You can approve eRx refill requests for controlled substances from the Workflow module and acknowledge drug interactions.
- Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR and select a patient from the Patient Lookup window.
- Open the Workflow module.
- Select the Clinical Tasking tab and select a refill request for a controlled substance from the task list.
The refill request details and patient information appears.
- Select Approve.
Note: NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically generates the patient’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) report. You can review the report before prescribing a controlled substance. For a Level 2 substance, the refill information appears as 1 fill with no refills. For other controlled substances, the regular set of refills are available.
If
NextGen® Enterprise EHR detects any drug interactions, the
Drug Interaction window opens, where you can review the details of the drug interactions.
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.
- Select Acknowledge for each drug interaction.
You can enter a reason for the acknowledgement if necessary.
A check mark appears corresponding to the interaction description.
- After you acknowledge all drug interactions, select Done.
The
Send Refill Response window opens, where you can view the configured Electronic Prescriptions of Controlled Substances (
ePCS) authentication method and add notes about the patient.
- Under the Authentication Required to Sign Controlled Substances section, enter your credentials, and select Send.
The refill information appears.
