Registering patients for MCR

The MCR (Medicines: Care & Review) also known as CMS (Chronic Medication Service) enables people with a long term illness to register with a pharmacy of their choice for pharmaceutical care.

This may include a Medication Review provided by the pharmacist and/or a serial prescription valid for 24, 48 or 56 weeks. A patient must be registered for MCR before using the service.

To register a patient for MCR:

  1. From the Pharmacy Manager Side Navigation Bar select ePharmacy .

  2. Select MCR (Medicines: Care and Review) from the Service menu:

  1. From the Patient search bar, enter the patient's name and select Search :

  2. The Find Patient screen displays. Select the required patient and select OK :

Note - If the patient is not found in Pharmacy Manager, select Add to add the patient.

  1. The Confirm patient details screen displays. Complete as outlined below:

    • Qualification Rules - Ensure that the patient matches the qualifying criteria for MCR.

    • Personal Details - Ensure that the patient's personal details are correct.

  1. Select Yes .

  2. Select Register .

  3. A CP3 form prints containing all the patient registration information. The patient or their representative must sign the CP3 form.

  4. The registration message is then sent to the ePharmacy Message Store.

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