Role Required: Enrolled ePrescribe Prescriber or Prescription Support
Create a New Prescription
- From the patient's chart, navigate to the eRx tab. At the top of the page, select Create New Rx.
- You'll be directed to the Select Medication for Prescription screen.
- At the top of the screen, choose the patient’s prescription benefit coverage if applicable.
- Below the benefit selection, use the drug search field to find the medication.
- Start typing one or more letters of the medication name.
- Select the appropriate result from the dropdown.
- After selecting a medication, you'll be prompted to enter:
- Strength
- Brand or generic
- Formulation details
- Any generic requirements
- On the next screen, you'll be prompted to enter Patient Directions:
- Enter the prescription action, including dose, unit, route, frequency, and additional directions
Note: For the Patient Observation portion, the entries will come from your notes and is not required for entry.
- Select the pharmacy to send the prescription to.
- Enter the day supply, quantity, number of refills, and substitution permissions.
- You can also enter a "Do Not Fill Before" date, primary diagnosis, and notes to the pharmacist.
- Select Review to double-check all prescription details.
- Select Save Pending Rx to add the prescription to the Prescription Management section on the Patient Info Screen for review and signoff.
- Select Save and Add Rx to create a pending prescription and return to the medication search screen to add another prescription.
- When ready, navigate to the Prescription Management section on the Patient Info screen and select Send to submit the prescription to the pharmacy.
Note: If you are sending a Controlled Substance, you will be required to enter your EPCS passphrase along with your 2FA token to send the script successfully.