There are several options for adding medications that are not found in the Medications screen.
Option #1
- Go to the Advanced Progress Note screen.
- Click on the Medication List link in the Patient Dashboard section.
- The following screen will be displayed:
- Press the Add+ button to add medications to the patient's history.
- The Search Medication screen will be displayed to search for the medication.
- In the upper bar of the screen, type the medication you wish to add (in this example, Diabetes wonder drug).
- As the system detects that the drug to be searched for is not found in the database, the following message will be displayed: The Medication Diabetes wonder drug was not found. Click button to add it as a custom drug. WARNING: ADDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IS NOT ALLOWED. To start over, simply search”.
- Press the Add Custom Drug button.
- Select the SIG for the drug.
- The drug will be copied at the bottom of the screen.
- Note: The following fields will not be populated: Strength, Route, Form, as they are obtained from the search only.
- If you want to add the drug to a previously configured group, click on the star on the left side of the screen and select the group to which you want to add the drug.
- If the group, to which you want to add the drug, is not found, select the New Group option.
- Automatically, a new group will be displayed in the Frequent Drugs section.
- Press the Save button to add the medication to the Patient Medication History screen.
Option #2
- Go to the Advanced Progress Note screen.
- Press the More button, located next to the Medications List text and select the Open Full Page option.
- Or, press the right mouse button and select the Open Full Page option.
- The following screen will be displayed:
- Press the Add+ button to add medications to the patient's history.
- The Search Medication screen will be displayed to search for the medication.
- In the upper bar of the screen, type the medication you wish to add (in this example, Diabetes wonder drug).
- As the system detects that the drug to be searched for is not found in the database, the following message will be displayed: The Medication Diabetes wonder drug was not found. Click button to add it as a custom drug. WARNING: ADDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IS NOT ALLOWED. To start over, simply search”.
- Press the Add Custom Drug button.
- Select the SIG for the drug.
- The drug will be copied at the bottom of the screen.
- Note: The following fields will not be populated: Strength, Route, Form, as they are obtained from the search only.
- If you want to add the drug to a previously configured group, click on the star on the left side of the screen and select the group to which you want to add the drug.
- If the group, to which you want to add the drug, is not found, select the New Group option.
- Automatically, a new group will be displayed in the Frequent Drugs section.
- Press the Save button to add the medication to the Patient Medication History screen.
Option #3
- Go to the Advanced Progress Note screen.
- Press the Medication History button, located in the Side Bar section.
Or, click on the Search button, located at the top left of the screen and select the Medication History button.
- The following screen will be displayed:
- Press the Add+ button to add medications to the patient's history.
- The Search Medication screen will be displayed to search for the medication.
- In the upper bar of the screen, type the medication you wish to add (in this example, Diabetes wonder drug).
- As the system detects that the drug to be searched for is not found in the database, the following message will be displayed: The Medication Diabetes wonder drug was not found. Click button to add it as a custom drug. WARNING: ADDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IS NOT ALLOWED. To start over, simply search”.
- Press the Add Custom Drug button.
- Select the SIG for the drug.
- The drug will be copied at the bottom of the screen.
- Note: The following fields will not be populated: Strength, Route, Form, as they are obtained from the search only.
- If you want to add the drug to a previously configured group, click on the star on the left side of the screen and select the group to which you want to add the drug.
- If the group, to which you want to add the drug, is not found, select the New Group option.
- Automatically, a new group will be displayed in the Frequent Drugs section.
- Press the Save button to add the medication to the Patient Medication History screen.
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