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| Prescription Setup |
The Prescription Setup tab (abbreviated to "Presc Setup" due to space constraints) is where the pharmacy can define how they want prescriptions to be processed. These settings apply to all pharmacy locations in the hospiital. There are five sub tabs covering Drug Classes, Draft Terms, Wasted Methods, Generic Master, and CDM Setup. 
Drug Class SetupDrug classes can be defined according to your state's DEA restrictions. You can also leverage Drug Classes for any other reason, such as restricting non scheduled substances to no refills due to supply chain issues. 
Add A New Drug ClassTo add a drug class, click on the  Add button. A small Add/Edit window will open. Fill in the information for your new class. 
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| Name | The name of the drug class as it will appear on a product. For DEA classes, use the formal name as designated by your state agency. For any other types of restrictions, use a name that is clear and concise. | | Refill Length | The maximum amount of time in months that a refill is allowed to be active. This determines the expiration date of the refill prescriptions. For states that allow refills to last for a full year, this should be 12. For states that only allow refills for six months, this should be six. | | Refill Level | The total number of refills permitted within the time period established by the Refill Length. No Refills is required for many scheduled drugs per state law. PRN is "permission to refill as needed" and can be used for non-scheduled drug classes or non-prescription products processed through a pharmacy. | | Active Flag | Indicates that this Drug Class is active and available throughout the system. If your hospital starts or stops offering drugs of a specific class (for example, for research products) this flag can allow for historic preservation of data. | | Updated By | The last user to make any changes to this drug class. This is recorded to help track unexpected changes. For a new drug class, this will not be displayed until the first time it is saved. | | Save | Applies the changes to the system and closes the window. | | Cancel | Closes the window, but does not apply any changes to the system. |
Edit Drug ClassTo edit an existing drug class, select the row and click on the Edit button. Or double click the row containing the drug class you want to edit. This will open up the Add/Edit window, and allow you to make the changes. Draft Terms SetupDraft Terms are a legacy method of writing prescription instructions. It is kept primarily as a teaching tool for students learning the correct format for writing prescriptions. 
Add New Draft TermTo add a new draft term, click on the Add button. An Add/Edit window will appear. 
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| Type | Options between "Verb", "Unit", "Route", "Frequency", and "Duration". Once a draft term is added, it becomes available under the Pharmacy Setup tabs for that Type of term for all products in the system. | | Verb | The action that the owner will need to perform with the drug. "Give", "Apply", and "Inject" are the most common verbs. | | Unit | The unit of the drug to be provided to the patient during the action. (Similar to the Unit Setup under Common Setup data, but specific to pharmacy in case there are differences from inventory.) Common units would be Tablets, Drops, Milliliters (ML). | | Route | How a drug can be given to a patient. "By Mouth" or "subcutaneously" or "on the back of the neck." | | Frequency | How often the drug should be provided. This may be the draft term with the largest number of choices, as this could be "daily" or "once every 2" hours with all possible frequencies in between. | | Duration | How long the drug should be provided to the patient. 'For one week" or "for ten days" or "until all medicine is gone." | | Name | The name of the draft term. This is how it will appear in the drop down menus throughout the system, and on the prescriptions when it is added in. | | Short Code | For legacy pharmacies that use coding systems or for pharmacists who utilize short hand for these terms. This field is optional. | | Active Flag | Indicates that this draft term is active and available in the system. | | Value | For frequency and duration, the value can be used by the prescription request form to calculate the total amount or number of the product that the patient will need. A drug that is to be dispensed every 8 hours will have a maximum value of 3, for a total of 3 a day. A drug that is to be given daily for seven days could have a duration of 7 Days with a value of 7. Thus, 3 tablets a day for 7 days would be a total of 21 tablets needed to provide a full course for the patient. For the Verb, Unit, and Route, this field can be left as 0, as there is no need for a numerical value. | | Save | Applies the changes to the system and closes the window. | | Cancel | Does not apply the changes to the system, but still closes the window. |
Edit Draft TermsTo edit an existing draft term, select the row from the list and click on the Edit button. Or double click the term to open the Add/Edit window. Wasted MethodsIf your pharmacy uses Medication Administration Records and must track the wasted method, you can add custom methods here. Custom Return locations can also be added, if you have multiple locations to return any unused products. 
Add Wasted MethodClick on the Add button to add a new Wasted Method. The Add/Edit Waste Method window will open. 
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| Name | The name of the Wasted Method as it will appear on the Medication Administration Record. | | Type | Choice between Wasted and Return. Products marked as Return in the CDM can automatically have Returned applied to the MAR, but the Pharmacy is still responsible for manually verifying the count and adding it back to inventory when applicable. Wasted products should be stricken from inventory counts during the Dispensed process. (Dispensed and Administered are hard coded to VetView and cannot be altered.) | | CDM Default | This option indicates that when a product is returned to your CDM using its built in Return function, this is the Return method that is automatically selected. Wasted types are not available for CDM Returns. You can also use this Return option for manual returns to your pharmacy counter, or have a separate Return method for those if decided. | | Active Flag | Indicates that this Waste or Return method is active and available to the system. If a method will no longer be used, it can be disabled here. This prevents future use in a MAR but does not destroy historical records. | | Last Updated On | The date that this return method was last modified. | | Last Updated By | The last user to modify this record. | | Save | Applies the changes to the system, and then closes the window. | | Cancel | Does not apply the changes to the system, but still closes the window. |
Generic Master SetupThis section is where a pharmacy can define the Generic Families to which drugs may be assigned. A generic family is useful to prevent large amounts of repeat work. Any drug that is assigned to a generic family will automatically inherit the interactions and warnings, auxiliary labels, and drug sheets that belong to that family. For example, you can have a standard "aspirin" family, and then any products that are part of that family can automatically pull in the standard warnings, labels, and info sheets, instead of having to manually enter that information for every product. Related generics also display on the product, so you can see at a glance all the other related products in your product setup that are part of the family.
CDM Setup
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