Adding allergies

You can add drug allergy information to a patient in eRx.

Note: You can access eRx according to your security rights.

Important: Any allergies you add to a patient within eRx do not synchronize with the patient allergies set in Ascend Academic.

To add an allergy

1. On the Patient Details page, clicktap the Add/Edit Drug Allergies button to display the Add Drug Allergy section.

   

2. Under the Add Drug Allergy section, complete the fields as necessary.

   • No Known Allergies - Select the check box if the patient has no known allergies.

   • Name - Enter a free-text allergy or select a drug from the drop-down list.

   • Status - Select Active or Inactive from the drop-down list.

   • Reaction Type - Select Allergy or Adverse Reaction from the drop-down list.

   • Reaction - Enter the full description of the reaction.

   • Onset Date - Enter the date the allergy began.

     

3. ClickTap Save.

If you added an allergy, it displays in the Current Drug Allergies list.

If you selected the No Known Allergies check box, No Known Allergies displays in the list and the Add Drug Allergy form is hidden from view.