Entering prescriptions

You can quickly enter a prescription in a patient's record by using one of your prescription templates, or you can write a new prescription.

To enter a prescription for a patient

1. On a patient's Patient Prescriptions page, clicktap the Prescription menu and select Enter New Prescription.

   The New Patient Prescription page displays with all of your prescription templates grouped by category.

   

   Tips:

   • To search for an existing template, in the Prescription Templates section > Search field, enter a part of a drug name as necessary to narrow the search results. The matching template(s) display as a list or in categories of expandable and collapsible sections.

   • If the Group by category check box is selected, expand a section to locate a prescription template in that category.

2. Complete one of the following:

   • Use an existing prescription template.

     1. Select a prescription template.

        

        The Information on the prescription displays.

        

     2. Skip to Step 4.

   • Use an existing prescription template that requires some modification.

     1. Select a prescription template.

        

        The Information on the prescription displays.

        

     2. ClickTap Customize.

        

        The options for editing the prescription template displays.

        

     3. Skip to Step 3.

   • Create and use a new prescription.

     1. ClickTap Add New Prescription.

        

        The options for adding a prescription becomes available.

        

     2. Skip to Step 3.

3. Enter or modify the prescription information, such as the category, drug name, dosing instructions, amount to dispense, and number of refills.

   • Drug category - Select the drug's category from the drop-down list. To create a new category, select Create a new category and enter the new category name in the generated window.

     

   • Drug name - Enter the drug's name.

     Example: Tylenol III 1000mg.

   • Controlled substance - Select the check box if you want to specify that it's a controlled substance and to have the prescribing provider's DEA number on the prescription.

   • Sig - Enter the dosing instructions.

     Example: Take one pill orally as needed for pain.

   • Dispense and Unit - Enter the amount to dispense in the Dispense field and select the unit of the dispense from the Unit drop-down list. If the correct unit does not exist, clicktap Add new unit and enter the new unit's name in the generated window.

     

     Tip: If a generic version of the drug is not allowed, select the Dispense as written radio button. Otherwise, select Generic substitution permitted.

   • Refills - Enter the allowed number of refills. If refills are not allowed, enter '0'.

   • Patient note - Enter any additional notes for the patient.

   • Provider - Select the prescribing provider.

4. (Optional) Select the Save this prescription as a template check box to save the prescription as a template that can be used on other patients .

   Note: It selected, the prescription saves without the selected prescribing provider.

5. ClickTap Add Prescription.