✍️ Creating and Finalizing Prescriptions

The Perfect E-Prescription System makes it simple to create, review, and finalize prescriptions while ensuring patient safety and compliance. This guide walks you through the full process, from adding a new prescription to sending it electronically to a pharmacy.

📄 Steps to Create a New Prescription

1. Navigate to the Prescriptions Page
   • From the dashboard or sidebar, select Prescriptions.
2. Click "New Prescription"
   • This opens a blank prescription form ready for patient and medication details.
3. Select or Add a Patient
   • Start typing the patient’s name to find existing profiles.
   • If the patient is new, click the ➕ icon to add them.
   • Confirm the patient’s age, allergies, and medical history which automatically appear once selected.
   

💊 Adding Medications

You can add medications using two methods:

1️⃣ Internal Drug Search

• Begin typing the medication name and select from the hospital’s internal drug list.
• Fill in key details such as dosage, route, frequency, duration, and purpose.
• Specify if refills are allowed and how many times.

2️⃣ OpenFDA Integration

• Click the plug icon to search directly from OpenFDA’s database.
• Retrieve brand names, generic names, and manufacturer details in real time.

💾 Saving the Prescription

You can save at any stage to return later for editing. When saved, a unique prescription number (e.g., Rx00001) is auto-generated.

🔐 Finalizing the Prescription

Once all details are reviewed, click the Finalize button (lock icon) in the toolbar.

• This action locks the prescription for editing and activates additional actions such as:
• Printing
• Emailing to the patient
• Sending via SMS
• Routing to a pharmacy

📲 Sending the Prescription to the Patient or Pharmacy

• Email: Sends a PDF copy to the patient’s email address.
• SMS: Sends a secure message with pickup details.
• Send to Pharmacy: Forwards the prescription digitally to the assigned pharmacy for processing.

Once finalized and sent, the prescription status automatically updates (e.g., Sent to Pharmacy).