Recalculate Dosing Range
For pediatric patients, you can recalculate the dosing range.
Select a medication.
Select
Dose Range
.
The
Dosing Range
window opens.
Select the
Patient Weight
value.
Enter a new value for the patient's weight.
Select
KGs
or
LBs
based on the metric system the weight is measured.
Dosing Range value is recalculated for a pediatric patient.
Select
Done
.
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Adult Dosing Allowance
If the dosing prescribed exceeds the maximum dosing allowance, a warning message appears when you select Accept to save the medication. Dose Range The SIG and the dosage warning appear in red. SIG and the Dosage warning Parent topic: View Medication Dosage Information
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View Medication Dosage Information
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Manually Build a Pediatric SIG Code
The pediatric calculator is unavailable for multi-ingredient medications being prescribed to a pediatric patient. In cases where no Pediatric IG code is available for the selected medication, you can manually build a SIG code. From the list of pediatric SIG codes, select Calculator. Calculator button The Pediatric Dosing Calculator window opens. Pediatric Dosing Calculator window In the Dose field, enter the dose. Select a unit of measure from the list. For Frequency, select a frequency from the list. The system calculates the SIG based on the patient's age and weight. Pediatric Dosing Calculator SIGs To display dosing range information, select . Dosing Range Information Note: By default, the display includes only the age range applicable to the selected patient. Select the Display All Ranges link to display all available ranges. Select OK. The Pediatric SIG you have built is assigned to the selected medication. Parent topic: Select a SIG Related concepts Pediatric SIG
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Medication Dosage
Medication dosage enables you to view and calculate dosing range for the selected medication. Dosing Range Parent topic: Layout of Medications Module
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Edit Suggested Medication
When you approve an Rx Change request in the Workflow module, you can edit a suggested medication and change the SIG, quantity, diagnosis, and refills. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR and open the Workflow module. Select the Clinical Tasking tab and select an Rx Change request from the task list. The Rx Change request details and patient information appears. Under Suggested Medication, select Edit. The Edit Suggested Medication window opens. Select a medication from the Medication list. Enter the SIG information. Change the values for Quantity and Refills, select an option from the RxFill Notification list, and then enter a note for the pharmacy. To edit the dose for the medication, select Dose Range. The Pediatric Dosing Calculator window opens, where you can adjust the medication dose based on the patient's weight. To edit the diagnosis, select Edit Diagnosis. The Edit Diagnosis window opens, where you can select up to 3 diagnoses from the suggested options. Note: When you select the th