Editing allergies

You can edit allergy information about a patient in eRx.

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

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

To edit an allergy

How to get to there

From the Patient menu, clicktap Prescriptions to display the Patient Prescriptions page.
ClickTap the Prescription drop-down menu and select New Electronic Prescription.

Note: If logging in as a proxy clinician, you are prompted to select the clinician you are acting on behalf of.

The Electronic Prescriptions window and the Patient Details page display.

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

The modified allergy displays in the Current Drug Allergies list.