Warnings on Adding a Private Controlled Drug

When prescribing controlled drugs privately, you may see the following warnings:

• When adding therapy, once you select OK, a warning displays if the drug is private, a Schedule 2 or 3 controlled drug, Don't Print is unticked and Advanced printing is disabled:
  • Warning: Private controlled drugs may only be printed if advanced printing has been enabled. This item will not be printable. OK / Cancel

  Select OK to save, or Cancel to return to the form.

 

• The same warning is given when issuing therapy:
  • Warning: Some selected items are private controlled drugs. These may only be printed if advanced printing has been enabled. OK

  If advanced printing is not enabled, then private CDs are filtered from Prescription Manager. If enabled, then private CD's are grouped together in Prescription Manager.

   

• If a private CD is printed with other types of left-hand side prescriptions in the same operation, and there is no private CD print function specified, then the following warning is shown:
  • Private controlled drugs must be printed on FP10PCDSS stationery. Please print these items separately. OK.

  The process is cancelled.

   

• If you elect to print or reprint a private CD prescription but the selected authorised signatory does not have a PCD code, then the following warning displays:
  • The authorised signatory selected to sign these prescriptions does not have a valid private prescriber code. Either:

    Deselect all private controlled drugs.

    Select a different authorising signatory, or

    Add a PCD code for the staff member using Control Panel. <OK>

  The process is cancelled.