Brands, Medications, and Strengths (modifying of)

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. From within the Clinical Window, select the Current Rx tab.
  2. Select and right-click the medication you wish to modify. Then select from;
    • Alternative Products
    • Alternative > Brands
    • Alternative Strengths
    • Single and Multi-Ingredient Products


  3. The following window appears.
    • PBS > - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
    • RPBS > - Restricted Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
    • B.P.P. > - Brand Price Premium
    • T.G.P. > - Therapeutic Group Premium
    • S.P.C. - Special Patient Contribution
  4. Via the Alternatives section at the bottom of the window, filter the drug list if desired.
  5. Select the medication you wish to prescribe as the alternative.
  6. Click Prescribe to confirm your selection.
  7. You will be prompted to confirm the drug quantity and repeats. Modify if necessary and click OK to continue.
    Drug Quantity and Repeats window
    This prompt will differ slightly, depending on whether you are modifying a limited or regular medication. It is possible to disable the prompt for regular medications via Prescribing Options.
  8. You will be returned to the patient's Current Rx tab.

Results