New! Managing Allergens in ePrescribe – TherapyNotes

The Allergies section of the eRx tab allows you to document, update, or remove a patient’s allergy information. Whether you're adding a new allergen, marking a patient as having no known drug allergies (NKDA), or modifying existing entries, it’s essential to keep this information up to date. This article outlines how to enter allergy details—including reactions, severity, and onset—as well as how to modify, deactivate, or delete allergies from the patient’s chart.

Role Required: Enrolled ePrescribe Prescriber or Prescription Support

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Entering Allergies

Adding a New Allergy

Navigate to Patients > Patient Name >eRx tab
In the Allergies section of this page, select the blue + icon to add an allergy.
Enter the allergy along with additional details, such as selected reactions, severity, and onset date. The chosen reactions and severity will appear on the right side of the panel for reference.
Click Save to add the allergy to the patient’s chart.

Reporting No Allergies

If the patient has no drug allergies, select Mark patient NKDA.

Modify, Make Inactive, or Delete an Allergy

Modify an Allergy

Locate the allergy you want to update in the patient’s chart.
Hover over the three vertical dots next to the allergy entry.
Select Modify from the dropdown menu.
Make any necessary changes to the reaction, severity, or onset fields. To remove a field, click the gray X on the right side of the panel.
When you’re finished, click Update to save your changes.

Make an Allergy Inactive

An inactive allergy indicates that the allergy is no longer active or causing reactions, but remains part of the patient’s medical record for historical reference.

Locate the allergy you want to update to inactive in the patient’s chart.
Hover over the three vertical dots next to the allergy entry.
Select Make Inactive from the dropdown menu.

Note: To view inactive allergies, click Filter and select Inactive

Delete an Allergy

Deleting an Allergy is a permanent action. Allergies cannot be restored to a patient’s chart.

Locate the allergy you want to delete in the patient’s chart.
Hover over three vertical dots next to the allergy entry you want to remove.
Click Delete from the menu.
A confirmation message will appear asking if you’re sure you want to delete the allergy.
Click Confirm to remove the allergy from the patient’s chart permanently.