--- title: How to Use Favourite and Preferred Medications in Profile slug: portal-sub/how-to-use-favourite-and-preferred-medications-in-profile docTags: createdAt: 2026-03-04T12:03:18.286Z --- # Article Overview & Feature Requirements This article shows clinicians how to manage Favourite and Preferred medications in Profile to streamline prescribing. These tools are particularly helpful for providers who frequently prescribe the same medications and want quicker access during charting. ## Feature Requirements - Profile version 10.0.8 or higher is required for the functionality as described here.While the concepts and terminology are used in earlier versions of Profile, the feature has changed. The chief differences are that Favourite medications previously did not display automatically when opening the Formulary, and the terminology of "Favourite" and "Preferred" was swapped around. # Favourite and Preferred Medication States The Formulary supports marking medications as:  - **Normal**This is the default state for medications, with no prioritisation. - **Favourite**Top picks you use often; displayed by default when opening the formulary. - **Preferred**Useful for search filtering; medications you prefer over similar alternatives. # Marking a Medication as Favourite or Preferred     1. In the **Formulary**, right-click a medication in the formulary list. 2. Select the appropriate label: "Normal", "Preferred" or "Favourite". ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/l_qENaLZHmbHfeyRogMlA_qn2ekehoa-ujksp05cbmatxgholm1gkvw.png" size="90" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/Qn2EkEHoA-uJksP05Cbmatxgholm_1GKvw.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/Qn2EkEHoA-uJksP05Cbmatxgholm_1GKvw.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} ## Result: - The selection you have made is indicated with a dot. - Medications marked as "Favourite" appear in **bold **and show at the top of the list by default. - Items you have marked as "Favourite" or "Preferred" are only moved up in the list of results once you have closed and reopened the **Formulary **window. There is no autorefresh function. # Accessing Favourite and Preferred Medications 1. Open the **Formulary **window\.Favourite medications display automatically with a header labeled **Favourite **Items. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/RxyfmdMjWx8xl64buJg4Z_10lka81pktlngycu89ovynl0d52yr4fehq.png" size="90" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/10Lka81pktLNgYCu89ovYnl0D52Yr4fehQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/10Lka81pktLNgYCu89ovYnl0D52Yr4fehQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} **Note: **If no Favourite instructions exist, all instructions are shown automatically. ::: 2. Start searching for a particular medication and press **Enter** or click the **Rx **button.Searching updates the header to show the number of items found.Bold items at the top of the list are your **Preferred **and (if applicable) **Favourite **selections. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/PMkvT-Nqthqd-wxKBPemu_t36khbvhdxkra8dkwcosm4nilpal1eebw.png" size="90" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/t36khbVhDxKRA8dKWco_sM4NiLpAl1EEbw.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/t36khbVhDxKRA8dKWco_sM4NiLpAl1EEbw.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} # Managing Instructions for Favourites If a Favourite medication includes one or more Favourite instructions, only those are displayed by default. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/9z3PsP_al2-2woeVSm7Bz_9wozbg0eydnng8hostpheovojjz2y1kqfq.png" size="68" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/9wOzBg0eydnnG8HoStPheOvOJjZ2Y1kQfQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/9wOzBg0eydnnG8HoStPheOvOJjZ2Y1kQfQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} To view all others: Click **\