Expiring a patient's medications

If a patient's medication is no longer applicable, you can mark it as expired. The expired medication remains in the patient's record but is inactive.

To expire a patient's medication

1. If the correct patient is not already selected, use the Patient Search box to access the patient's record.

   

2. Do one of the following:

   • If the patient has any medical alerts, the Medical Alerts icon in between the Patient menu and the Patient Search box is a red plus sign. Click (or tap) the Medical Alerts icon.

     

     The Patient Information page opens with Medical Alerts/Medications selected on the navigation panel (on the left).

     Proceed to step 3.

   • If the patient's Overview page is not already open, on the Patient menu, under General, select Overview. The patient's Overview page opens. The Medications tab of the Medical Alerts/Medications box displays any medications that have been entered for the patient. Select a medication.

     

     The Patient Information page opens with Medical Alerts/Medications selected on the navigation panel (on the left), and the Edit Medication dialog box appears.

     Skip to step 4.

   • If the patient's Overview page is not already open, on the Patient menu, under General, select Overview. The patient's Overview page opens. Click (or tap) the Medical Alerts/Medications box.

     

     The Patient Information page opens with Medical Alerts/Medications selected on the navigation panel (on the left).

     Proceed to step 3.

   • On the Patient menu, under General, select Medical Alerts. The Patient Information page opens with Medical Alerts/Medications selected on the navigation panel (on the left).

     Proceed to step 3.

   • On the Patient menu, under General, select Patient Information. The patient's Patient Information page opens. Select Medical Alerts/Medications on the navigation panel (on the left).

     Proceed to step 3.

3. Do one of the following:

   • Expire a medication that is not marked as critical:

     1. Click (or tap) a medication's Expire button.

        

        A Note box appears.

        

     2. Enter a note.

        Note: The note cannot be edited once you expire the medication.

     3. Click (or tap) Save & Expire.

   • Expire a medication that is marked as critical:

     1. Click (or tap) a medication.

        

        The Edit Medication dialog box appears.

        

     2. Set the Critical switch to No to make the Expire button available.

        

     3. Click (or tap) Expire and then Save.

   • Expire a medication when attempting to delete it:

     1. Click (or tap) a medication.

        

        The Edit Medication dialog box appears.

        

     2. Click (or tap) Delete.

     3. On the confirmation message that appears, click (or tap) Expire.

Note: You can view expired medications in the Medical Alerts/Medications section of a patient's Patient Information page by setting the medication list's Show expired switch to On.