Issue a prescription

Before you begin

• The patient must be registered. Record the current weight to calculate doses by weight.
• The medications must be registered in the clinic settings.

Steps

1. Open the patient record.
2. Click Actions (or the arrow next to Save), then Add prescription.
3. Click Add Medication and choose the Medication.
4. Fill in the dose, the Frequency Type, the End Date and the Instructions, such as "1 pill every 12 hours". Click Save.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each medication, then click Prescribe.

Done

The prescription appears in the Prescriptions section. To print it, click Issue document on the prescription and choose the template. See Issue a document.

If something goes wrong

• The medication is not in the list: click Register a new medication in the same window.