How to Add, Manage and Print New Prescriptions in Profile

article overview this article is intended for clinical users, and outlines the steps needed for adding a new prescription in profile docid\ wr0 zxcylp6c s0ilhrouremembering previous instructions docid\ wr0 zxcylp6c s0ilhroumanaging ongoing or existing prescriptions docid\ wr0 zxcylp6c s0ilhrouprinting prescription orders docid\ wr0 zxcylp6c s0ilhrou a companion video is also available to guide you through the process note in the video above, you'll notice that the order items are automatically being added to the usual scripts this is a preference that can be changed by going to organisation / preferences / general / scripts and instructions and deselecting the always add to usual checkbox feature overview the scripts view in a new encounter is where providers can prescribe medications and manage prescription records the interface is divided into two interactive windows order items (top section) where you manage today's prescriptions this is the focus of this guide usual scripts (bottom section) linked to the patient's long term clinical records, used for refills and ongoing medications scenario 1 add a new prescription in the order items section, locate the medication search field search the formulary by typing the medication name (e g , tylenol) in the search bar and clicking enter on your keyboard clicking on the ellipses or clicking the new button in the order items toolbar the formulary window will open for each of these methods if you chose option a the name of the medication will already be visible if you chose option b or c enter the name of the medication you are looking for in the search field double click the medication name a prompt will appear for instructions select new instruction to open a detailed entry window fill in dose enter the dose amount, and make a selection from the drop down list freq select from the drop down options or type latin abbreviations (e g , tid for three times daily) dose text add any relevant directions (e g , "take with food") qty enter the total amount (e g , 30 tablets) (optional) tick remember check box at the bottom of the window, to save the instruction for future use click ok to finalise the prescription will appear in today's prescription order scenario 2 remembering previous instructions if you previously saved instructions for a medication (by clicking the remember checkbox in step 7 from a previous order search for the medication again (as demonstrated above in steps 1 4) it will now appear bolded at the top of your results, indicating that it is a saved instructions click the expansion arrow next to view medication view saved options they will appear bolded in blue select the relevant instruction set and click ok the fields will auto populate this eliminates the need to manually re enter instructions scenario 3 managing ongoing or existing prescriptions use the usual scripts section to manage long term or previous medications to reorder a usual medication (e g , a refill) drag the script from the usual scripts window into the order items section to move a new medication to long term use drag it from order items into the usual scripts window to discontinue a medication right click the item in the usual scripts select discontinue choose a reason and add a comment in the window that appears and confirm the drug should be removed from the list to view prescription history use the previous scripts tab for full history use the discontinued tab for ended medications scenario 4 printing prescription orders click the print all icon to print all orders for the encounter (optional) to split the prescriptions select a prescription right click and select separate prescription order this will separate each prescriptions into two different print jobs (optional) to merge two prescriptions into one print job, simply click on a prescription and drag and drop it onto another prescription line item learn more for more information on adding prescriptions please interact with the following articles video how to add an ad hoc prescription in profile (video 2) docid\ bexv34yl65okj2uuo8dbw