Patient Details - Repeat Rx

To activate Repeat Rx for your pharmacy, see Activating Repeat Rx.

The Patient Details - Repeat Rx tab allows you to set up Repeat Rx for the selected patient:

To access the Patient Details - Repeat Rx tab, either:

  • From the Find Patient screen, find the patient and then select Details or press Alt + D on your keyboard.

  • From the Dispensary screen, select either:

    • Information next to the patient's name:

    • F3 on your keyboard, this opens the Patient Details screen on the Other tab.

    • Or, F6 on your keyboard, this opens the Patient Details screen on the Medication tab.

Navigate to the Repeat Rx tab.

You have the following options:

  • Register - Select to register this patient for Repeat Rx, see Registering a Patient for Repeat Rx for details.

  • Repeat Rx enabled for this patient - Remove tick to remove the patient's Repeat Rx registration.

  • Display repeat icon during dispensing - Select to display the repeat icon on the Dispensary screen when dispensing to this patient.

  • Pharmacist will request the repeat - Select to set the pharmacist is to request the repeat prescription.

  • Contact method - Select the patient's contact method from the list.

  • GP review date - If known, enter the patient's next GP review date.

  • Patient Ref No with GP - If known, enter the patient's reference number provided by the GP surgery.

Use this section to reprint any Repeat Rx documents:

  • Prevent repeating from Patient history - Select to limit the historic patient data that can be repeated from. This is to ensure that the you are repeating from the most recent record.

  • Repeat cutoff date - Set the date to limit when you can repeat from history. If you choose an item prior to this date an advisory message displays.

  • Reason - Set the reason for the above. Any text added here displays on the advisory message if you try to repeat from a history item prior to the set date.

From the bottom of the Patient Details - Repeat Rx screen you can select:

  • Delete - A warning displays, you can only delete the patient from the Patient tab.

  • OK - To save the changes and close the Patient Details screen.

  • Cancel - To close the Patient Details screen without saving any changes.

  • Apply - To save any changes made but leave the form on your screen. You can then select Close to close the Patient Details screen when you are ready.

For information on other Patient Details tabs, see Patient Details.
Note – To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.