PRESCRIPTIONS

Writing prescriptions

From the patient's encounter screen, choose an encounter by clicking on it.
On the left rail, click on add prescription.
Fill in the date the patient should start taking the medication, provider, drug name, quantity, units, directions and refills.
Once the prescription is finished, click on prescribe.
Then print, e-mail, fax or auto send the prescription to the selected pharmacy.

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Printing and sending prescriptions

After adding the prescription information, click on prescribe. Then either click print, e-mail or fax.
To e-mail or fax, type in the number or address and click on the method that should be used to send the prescription.
To automatically send the prescription via the pharmacy's preferred method, click auto send.

Looking up medications

Click on drug lookup. The program will pop up a dialog box.
Type the name of the medication in the box and click search. The box will bring up a list of possible matches.
Choose the medication from the list and click select. The box will close automatically and the drug name will appear on the prescription.

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Adding pharmacies

From the patient's summary screen, click on demographics.
Then click on add new insurer under any of the insurance categories.
Click on add a pharmacy.
Fill out the pharmacy name, address, e-mail and phone and fax numbers.
Choose the default method that should be used to send prescriptions to this pharmacy.
Click update.
To auto send, click on the correct pharmacy from the drop down menu.
An administrator can also add pharmacies by clicking on administration and then practice settings.
Click on add a pharmacy and complete the input boxes.
Click update, then click on pharmacies to check.

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Changing pharmacy information

From a patient's summary page, click on demographics.
Click on add new insurer from any of the insurance categories.
Click on pharmacies. Click on the name of the pharmacy and click update.
This can also be done through administration.

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