFocused(false);
+    setMedIndex(0);
     setDose("");
     setFrequency(FREQUENCIES[0]);
     setDurationChoice(DURATIONS[0]);
     setDurationCustom("");
+    setShowDates(false);
+    setStartDate("");
+    setEndDate("");
     setNotes("");
   };
 
@@ -201,6 +304,14 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
       );
       return;
     }
+    // When both optional dates are set, the end must not precede the start.
+    if (showDates && startDate && endDate && endDate < startDate) {
+      notify.error(
+        t("prescriptions.dialog.badDatesTitle"),
+        t("prescriptions.dialog.badDatesBody"),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
     onAdd({
       fileNumber: selected.fileNumber,
       name: selected.name,
@@ -209,6 +320,8 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
       dose: dose.trim(),
       frequency,
       duration,
+      startDate: showDates ? startDate : "",
+      endDate: showDates ? endDate : "",
       notes: notes.trim(),
     });
     notify.success(
@@ -267,9 +380,11 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
                   <div className="relative">
                     <Search className="-translate-y-1/2 absolute top-1/2 left-3 size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
                     <Input
+                      aria-autocomplete="list"
                       autoFocus
                       className="pl-9"
                       onChange={(event) => setQuery(event.target.value)}
+                      onKeyDown={onPatientKeyDown}
                       placeholder={t("prescriptions.dialog.searchPlaceholder")}
                       value={query}
                     />
@@ -281,14 +396,17 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
                           {t("prescriptions.dialog.noPatients")}
                         </p>
                       ) : (
-                        matches.map((p) => (
+                        matches.map((p, i) => (
                           <button
-                            className="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-left transition-colors hover:bg-accent"
+                            className={cn(
+                              "flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-left transition-colors",
+                              i === activeIndex
+                                ? "bg-accent"
+                                : "hover:bg-accent",
+                            )}
                             key={p.fileNumber}
-                            onClick={() => {
-                              setSelected(p);
-                              setQuery("");
-                            }}
+                            onClick={() => pickPatient(p)}
+                            onMouseEnter={() => setActiveIndex(i)}
                             type="button"
                           >
                             <span className="truncate text-foreground text-sm">
@@ -307,11 +425,61 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
             </Field>
 
             <Field label={t("prescriptions.dialog.medication")}>
-              <Input
-                onChange={(event) => setMedication(event.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t("prescriptions.dialog.medicationPlaceholder")}
-                value={medication}
-              />
+              <div className="relative">
+                <Input
+                  aria-autocomplete="list"
+                  onBlur={() => setTimeout(() => setMedFocused(false), 120)}
+                  onChange={(event) => setMedication(event.target.value)}
+                  onFocus={() => setMedFocused(true)}
+                  onKeyDown={onMedKeyDown}
+                  placeholder={t("prescriptions.dialog.medicationPlaceholder")}
+                  value={medication}
+                />
+                {medFocused && medMatches.length > 0 && (
+                  <div className="absolute z-10 mt-1 max-h-56 w-full overflow-y-auto rounded-2xl border bg-popover p-1 shadow-md">
+                    {medMatches.map((item, i) => {
+                      const out = item.stockQuantity <= 0;
+                      return (
+                        <button
+                          className={cn(
+                            "flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-left transition-colors",
+                            i === medIndex ? "bg-accent" : "hover:bg-accent",
+                          )}
+                          // Use onMouseDown so the pick fires before the input's
+                          // blur closes the list.
+                          key={item.id}
+                          onMouseDown={(event) => {
+                            event.preventDefault();
+                            pickMedication(item);
+                          }}
+                          onMouseEnter={() => setMedIndex(i)}
+                          type="button"
+                        >
+                          <span className="truncate text-foreground text-sm">
+                            {[item.name, item.strength]
+                              .filter(Boolean)
+                              .join(" ")}
+                          </span>
+                          <span
+                            className={cn(
+                              "shrink-0 text-xs",
+                              out
+                                ? "text-destructive"
+                                : "text-muted-foreground",
+                            )}
+                          >
+                            {out
+                              ? t("prescriptions.dialog.outOfStock")
+                              : t("prescriptions.dialog.inStock", {
+                                  count: item.stockQuantity,
+                                })}
+                          </span>
+                        </button>
+                      );
+                    })}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
             </Field>
 
             <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
@@ -359,6 +527,60 @@ export function AddPrescriptionDialog({
               )}
             </Field>
 
+            {/* Optional explicit course window. When set, the end date drives
+                expiry on the pharmacy queue instead of parsing the duration. */}
+            {showDates ? (
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-2xl border bg-input/20 p-3">
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                  <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+                    {t("prescriptions.dialog.courseDates")}
+                  </span>
+                  <button
+                    className="flex items-center gap-1 text-muted-foreground text-xs transition-colors hover:text-foreground"
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      setShowDates(false);
+                      setStartDate("");
+                      setEndDate("");
+                    }}
+                    type="button"
+                  >
+                    <X className="size-3.5" />
+                    {t("prescriptions.dialog.removeDates")}
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+                <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+                  <Field label={t("prescriptions.dialog.startDate")}>
+                    <input
+                      className={controlClass}
+                      onChange={(event) => setStartDate(event.target.value)}
+                      type="date"
+                      value={startDate}
+                    />
+                  </Field>
+                  <Field label={t("prescriptions.dialog.endDate")}>
+                    <input
+                      className={controlClass}
+                      min={startDate || undefined}
+                      onChange={(event) => setEndDate(event.target.value)}
+                      type="date"
+                      value={endDate}
+                    />
+                  </Field>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <Button
+                className="self-start"
+                onClick={() => setShowDates(true)}
+                size="sm"
+                type="button"
+                variant="outline"
+              >
+                <CalendarPlus className="size-4" />
+                {t("prescriptions.dialog.addDates")}
+              </Button>
+            )}
+
             <Field label={t("prescriptions.dialog.notes")}>
               <Textarea
                 onChange={(event) => setNotes(event.target.value)}
diff --git a/frontend/components/prescriptions/prescription-detail-sheet.tsx b/frontend/components/prescriptions/prescription-detail-sheet.tsx
index 1cb25a3..83a6097 100644
--- a/frontend/components/prescriptions/prescription-detail-sheet.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/prescriptions/prescription-detail-sheet.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,21 @@ export function PrescriptionDetailSheet({
                   {t("prescriptions.detail.duration")}
                 </dt>
                 <dd className="text-foreground">{rx.duration || "—"}</dd>
+                {(rx.startDate || rx.endDate) && (
+                  <>
+                    <dt className="text-muted-foreground">
+                      {t("prescriptions.detail.courseDates")}
+                    </dt>
+                    <dd className="text-foreground">
+                      {[
+                        rx.startDate ? formatPrescribedAt(rx.startDate) : null,
+                        rx.endDate ? formatPrescribedAt(rx.endDate) : null,
+                      ]
+                        .filter(Boolean)
+                        .join(" → ") || "—"}
+                    </dd>
+                  </>
+                )}
                 <dt className="text-muted-foreground">
                   {t("prescriptions.detail.prescriber")}
                 </dt>
diff --git a/frontend/components/prescriptions/prescriptions-view.tsx b/frontend/components/prescriptions/prescriptions-view.tsx
index 006049d..e668549 100644
--- a/frontend/components/prescriptions/prescriptions-view.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/prescriptions/prescriptions-view.tsx
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ export function PrescriptionsView() {
         dose: rx.dose,
         frequency: rx.frequency,
         duration: rx.duration || null,
+        startDate: rx.startDate || null,
+        endDate: rx.endDate || null,
         notes: rx.notes || null,
       });
       setList((prev) => [created, ...prev]);
diff --git a/frontend/components/sidebar-02/nav-chat-history.tsx b/frontend/components/sidebar-02/nav-chat-history.tsx
index 7f3f375..da2df9d 100644
--- a/frontend/components/sidebar-02/nav-chat-history.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/sidebar-02/nav-chat-history.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function NavChatHistory() {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-col gap-0.5 overflow-y-auto px-2">
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5 px-2">
       <span className="px-2 py-1 font-medium text-muted-foreground text-xs">
         {t("chat.history.title")}
       </span>
diff --git a/frontend/components/tasks/tasks-view.tsx b/frontend/components/tasks/tasks-view.tsx
index ac3c947..57beb84 100644
--- a/frontend/components/tasks/tasks-view.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/tasks/tasks-view.tsx
@@ -389,11 +389,17 @@ export function TasksView() {
 
   return (
     <div className="flex h-full w-full flex-col gap-6 px-6 py-8">
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-        <h1 className="font-semibold text-2xl tracking-tight">
-          {t("tasks.title")}
-        </h1>
-        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">{t("tasks.subtitle")}</p>
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:justify-between">
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+          <h1 className="font-semibold text-2xl tracking-tight">
+            {t("tasks.title")}
+          </h1>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">{t("tasks.subtitle")}</p>
+        </div>
+        <Button onClick={() => openAdd("todo")} type="button">
+          <Plus className="size-4" />
+          {t("tasks.board.newTask")}
+        </Button>
       </div>
 
       <div className="grid min-h-0 flex-1 grid-cols-1 gap-4 md:grid-cols-3">
diff --git a/frontend/components/ui/sidebar.tsx b/frontend/components/ui/sidebar.tsx
index 81887f0..400e0c7 100644
--- a/frontend/components/ui/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/ui/sidebar.tsx
@@ -415,7 +415,10 @@ export function SidebarContent({
     <ScrollArea className="min-h-0 flex-1" fill scrollFade>
       <div
         className={cn(
-          "flex h-full flex-col gap-2 group-data-[collapsible=icon]:overflow-hidden",
+          // `min-h-full` (not `h-full`) so the content can grow taller than the
+          // viewport and the surrounding ScrollArea actually scrolls, rather than
+          // pinning to the viewport height and clipping a tall nav.
+          "flex min-h-full flex-col gap-2 group-data-[collapsible=icon]:overflow-hidden",
           className,
         )}
         data-sidebar="content"
diff --git a/frontend/lib/dispenses.ts b/frontend/lib/dispenses.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4351d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/lib/dispenses.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { apiFetch } from "@/lib/api-client";
+
+// A dispensing event — the record of a medication handed to a patient at the
+// pharmacy. Mirrors the backend `src/types/dispense.ts`. Scoped to the active
+// clinic; patient + dispenser fields are denormalized for display.
+export type Dispense = {
+  id: string;
+  fileNumber: string;
+  name: string;
+  initials: string;
+  medication: string;
+  dose: string;
+  quantity: number;
+  unit: string;
+  prescriptionId: string | null;
+  dispensedBy: string | null;
+  dispensedByName: string;
+  dispensedAt: string; // ISO timestamp
+  notes: string | null;
+  createdAt: string;
+};
+
+// The fields the dispense action collects; the backend fills the dispenser
+// identity (from the signed-in user) and the timestamp.
+export type DispenseInput = {
+  fileNumber: string;
+  name: string;
+  initials?: string;
+  medication: string;
+  dose?: string;
+  quantity?: number;
+  unit?: string;
+  prescriptionId?: string | null;
+  notes?: string | null;
+};
+
+export function listDispenses(): Promise<Dispense[]> {
+  return apiFetch<Dispense[]>("/api/dispenses");
+}
+
+export function createDispense(input: DispenseInput): Promise<Dispense> {
+  return apiFetch<Dispense>("/api/dispenses", {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: JSON.stringify(input),
+  });
+}
diff --git a/frontend/lib/i18n/locales/en/translation.json b/frontend/lib/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
index 15903b0..75d2d10 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/lib/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@
       "prescriber": "Prescriber",
       "date": "Date",
       "status": "Status",
-      "notes": "Notes"
+      "notes": "Notes",
+      "courseDates": "Course"
     },
     "dialog": {
       "title": "New prescription",
@@ -413,7 +414,16 @@
       "needMedBody": "Enter the medication name.",
       "needDurationTitle": "Add a duration",
       "needDurationBody": "Enter the custom duration.",
-      "addedTitle": "Prescription added"
+      "addedTitle": "Prescription added",
+      "badDatesTitle": "Check the dates",
+      "badDatesBody": "The end date can't be before the start date.",
+      "outOfStock": "Out of stock",
+      "inStock": "{{count}} in stock",
+      "courseDates": "Course dates",
+      "removeDates": "Remove",
+      "startDate": "Start date",
+      "endDate": "End date",
+      "addDates": "Add start/end dates"
     }
   },
   "pharmacy": {
@@ -422,7 +432,7 @@
     "searchPlaceholder": "Search prescriptions",
     "kpi": {
       "active": "Active prescriptions",
-      "expiring": "Expiring within 7 days",
+      "expiring": "Expiring soon",
       "patients": "Patients on medication"
     },
     "queue": {
@@ -436,7 +446,15 @@
     "completedTitle": "Prescription completed",
     "completedBody": "{{medication}} for {{name}} marked as completed.",
     "completeFailedTitle": "Couldn't update prescription",
-    "completeFailedBody": "Please try again."
+    "completeFailedBody": "Please try again.",
+    "dispense": "Dispense",
+    "dispensedTitle": "Dispensed",
+    "dispensedBody": "{{medication}} dispensed to {{name}}.",
+    "dispensed": {
+      "title": "Recently dispensed",
+      "description": "Medications handed to patients at the pharmacy.",
+      "empty": "Nothing dispensed yet."
+    }
   },
   "inventory": {
     "title": "Inventory",
@@ -485,6 +503,11 @@
       "addedTitle": "Item added",
       "failedTitle": "Could not add item",
       "failedBody": "Something went wrong. Please try again."
+    },
+    "detail": {
+      "description": "Stock item",
+      "notes": "Notes",
+      "close": "Close"
     }
   },
   "lab": {
@@ -493,7 +516,14 @@
     "queue": {
       "title": "Work queue",
       "description": "Tasks assigned to the Lab department.",
-      "empty": "No lab tasks right now."
+      "empty": "No lab tasks right now.",
+      "noNotes": "No details provided.",
+      "meta": {
+        "status": "Status",
+        "patient": "Patient",
+        "assignee": "Assignee",
+        "createdBy": "Created by"
+      }
     },
     "addResult": {
       "button": "Add result",
@@ -550,7 +580,8 @@
     "board": {
       "addTask": "Add task",
       "moveTo": "Move to",
-      "emptyColumn": "No tasks."
+      "emptyColumn": "No tasks.",
+      "newTask": "New task"
     },
     "filters": {
       "all": "All",
@@ -884,7 +915,9 @@
       "noTasks": "No tasks.",
       "noPrescriptions": "No prescriptions.",
       "inventory": "Inventory",
-      "noInventory": "No inventory items."
+      "noInventory": "No inventory items.",
+      "moreAppointments": "+{{count}} more",
+      "viewInCalendar": "View in calendar"
     },
     "clinicCard": {
       "title": "Clinic",
diff --git a/frontend/lib/prescriptions.ts b/frontend/lib/prescriptions.ts
index c4cf752..b7bc263 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/prescriptions.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/prescriptions.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export type Prescription = {
   frequency: string;
   prescriber: string;
   prescribedAt: string; // YYYY-MM-DD
+  startDate: string | null; // YYYY-MM-DD, optional course start
+  endDate: string | null; // YYYY-MM-DD, optional course end (drives expiry)
   status: RxStatus;
   duration: string | null;
   notes: string | null;
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ export type PrescriptionInput = {
   notes?: string | null;
   prescriber?: string;
   prescribedAt?: string;
+  startDate?: string | null;
+  endDate?: string | null;
   status?: RxStatus;
   source?: "manual" | "ai";
 };