Resuming previous medications (legacy)

Note: This information applies to the legacy prescriber (see Legacy prescriber).

If a patient has previously taken a medication, and the medication is listed in the patient’s Previous Medications list, you can easily resume the medication’s prescription without having to re-write the prescription. Resuming a medication creates a new prescription in the Medications list. The original prescription remains in the Previous Medications list.

Steps

1.

Open the patients Medication Profile. See Viewing a patient’s medication profile (legacy).

2.

In the Previous Medications area, click the medication you want to resume.

3.

At the top of the window, click Resume. A dialog box opens with the following message: “Refill <medication name, dose, and frequency> now?”

4.

Click Yes. The Prescriptions window opens with:

The resumed prescription’s details displayed

The resumed prescription listed in the Medications area.

5.

Complete the prescription. See Refilling a single prescription (for active medications) (legacy).