Repeat Dispensing Batch Issues (RD)

The Repeat Dispensing batch issues are printed after the Repeat Authorisation.

On a printed batch issue script, the Prescriber signature box is overwritten with (where n is the maximum number of Repeats):

• Repeat Dispensing: 1 of n
• Repeat Dispensing: 2 of n etc

The following text is printed before the drug details on a batch issue:

• GP REPEAT DISPENSING
• RD (Repeat Dispensing) is printed near the drugs and near the signature box on every repeat dispensing issue.
• More than one batch issue drug can be printed on the same page providing this is permitted by the existing printing rules, with the additional requirement that they have the same issue number and total number of issues.
• All issues are printed with the same date, i.e. the date of printing of the batch repeat master, enabling a pharmacist to issue an earlier supply in the event of a patient holiday. The Journal and Scripts views list the issues with an Event date of their issuing date (the calculated future date), at 28 days' interval (or whatever Repeats Interval has been set) consecutively from the date of printing.