How to Issue a Patient Prescription

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Create and manage a patient's prescriptions from the Prescriptions window. You can also create prescriptions from the Clinical Chart (EMR) window's Add to Chart control. 

To issue a prescription:

1. From the Patient tab, select Clinical > Prescriptions. The Prescriptions window displays the list of prescriptions for this patient.
2. Under Actions, click Create New Prescription. The Create Patient Prescription window is displayed.
3. In the Prescribing Provider field, select the provider.
4. In the Prescription Start Date field, change the date if the default is incorrect.
5. In the Drug Name field, do one of the following:
   a.  Select a drug from the list.
   b.  If the drug is not in the list, create it by entering the name and selecting Create.
   c.  Use the Rx Template (Managed from Administration > Templates > Prescriptions).
6. Select or create the Strength/Dosage, SIG, and Formulation.
7. Complete the remaining fields.
   Note: If creating a new prescription type for future use, select the Save as Rx Template option.
8. Click Save and Print. A prescription is created in .pdf format so that you can print it.