Active Tab (Full)

The Active tab (called Active Full on Prescription Options) groups the items on Prescription Manager in to prescriptions, according to their drugtype (if you are a non-ETP practice; once ETP, the first sorting is by prescription type - paper or electronic).

The prescriptions are separated by a blue header line (eg Paper Prescription group containing 3 items), followed by the items under that prescription.

The drug type can be seen second column from left on the blue header line to the right of the expand/collapse icon on Active Full:

  • any drug that is not an appliance or Oxygen product
  • Devices, bandages etc, defined as appliance in Gemscript.
  • Oxygen products, defined within the drug tariff

There are separate pages for:

  • right-hand side items such as private scripts, non-NHS drugs, discontinued drugs; and non-drug therapies such as therapy advice. Also printed on the right-hand side is a repeat reorder form, and handwritten items.
  • Controlled drugs
  • practice administered
  • Contraceptive items
  • Batch prescriptions
  • an ePharmacy prescription in Scotland only (ie transmitted electronically under eAMS and also paper printed)

Expand / collapse - There is an expand icon on the extreme left beside each prescription item. When collapsed, click on .

Selecting a page to print selects all the items on that page.

  • Any selected repeat issues and all acutes added today will be automatically selected.
  • You can continue to use the existing F9, F9 sequence to print.
  • If you select or deselect an item, by removing or adding a tick in the selected box for the page (on the blue header line), then all the items within that prescription are selected or not selected accordingly.
  • You can deselect a sub-item on an individual basis.
  • If on the Active tab, any item within a printed page is selected (for re-print), then all other items on the same page will be selected; you can deselect individual items.

The word Ready refers to the Print status, ie ready for printing. (When ETP/eAMS is in use, there will be a status in Send for prescriptions that are permitted to be sent electronically).

Press Print or F9 to print the prescription

The final page allocation of items is decided at the time of printing.

Acute and repeat issues will go on the same prescription, if you are not using ETP. Once ETP is enabled, acute and repeat issues will go on different prescriptions.

Right click on a line lets you choose either Key which lists the drug type icons ( ) or Properties. This shows the DM+D code for that item - only items with DM+D codes will be included in ETP while those without such codes will continue to be printed as paper prescriptions. ePharmacy in Scotland includes both DM+D and non-DM+D items.

(DM+D = The NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices is being developed and delivered through the UKCPRS Programme, which is a partnership between NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre and the PPA. The NHS dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d) has been approved as the new name for the integrated product of the UKCPRS programme. During its development, it was previously known as the UK Standard Clinical Products Reference Source (UKCPRS), and its components were previously known as the Primary Care Drug Dictionary (PCDD), the Secondary Care Drug Dictionary (SCDD), and the Medical Devices Dictionary (MDD)).