How do I keep track of pharmacy stock and controlled substance counts?

Two things are weighing on you: losing track of general stock, and the fear around controlled-substance counts. The second one scares you for a good reason, the stakes are high, and a mistake there feels serious. That fear is not a flaw. It is respect for the responsibility, and it will make you careful. For the general stock, the answer is the same as for anyone drowning in it: stop trusting memory and build a system, clear homes and labels for things, regular checks, so nothing depends on you recalling it. For the controlled substances, let the fear work for you by turning it into strict, unvaried routine, count at the same points, the same way, every time, and document as you go. Start with the controlled counts, since those matter most. Make them a ritual you never rush or skip, and double-check yourself out loud if it helps. The fear is telling you these deserve full attention. Give them that, every single time, and the fear settles into something steadier: the quiet confidence of someone who knows their count is right.