Order External Prescription for Medication Stocked
THERE IS A 255 CHARACTER LIMIT TO ANY TEXT FIELD.
If the prescription is a medication carried in the clinic, but the Client requests it be filled elsewhere.
Order the medication as normal from the Orders section of the encounter.
Complete the prescription information, including additional notes.
Mark the prescription as EXTERNAL to remove the item from the invoice and show it as EXTERNAL in the encounter and the MEDICATIONS list.
If the Client requests a physical copy to take to a pharmacy, select the three dots next to the prescription and click PRINT RX SHEET. This will download the RX sheet to the computer for printing.
An electronic signature will populate if the assigned provider has an electronic signature on file.
SOME STATE LAWS REQUIRE TWO SIGNATURE LINES FOR WRITTEN PRESCTIPTIONS.
A SEPERATE PRESCRIPTION MUST BE WRITTEN ON AN RX PAD IF IT IS BEING SENT WITH THE CLIENT.