Deleting medications (new prescriber)

Note: This information applies to the new prescriber (see New prescriber).

If a prescription is created or a medication is recorded for a patient in error (for example, you create a prescription in the wrong patient’s record), you can completely delete the medication from the patient’s list of active medications or inactive medications.

Steps

1.

Open the Medications and Allergies window: On any window related to the patient (including a SOAP note or the medical summary), right-click and choose View Medication List.

2.

In the patient’s Active Medications or Inactive Medications list, click the medication you want to delete.

3.

At the top of the window, click Delete . The EMR displays a dialog box with the following prompt: “Are you sure you want to delete prescription?”

Note: If the Delete option is unavailable (greyed-out), this means that the selected medication cannot be deleted. Discontinue the medication instead. See Discontinuing medications (new prescriber)

4.

Click Yes. The EMR permanently deletes the medication and it’s prescription history from the patients list of medications. If the medication was on the Active Medications list, the EMR removes the medication without adding it to the Inactive Medications list.