diff --git a/src/stock-items/edit-stock-item/edit-stock-item-action-menu.component.tsx b/src/stock-items/edit-stock-item/edit-stock-item-action-menu.component.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39b2bf51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stock-items/edit-stock-item/edit-stock-item-action-menu.component.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { Button } from "@carbon/react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { StockItemDTO } from "../../core/api/types/stockItem/StockItem";
+import { launchAddOrEditDialog } from "../stock-item.utils";
+
+interface EditStockItemActionsMenuProps {
+  data: StockItemDTO;
+}
+
+const EditStockItemActionsMenu: React.FC<EditStockItemActionsMenuProps> = ({
+  data,
+}) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <Button
+      kind="ghost"
+      size="md"
+      onClick={() => {
+        data.isDrug = !!data.drugUuid;
+        launchAddOrEditDialog(data, true);
+      }}
+      iconDescription={t("editStockItem", "Edit Stock Item")}
+    >
+      {`${data?.drugName ?? data.conceptName}`}
+    </Button>
+  );
+};
+export default EditStockItemActionsMenu;
diff --git a/src/stock-items/stock-items-table.component.tsx b/src/stock-items/stock-items-table.component.tsx
index 7ef22045..9c2a02a4 100644
--- a/src/stock-items/stock-items-table.component.tsx
+++ b/src/stock-items/stock-items-table.component.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import FilterStockItems from "./components/filter-stock-items/filter-stock-items
 import { launchAddOrEditDialog } from "./stock-item.utils";
 import { useStockItemsPages } from "./stock-items-table.resource";
 import styles from "./stock-items-table.scss";
+import EditStockItemActionsMenu from "./edit-stock-item/edit-stock-item-action-menu.component";
 
 interface StockItemsTableProps {
   from?: string;
@@ -47,22 +48,16 @@ const StockItemsTableComponent: React.FC<StockItemsTableProps> = () => {
     setCurrentPage,
     isDrug,
     setDrug,
-    setSearchString,
   } = useStockItemsPages(ResourceRepresentation.Full);
 
   const tableRows = useMemo(() => {
-    return items?.map((stockItem) => ({
+    return items?.map((stockItem, index) => ({
       ...stockItem,
       id: stockItem?.uuid,
       key: `key-${stockItem?.uuid}`,
       uuid: `${stockItem?.uuid}`,
       type: stockItem?.drugUuid ? t("drug", "Drug") : t("other", "Other"),
-      genericName: (
-        <Link to={URL_STOCK_ITEM(stockItem?.uuid || "")}>
-          {" "}
-          {`${stockItem?.drugName ?? stockItem.conceptName}`}
-        </Link>
-      ),
+      genericName: <EditStockItemActionsMenu data={items[index]} />,
       commonName: stockItem?.commonName,
       tradeName: stockItem?.drugUuid ? stockItem?.conceptName : "",
       preferredVendorName: stockItem?.preferredVendorName,