Once the inventory is added to the Pharmacy module, medicine is available for prescription orders added by Doctors. When a doctor creates a prescription, they can choose any appropriate medicine. At the same time, they can also see the available stock in the clinic’s pharmacy. It helps the doctor prioritize prescribing medicines that are currently in stock. As a result, patients get their treatment immediately without delays or the need to visit an external pharmacy.
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The following operations are completed by Doctors
Prescribe Medicine from the Outpatient Visit
Once you’ve created and started an outpatient visit, you can prescribe medicine directly within the visit workflow.
- Use the Schedule tab to pick the necessary appointment and click the Start Appointment Button.
- When you need to prescribe medicine, navigate to the Prescription tab.
- Choose the medicine from the dropdown menu that also shows the Item Name, Stock Availability, and Unit Price.
- Fill in additional prescription instructions, including Route, Dosage, Dosage Type, Frequency, Duration, Food Relation, or further comments, and click the + Add New Record button to make the prescription order.
- The prescription with details and real-time order status (Pending, Completed, Out of Stock) is added to the patient records. It also automatically appears in the Pharmacy module.
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Each medicine appears as a separate record. If you need to prescribe other medications, continue adding new records.
- If you’d like to view the previous patient’s prescriptions, click Show All Past Prescriptions.
Prescribe Medicine from the Inpatient Admission
Once you’ve created and started an inpatient admission, you can also prescribe medicine as part of the ongoing treatment process. Check the detailed guide on How to manage the impatient admission.
- Open the Admissions tab to perform the active admission.
- To prescribe medicine for the inpatient, go to the Prescription tab.
- Pick the required medicine from the dropdown list, which shows the Item Name, Stock Availability, and Unit Price.
- Enter the remaining prescription fields, such as Route, Dosage, Dosage Type, Frequency, Duration, Food Relation, and any additional notes, then use the + Add New Record button to place the prescription order.
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Every prescribed medicine is recorded separately. For additional prescription orders, simply add new entries. All these orders are automatically forwarded to the Pharmacy module for further processing.
- Medicine orders are also listed in the same tab, along with order statuses, and can be viewed in detail using the Show All Past Prescriptions button.
Prescribe Medicine from EMR
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Doctors can also prescribe medications directly from a patient’s profile outside of a visit or admission.
- Navigate to the Patient tab, pick the required patient from the list, or click Edit.
- Click the Prescription tab.
- Pick the medicine from the dropdown menu that shows the Item Name, Stock Availability, and Unit Price.
- Fill in other prescription instructions, including Route, Dosage, Dosage Type, Frequency, Duration, Food Relation, and additional comments, and click the + Add New Record button to make the prescription order.
- View all of the patient’s medicine prescriptions, ordered by date, with real-time medicine status updates (Pending, Completed, Out of Stock).
View the Prescription Details
- All prescriptions are automatically sent to the Pharmacy module and appear in the patients’ records for review by authorised users. Open the detailed view to check prescription details.
- View medicine prescription details.
- Click the Print button to print or save the record.
- Print the medicine prescription instructions using the browser’s print options to hand to the Patient.
- Medicine prescriptions added during the outpatient visit also include the Show Visit button, which allows you to review other details of the visit.
