Prescribing
Written, transmitted and dispensed. A controlled substance must be sent electronically or printed.
Where to find it
Address in the console: /ehr/prescriptions
List · 10 columns · 18 fields on its form · 4 of them required · 5 actions
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Prescription | Code | rx_no |
| Patient | Text | patient_name |
| Medication | Text | drug_name |
| Dose | Text | dose |
| Frequency | Text | frequency |
| Quantity | Number | quantity |
| Refills | Number | refills |
| Controlled | Yes or no | is_controlled |
| Prescriber | Text | prescriber_name |
| Status | Status | status |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient required | Choice | Looked up from existing records | |
| Medication required | Choice | Looked up from existing records | |
| Prescriber | Choice | Looked up from existing records | |
| Dose required | Text | ||
| Route | Text | ||
| Frequency required | Text | ||
| Duration (days) | Number | ||
| Quantity | Number | ||
| Refills | Number | ||
| Indication | Text | ||
| Instructions | Long text | ||
| As needed | Yes or no | ||
| Pharmacy | Choice | Looked up from existing records | |
| Directions (Sig) | Long text | ||
| Dose quantity | Number | ||
| Days supply | Number | ||
| Substitution | Choice | 0, 1 | 1 = dispense as written. |
| Note to the pharmacist | Text |
What you can do here
Transmit primary
Send the prescription
Asks for: Method Pharmacy Password (controlled substances) Authenticator code (controlled substances) Override reason Pharmacy (not electronic)
Dispense
Asks for: Quantity Lot number Expiry Dispensed by Patient counselled
Cancel at the pharmacy
Asks for: Reason*
E-prescribing messages
Sandbox pharmacy
The sandbox plays the pharmacy. Nothing comes from a real one.
Asks for: The pharmacy sends*
* required
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.