Prescribing a Medication with Different Doses and Frequency
If you want to prescribe a medication with different doses during a day (eg morning and evening), then once you select your medication and the strength, then you can add […]
PRN indications, exact time frequencies and dose ranges
For PRNs indications (eg. as needed for [symptom]) and exact timing (eg. before meals, at noon, 5pm), please put this information in the instruction textbox for patients. Of note, there […]
Prescribing one-half or one-third tablet
If you are planning to cut a tablet into half or thirds, please consider using “as directed” and be explicit in your “Instruction Text” which must include dose, frequency, route. […]
How to order a medication and ensure no substitutions
Select the medication and click on “Dispense as Written.” We have confirmed with pharmacists that this is acceptable and equivalent to “Substitution is not permitted.” It is common practice is […]
How to Add an Allergy, Intolerance, or Failed Trial
This section pulls in any allergies entered in SmartCare or entered directly here for the patient. Any allergy information entered here gets pushed back to the main SmartCare module. This […]
In the case of a medication being ineffective
This section pulls in any allergies entered in SmartCare or entered directly here for the patient. Any allergy information entered here gets pushed back to SmartCare. This is also where […]
How to Update an Allergy, Intolerance, or Failed Trial
1. Navigate to the section showing current allergies, intolerances, and/or failed trials. Click on the Comments icon. 2.This opens the Allergies/Intolerances/Failed Trials Details popup window. Make your updates and […]
Post-Date Controlled Substances’ Subsequent Orders
With controlled substances, once your medication is selected, a new column, “Additional Orders” will replace refill. Enter the number of subsequent orders you wish to prescribe. For class II medications, […]
How to Retrieve Surescripts Medication History
Surescripts Medication History Can be Processed in Two Ways: Automated process Manual Real Time Medication History Prerequisites for Processing Medication History Any scheduled service with an author that has a […]
How to Document Consent to Receive Medication History from SureScripts
Medication History pulls data for that specific client from the Pharmacy Benefit Manager, SureScripts, and provides a comprehensive list of prescriptions that have been filled for the customer (from any […]