Dosage

To automatically complete the Dosage with the Gemscript recommended dosage, tick Gemscript Posology Defaults from Consultation - Options - Setup - Therapy. You can update the automatically completed sections as required.

Within the Consultation Manager - Therapy - Add screen, you can use standard shorthand to enter Dosage, this expands to full text on the prescription form.

To view the currently available abbreviated dosage codes:

• Right click in Dosage and select Dosage Codes - List:

  

  To select from this list, simply double click on the code required.

If required, you can add your own practice dosage code to the list of dosage codes.

To add a code:

1. From Consultation Manager, select a patient and, if necessary, open a consultation.
2. Select the Therapy tab and press <F8>.
3. From the Therapy - Add screen, right click Dosage and select Dosage Codes - List:

   

4. The Dosage Codes screen displays, you can review all existing codes from this screen, both system issued and practice defined:

   

5. Right click an item on the list and select either:
   • Edit - To update the dosage code selected, change the Short Name or Description as required.
   • Add - To add a new dosage code, right click and select Add. Enter a Short Name, which must be unique and not a commonly used word and a Description which is the full dosage text as required:

     

   • Delete - To remove a dosage code, select the code to delete, right click and select Delete.
   Important - Avoid using numbers as a Short Name, as they can lead to confusion when numbers appear in the dosage.
6. Select Assign to save.