Creating a prescription
After filling in the exercise options proceed to the Prescription section.
Prescriptions are at the heart of the validation exercise type.
To add a new prescription, click the Add prescription button in the prescription section, which opens the prescription pane.
The prescription pane is divided into tabs, which are used to manage different aspects of the prescription. While a tab is open, the button to display it does not appear. The tabs are:
- Prescription – Base prescription information. The prescription tab is open by default
- Add medication tab – Used to select a new medication to add to the script, which then opens the tab for that new medication
- Medication tabs – A tab is displayed for each medication that has been added to the prescription.
- Extras – Contains supplementary data such as patient notes and dispensing records
- Outcome – Used to select the outcome of the script, whether the script is correct or if there is a problem with the script.
Prescription
The prescription tab is displayed by default when the prescription pane is first opened and contains the basic items required for the prescription.
To begin, a prescription type must be selected from the drop down box. Selecting a prescription type will display a preview for the script on the left side of the pane.
The date offset sets the date of the script as a number of days before or after the current exercise date. For example, -3 would set the date for the script as 3 days before the exercise date.
Please note that positive values are allowed, so that date errors can be introduced. If you do not want to set a date error, please ensure that a negative offset is entered.
A handwriting font may also be selected from the drop down box. If a handwriting font is selected, all text will be displayed in that font on the script.
Underneath the handwriting font section are the script specific options. Some prescription types have additional options or fields that must be entered (such as an authority number or a hospital ward). Changing the script type will cause the script options to reset. When changing the script type, always make sure that the script options are set correctly.
The next two items to be set are the prescriber and patient. Selecting either is done by clicking the respective select button. Doing so will display a table where they can be selected for use on the script.
You won’t need to select a patient image.
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