Existing patients - subsequent 2DRx prescriptions  

 

Once a patient has been the recipient of a barcoded prescription, subsequent barcoded prescriptions will be identified by the patient's unique NHS number.

 

Existing patients - subsequent prescription

 

In this example, the prescription that has been printed is for a patient who has previously had a barcoded prescription.

  • Click Next to continue to the Dispensary tab.

Repeat Items

If a patient has previously been prescribed items on the current prescription, it is possible to "repeat" those items.

 

This option is disabled by default. It can be activated if required. Go to Pharmacy details - Patient selection wizard and remove the check in the box. Conversely, check the box to deactivate the patient history feature.

 

 

Hold the key and click each item you wish to repeat in the order that they appear on the mock prescription.

 

Repeating saves time. It ensures that the same dosage and directions codes are applied. It also ensures that previous choices of items - brands, pack sizes etc - are also repeated.

 

However, the dispensed quantity will still need inputting on the Dispensary tab, even if it is an exact repeat of the original value.

 

  • Click Finish to continue to the Dispensary tab.

You may want to update a patient's registered GP if the he/she is not the same as the one in the electronic message. Click Prescriber selection for details.

 

Otherwise, click here for instructions on the next step.

 

Customise patient selection wizard   

You can customise the patient selection wizard.

To increase the number of items that can be displayed on the Patient medication historytab, you can suppress the view of the corresponding directions. Furthermore, you can configure the system to skip this stage entirely.

 

  • If required check Don't show me expanded directions

  • Again, if required, check Don't show the patient medication history option.

If you change your mind about these settings, it is possible to reverse them.

 

See Pharmacy details - Patient selection wizard to reactivate the history view, then on the next prescription dispensed, reset the expanded directions.

Updated 1st March 2013