Chronic Medication Service (CMS) Prescribing

Chronic Medication Service (CMS) prescribing has all the attributes expected of a repeat item with the addition of a medication term, which specifies the total duration of the CMS item, and a Dispensing Frequency, which defines the period between dispensing events. The prescribing process is as follows:

  • The GP creates a CMS item with medication term and dispensing frequency specified.
  • The GP selects the CMS items to be printed.
  • The GP prints the prescription and a message is sent to the ePharmacy store detailing the CMS items.
  • The CMS GP10 is given to the patient.
  • The patient takes the GP10 to the Community Pharmacy (CP) where they are registered.
  • The CP scans the GP10 and the CMS message is retrieved from the ePharmacy message store.
  • Medication can now be dispensed, Dispensing information can be retrieved by the GP practice after the CP has claimed for items dispensed:

See Therapy - Chronic Medication Service (CMS) Filter and Chronic Medication Service (CMS) Dispensing Information in Consultation Manager for further details.
National Services Scotland (NSS) have provided a Frequently Asked Questions document to help answer any questions you might have, see Serial Prescribing FAQs for General Practice, opens on the NSS website.
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