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title: Creating a new prescription in hCare
slug: portal-sub/creating-a-new-prescription-in-hcare
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createdAt: 2026-03-04T12:03:19.379Z
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This article is intended for any user seeking how to create a new prescription for a patient.

# Information

Prescriptions can only be created for a patient through the New Encounter screen, not through the Prescriptions page of Patient Home. See [Add a New Encounter](docId:0Ai6zrWE-LKFzZ1cT1n5Y) for more details.

## Adding a new prescription for a patient

1. Tap on the patient name on Provider Home to get to the patient's Patient Home.
2. On the bottom-right of the screen, tap the 

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button and choose **New Encounter for Patient**
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3. Under the **Prescriptions **field, tap **+ New Prescription**. This will bring up a list of any prior or usual prescriptions from the patient.

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## Adding a repeat of an existing prescription

1. In the **Select Medication **field, select the prescription you wish to repeat. You can use the search bar on the top of the screen to type in the medication name to search for it. The New Prescription page will open.

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2. Fill out all the relevant fields and tap **Done **on the top-right corner of the screen to save.
3. When all necessary prescriptions for the Encounter are added, tap 

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on the top-left corner of the screen to return to the main Encounters menu.
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## Adding a new prescription

1. From the New Encounter screen, tap **+ Create New Prescription** to open the New Medication screen. 
2. Select the relevant medication by typing the name in the search bar
3. Fill out the dosage details and tap **Done** on the top-right corner of the screen.
4. When all necessary prescriptions for the Encounter are added, tap 

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on the top-left corner of the screen to return to the main Encounters menu.
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## Print a new prescription

Once the prescription has been added to a New Encounter, it can be printed by tapping **Print **on the top-right hand corner. 

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## Fax a new prescription

Tapping the **Send all prescriptions to Pharmacy by Fax **field will send the listed prescriptions to the listed pharmacy when the encounter is complete.