Downloading Prescriptions (England)

Nominated prescriptions automatically download overnight however ad hoc requests can be made throughout the day as required.

To download nominated prescriptions from the NHS Spine on the Prescriptions - New screen:

  1. From the Prescriptions - New screen, select DOWNLOAD .

  2. The Nominated Prescription Download screen displays.

All nominated prescriptions download from the NHS Spine.

Training Tip - You can close the window and the download continues in the background.

Manually Add a Prescription

If scanning the barcode of a prescription is not an option, for example, if no scanner is available, you can manually enter the barcode.

To manually enter a barcode:

  1. From the Pharmacy Manager Toolbar, select Quick Actions - Enter A Barcode:

  2. The Manual Barcode Entry screen displays. Enter the barcode number from the prescription and select OK :

Note - To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.