--- title: Usual Prescriptions in Profile slug: portal-sub/usual-prescriptions-in-profile docTags: createdAt: 2026-03-04T12:03:18.301Z --- # Article Overview & Feature Requirements This article is intended for clinical users. It will focus on Usual Prescriptions in Profile, and will cover: - [What are Usual Prescriptions?](docId:0GfXb1m_y0SorEgQDCzXb) - [Entering Usual Prescriptions](docId:0GfXb1m_y0SorEgQDCzXb) - [Ordering a Usual Prescription](docId:0GfXb1m_y0SorEgQDCzXb) - [Discontinuing a Usual Prescription](docId:0GfXb1m_y0SorEgQDCzXb) ## Feature Requirements - Some of the functionality described in this article is available only from Profile 10.0.2 onwards.  # What are Usual Prescriptions? The Usual Prescriptions list enables you to see what prescriptions a patient is regularly prescribed, and makes prescribing faster on subsequent visits. Usual Prescriptions act as prescribing templates. Usual Prescriptions can be accessed in either of the following ways: - Via the **Clinical Details **for a patient, on the **Usual Prescriptions **tab ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/tLU1XaIpwtKJu-49RNjTa_r5pd3fvt7afbgxbidbpx3szponpv-86iq.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/r5pD3FVT7aFbGXbiDBpX3S_ZPoNPV-86IQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/r5pD3FVT7aFbGXbiDBpX3S_ZPoNPV-86IQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} - Via the patient's **Medical Record**, in the **Prescriptions **view, on the **Usual Scripts **tab. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/ztKTODvaEX8ieOjdaEwxV_qcwsm45nf2tli7fkwebuzdnfyeklx46kva.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/QcWSm45nF2tLI7fKweBuzdNFyeKLx46kVA.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/QcWSm45nF2tLI7fKweBuzdNFyeKLx46kVA.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} # Entering Usual Prescriptions Follow these steps to add a prescription to a patient's **Usual Prescriptions** list. :::::WorkflowBlock :::WorkflowBlockItem Open the **Clinical Details** window for a patient and select the **Usual Prescriptions **tab. Or open the patient's **Medical Record**, go to the **Prescriptions **view, and select the **Usual Scripts **tab. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Press the following button to create a new Usual Prescription:  ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/oVqT4RZG41HjefBJXcc40_ujxysisipmrrktggkyr9w3lqfh7tmtbrbw.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/ujxYSISiPmrrkTggkYr9w3lqfH7TmTbrBw.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/ujxYSISiPmrrkTggkYr9w3lqfH7TmTbrBw.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} The **Formulary **window appears. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Enter at least the first two letters of the medication in the field below the toolbar and press the **Rx **button or press **Enter **to search. The results of the search appear in the panel below. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Press **+** beside the required medication to view a list of existing instructions. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/_rL30AXB9OU3X6JV5sEmc_efaykhjrugdo7fjzu-qagcgb0sbz6bw2a.png" size="90" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/efAYKhjrUgdO7FJZ_u-qaGcgB0SbZ6Bw2A.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/efAYKhjrUgdO7FJZ_u-qaGcgB0SbZ6Bw2A.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem You can either highlight an existing instruction and click **OK**, or double-click on **\**. The fields for instructions appear: ![](https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/GrowRVdxU4WrMGSONhmmf_3uhwewbem5lh2se6ewiiznebk7wxrfqtha.png) ::: ::::WorkflowBlockItem Enter the required information, and ensure the **Remember **box is checked if you would like to use this instruction for future prescriptions.  - By default, you need to enter values in the **Dose**, **Freq**, **Route**, and **Qty **fields to add a dose, frequency, route, and quantity to the prescription; the **OK **button will be disabled until you have done so. - However, if the preferences **Allow blank dose, frequency and route for usual prescriptions** and **Allow blank quantity for usual prescriptions** have been enabled under **Preferences/Scripts and Instructions/Interface**, you can save a Usual Prescription without entering values for Dose, Frequency, Route, or Quantity. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/j0o0UYHHTgLmytDxTnOPk_squ8hwhn2dh0cr1evlmrsrkfdaq4fcnyaq.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/sQU8hwhN2DH0CR1evlMrsRKFdaQ4FCnyAQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/sQU8hwhN2DH0CR1evlMrsRKFdaQ4FCnyAQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} This allows for situations where a provider is entering a Usual Script for a patient where they don’t have all the details necessary to order that medication. For example, the patient may be telling them their medication list verbally off the top of their head, and they can’t remember the dose of a given medication. ::: - Note that, whether or not the above preferences have been enabled, Profile requires that these details be provided before a script can be ordered, to ensure that incomplete prescriptions are not submitted. :::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Press **OK **when finished. The new prescription will be added to the list of **Usual Prescriptions**. ::: ::::: # Ordering a Usual Prescription To order a Usual Prescription for a patient from within an Encounter: 1. Within the **New Encounter**, go to the **Scripts **view in the **Actions **segment bar. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/1vag_UEBsGZZLXMKP7Qm9_ukk13jtldfbgbalbgjybxygbd8dokdckg.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/Ukk13JTLDfbGbALBGJyBxygbd8_DoKDckg.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/Ukk13JTLDfbGbALBGJyBxygbd8_DoKDckg.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} 2. Drag and drop the prescription from **Usual Scripts** to the **Encounter Prescription Orders** panel on the right, ordouble-click the prescription in **Usual Scripts** to add it to the order. This opens up the Edit Instruction Line window. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/bSqxyjuK3DxYIJ2EdWySc_ybolswbj2tepxlkl1eqa6dkzqcyr6otw.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/-yBOlswbJ2tePXlkL1eqa6D_KzqCYR6otw.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/-yBOlswbJ2tePXlkL1eqa6D_KzqCYR6otw.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} 3. In the **Edit Instruction Line** window, fill in the instructions specific to this prescription. The **Dose**, **Freq**, and **Qty **fields are mandatory. Profile requires that these details be provided before a script can be ordered, to ensure that incomplete prescriptions are not submitted. 4. Press **OK **when finished. The prescription is added to the **Encounter Prescription Orders** panel. The Usual Script has also been updated with the instructions provided. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/GFc8II3vRb1D5imaLla9C_egsbr3mrbodcr9x1xzfh2tivsepzakfcxq.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/eGsBR3mrbodcR9x1xZFh2tiVSepzaKfcxQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/eGsBR3mrbodcR9x1xZFh2tiVSepzaKfcxQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} 5. If you wish to print the order you have compiled for your patient, click on the **Print All** icon in the **Scripts** view.  ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/tUZw7mEqXfAP8EX-Xf3kt_xr7gykwtbkjrguwi0fgk-x5sdbtrr85a.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/xR7GYKWtbkJr_guWi0fGk-X5SD_Btrr85A.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - General/assets/xR7GYKWtbkJr_guWi0fGk-X5SD_Btrr85A.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} # Discontinuing a Usual Prescription If a patient no longer requires a medication in their list of Usual Scripts, you can do the following from within an Encounter: 1. Go to the **Scripts **view in the **Actions **segment bar. 2. In the list of **Usual Scripts**, right-click on the script that they no longer need and select **Discontinue **from the context menu. 3. You will be prompted to confirm this action and provide the reason for discontinuing the medication. Doing so removes the script from the list of Usual Scripts. It now appears under the **Discontinued **tab. # Learn More For more information on prescriptions in Profile please click on the article links below: - [How to Add, Manage and Print New Prescriptions in Profile](docId\:Wr0_zxCylp6c-S0ILHROu) - [How to Create, Reuse, and Print Ad Hoc Prescriptions in Profile](docId\:bexv34yL65OKj2Uuo8dBW) - [Add New External Prescription](docId\:qLHAae7m8Y8cw8kNVxIyw)