EHR › Pharmacy
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 · 12 fields on its form · 4 of them required · 2 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 |
What you can do here
Transmit primary
Send the prescription
Asks for: Method Pharmacy
Dispense
Asks for: Quantity Lot number Expiry Dispensed by Patient counselled
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.