Editing a Manually Dispensed Prescription

It may be necessary to edit an item on a non-electronic prescription that has already been dispensed, for example, to change the directions or the quantity.

To edit a prescription that had been manually dispensed:

1. From the Pharmacy Manager Menus select Quick Actions - History:

   

2. The View History screen displays:

   

3. Search for and select the item that you wish to edit and select Edit.
   Note - This may be one item from a prescription that includes multiple items.
4. A question displays 'The item "Item Details" has already been dispensed. Are you sure that you want to change it? To view it as read only, press "No".':

   

   Select Yes to edit the prescription or select No to view as read only.

5. The Dispensary screen displays with the prescription details available for editing. Edit the prescription accordingly:

   

   See Dispensing a Paper Prescription for more details.
   Note - Only the selected item will be available to edit, for multiple item prescriptions all other items will be locked.
6. Select Finish.

Editing an additional item on a Multi Item Prescription

If you are editing an item on a multi item prescription you'll see that the other items are shown as 'issued' and therefore are locked for editing:

To unlock an item:

1. With the locked item open on the Dispensary screen, select Item - Edit Item or press Ctrl + M on your keyboard:

   

2. A question displays 'The item "Item Details" has already been dispensed. Are you sure that you want to change it? To view it as read only, press "No".':

   

   Select Yes to continue to edit the prescription.

3. The Dispensary screen displays with the prescription details. Edit the prescription accordingly.
   See Dispensing a Paper Prescription for more details.
4. Select Finish.