Search for a Medication
- Open the Medication Search window.
- If you perform a regular medication search, the next time you open the Medication Search window, the Find pane is highlighted.
- If you use Medication Favorites to search, the next time you open the Medication Search window the Favorites pane is highlighted.
- Select Search and select a search type from the list.
You can perform a search in the following ways:
- On all medications
- On First Databank medications
- On medications listed on a Medication Search favorites list.
- Select Filters and select one or more of the following from the list: Brand, Generic, Problem, or Payer.
- For Find, enter a full or partial name of a medication.
- Make a selection from the results, or enter more specific search criteria.
If the selected medication is available in multiple brands, the following message appears.
- Do one of the following:
- Select Select.
- Right-click and select Prescribe.
- Double-click the medication.
- Drag-and-drop the medication to the Selected Medications list and select Select.
- You can select multiple medications from your Favorites List.
- You can select multiple medications by holding the Ctrl key on your keyboard while making your selection.
- If you have Medication Interactions enabled, the interactions check is performed on all selected medications.