Refilling patient prescriptions

Using the Prescription module, you can quickly refill prescriptions and accurately track medicines prescribed to your patients.

To refill a patient prescription

1.   From any Dentrix module except the Office Manager, select a patient.

2.   In the toolbar, click Prescriptions.

The Patient Prescriptions dialog box appears.  

 

3.   Select the prescription that you want to refill from the list, and then click Refill.

The New Patient Prescription dialog box appears.

4.   If necessary, do the following:

·        Date - Change to a date prior to the current one.

·        Sig - Modify the dosage interval and instructions.

·        Disp - Modify the amount to dispense.

·        Refills - Type the number of times you will allow the patient to refill the prescription.

·        Notes - Add or modify a note.

5.   To print the prescription, click Print.

The prescription prints to the printer you selected in the Prescription Setup dialog box, and the prescription is added to the list of patient prescriptions in the Patient Prescriptions dialog box.

Note: To select a different printer, click Setting up a printer for prescriptions.