You can create and send prescriptions electronically to your patients’ favorite pharmacies. The process is straightforward, as it interfaces directly with Dentrix and streamlines the entire prescription process in ePrescribe.
Watch this video to learn how to create electronic prescriptions with ePrescribe. (Duration 4:00)
Key Information
To create prescriptions, the ePrescribe user type must be “Doctor” or “Prescribe-on-Behalf” (POB). POB users can prepare controlled substance prescriptions for doctors (to complete later) and prescribe non-controlled substances.
In the Choose Sig screen, click Library – Admin & Dosage to open the Lexicomp® for Dentistry website. This site displays medical and dental information for the medication you want to prescribe.
Clicking Add to Script Pad adds the last prescription created to the electronic prescription pad, displays any warnings for all medications on the pad, processes the prescription(s), and then displays the current Script Pad — with all its prescriptions — for you to review and change if needed.
Clicking Add and Review adds the last prescription created to the electronic prescription pad, displays any warnings for all medications on the pad, processes the prescriptions, and then displays the current Script Pad — with all its prescriptions — for you to review and change if needed.
In addition to sending a prescription to a pharmacy, ePrescribe offers the following options:
Print the prescription and give it to the patient.
Have the prescription sent to an assistant to complete it.
Select Patient Reported to document a prescription in ePrescribe. For example, this prescription may have been phoned or faxed to a pharmacy.
