Medicines Management
Viewing Medication
- From the Patient Summary screen swipe to see the Medication tile and tap the Medications > heading.
The Medication screen displays and defaults to active Repeats. - Select an individual drug to display a summary.
- Last issue date
- Date of initial prescription
- Last authorisation date
- Linked Problems - select to view problem details
- Medication History - select to view
- Repeat Medication management options
- To view the issue history select Medication History.
Select < Repeat Medication to return to previous screen. - To manage the prescription select the More button at the top right of the screen.
The options of Issue, Reauthorise or Stop display.
Issuing Repeat Medication
The Medication screen allows you to issue and reauthorise repeat medication.
These are not printed, only issued.
Issue a repeat
- From the Patient Summary screen select the Medications >heading.
The Medication screen displays and defaults to Repeats. - To issue repeat(s) tap the Issue button.
All the active repeats are automatically selected for issue. - Long press on any unwanted drugs to Exclude.
Then tap the message at the top of the screen to confirm removal from the issue list. - Next select the Issue button.
- As the prescriptions issue a message displays "issuing X of X prescriptions".
- On completion a message displays confirming the prescriptions have been issued.
The view refreshes and the repeat masters that have been issued are removed from the view.
Note - The repeat prescriptions are not printed, and show in Vision 3 as unprinted medication.
Reauthorising Medication
To reauthorise medication:
- From the Patient Summary screen select Medications > heading.
The Medication screen displays and defaults to Repeats. - To reauthorise repeat(s) tap the Reauthorise button.
The Reauthorise Repeats screen displays and lists all repeats that require reauthorisation. - If you wish to exclude any items long press, and select the message at the top of the screen to confirm exclusion.
- Tap the Reauthorise button .
- Select the Reauthorise message to confirm reauthorisation.
The Decision Support screen displays. - Select Reauthorise X Repeats to proceed.
You may need to swipe the screen up to see the Reauthorise button. - As the repeats are authorised a message displays on the screen - "Reauthorising X of X repeats".
- The medication is reauthorised and removed from the Reauthorise Repeats screen.
Stopping and Restarting Repeat Medication
- From the Patient Summary screen select the Medication heading.
- Select a drug to display the summary
- Select the Options button.
A drop down list - Issue, Reauthorise, Stop, Help and Sign Out displays. - Choose Stop.
The Stop Repeat screen displays. - Select the triangle to display Reasons for Stopping.
Swipe the screen up to view all the options.
- Tap the reason for stopping.
- Enter any notes in the Notes box.
- Tap Stop Now.
- The medication is now in the Inactive Medication screen and can be restarted by selecting the Options button followed by Restart.
Note - The following functionality is only available when online.
- Synchronise Repeats
- Reauthorise Repeats
- Issue Repeats
- Stop (Inactivate) Repeat
- Restart (Reactivate) Repeat
- Decision Support
See - Viewing a Patient Record and Recording a Consultation.