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Search for a Pharmacy

  1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
  2. Open the Medications module and then select an active medication.
  3. From the Medications toolbar, select Send.
    The Send Prescription window opens.
  4. Select the ellipsis button next to the Destination list.
    The Pharmacy Search window opens.
    Pharmacy Search

  5. Enter the full or partial name of a pharmacy.
    You can use the percent (%) and asterisk (*) symbols as wild card characters to represent one or more characters (for example, wal*).
  6. Enter the full or partial address of a pharmacy.
    • If you enter city, state, or ZIP code, the full list of pharmacies displays.
    • If you enter a distance of zero and a ZIP code, the results display only pharmacies within the ZIP code.
    • The NCPDP field is used to search Pharmacy Direct pharmacies. Check these fields?
  7. Select one of the following types of pharmacy from the list:
    • All
    • Retail
    • Mail-Order
    • Specialty
    • Long Term Care
  8. Select Search.
    The search results appear.
    Pharmacy Search results

  9. Do note the following:
    • Pharmacies are grouped and listed as Retail and Mail-Order.
    • The full list of mail-order pharmacies appear if you enter City, State, or Zip as part of the search criteria.
    • The number of Retail and Mail-Order pharmacies appears in parenthesis.
    • The default primary, secondary, and mail-order pharmacies appear with a notepad icon.
    • A tooltip appears when you hover over the notepad button indicating the type of default pharmacy.
    • A check mark in the LTC and SPC columns indicate Long Term Care and Specialty.
  10. Select a pharmacy and then select OK.