Enter Additional Medication Information

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Prescribe a New Medication

You can prescribe a new medication to a patient from the Medication Search window. Note: NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically checks a new prescribed medication against the patient’s other prescribed medications and displays an alert if a drug interaction exists. NextGen® Enterprise EHR displays an alert for inactive ingredients with the associated allergic reactions and the percentage of available formulation that contains the inactive ingredients. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open Medications module. Select Prescribe New. The Medication Search window opens. Search for a medication. Note: If you select a medication that is a duplicate of an active or a pending medication for the patient, or if you select a medication that has contraindications to an existing patient's diagnosis, NextGen® Enterprise EHR displays a warning message. Enter the medication's details. Select a SIG and enter additional medication information. Perform a manual drug interactions check. Save the prescribed med

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Select a SIG

After you enter the required medication information, you must select a SIG. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR and access the Medications module. Select a medication. Enter all required medication information. Select or build a SIG. The selected SIG is automatically assigned to the medication. If the SIG contains more characters than the display allows, the text is truncated. If you hover the cursor over the truncated text, a tooltip displays the complete SIG. If the SIG exceeds the 140-character maximum for electronic prescriptions, an alert appears next to the SIG text. Select a SIG You can change the quantity and the interval of the medication by either typing the values or using the arrows to select the appropriate values. Change the quantity and the interval of the medication If you made any changes to the SIG, you must select Accept. The Dose Range window opens displaying the message that the dosage resulting from the SIG built exceeds the maximum daily dose. Select OK. The SIG and the

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Enter Required Medication Information

You must enter the required medication information after selecting a medication. The required medication information depends on the settings in System Administrator. The fields that are enabled in the universal preference for your practice are highlighted in red in the Medications module. Contact your System Administrator regarding specific requirements for your medical facility. Search for and select a medication. Add a SIG. Do one of the following: In the Problem section, select Add. Select Patient Conditions View. The Patient Condition panel opens. Patient Condition pane To select the diagnosis from the Patient Condition panel, do one of the following: Double-click a diagnosis. Right-click a diagnosis and then select Add To Medication. Drag a diagnosis to the Problem section. You can add up to three diagnoses to a medication. Select a pharmacy. Note: The Pharmacy field is available only for medications in Temporary status. You can modify pharmacy from the Destination field in the Se

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Renew Medications

You can renew any medication that was prescribed to a patient and subsequently saved to a patient's chart. The Start Date field in the Medications List automatically displays the date a medication is first prescribed. The first time a medication is dispensed in a renew chain, both the Original Start Date and Start Date fields in the Medications List display the same date. When the medication is renewed, the Original Start Date field remains the same while the Start Date field reflects the date of the renewal. Highlight the Inactive medication to renew. Select Renew. The Medications module displays the prescription status information for the selected medication above the medication name. The following status is displayed: Medication is Inactive Medication Was Prescribed In A Different Practice Encounter is Locked for This Medication Depending on the prescription status of the medication, you may not be able to renew the selected medication. Note: If the Units field is blank when you are

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Build Custom SIG

You can manually build an SIG for a medication. From the Medication module, open SIG Builder. Sig Builder In Admin, select a method of administration from the list. In Quantity, select the number of units from the list or enter a number. To select a quantity range, do the following. Select the Quantity as Range check box. The new list appears besides Quantity. In the list, select or enter the upper or lower range of the required quantity. In Unit of Measure, select a unit of measure from the list. In Route, select the preferred route from the list. Note: By default, the Show Route check box is selected. To hide Route, clear the Show Route check box. In Interval, enter or select the time interval between medication doses from the list. To select an interval range, do the following. Select the Interval as Range check box. The new list appears besides Interval. In the list, select or enter the upper range of the required interval. In Interval Unit, select one of the following: times every

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Set Up Default Values for Medications in the Favorites List

You can configure default values for the Sig, including Refills, Units, Quantity, Duration, PRN, Limit Renewal, and Generic OK fields for any medication saved in your Medication Search Favorites List. Open the Medication Search window. Medication Search window Select a favorites list. Select a medication. Right-click the medication and then select Edit. Medication Search Edit The information for the selected medication appears. Selected Medications Enter your changes. For any oral liquid medication added to the list, the Units field automatically displays Milliliter and cannot be changed. If you are modifying an oral liquid medication that already exists in your Favorites list and the Units field is not set to Milliliter, the field becomes red to notify you to correct the field. Set Generic OK to Yes to automatically select the Dispense As Written check box when the medication is selected. If you change the Duration, select the Calculator button to auto-calculate the Quantity. Select S

Enter Additional Medication Information

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Prescribe a New Medication

Select a SIG

Enter Required Medication Information

Renew Medications

Build Custom SIG

Set Up Default Values for Medications in the Favorites List

Prescribe a New Medication

Select a SIG

Enter Required Medication Information

Renew Medications

Build Custom SIG

Set Up Default Values for Medications in the Favorites List