State of Massachusetts Requirement for Schedule II Controlled Substances

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State of Massachusetts Requirement for Schedule II Controlled Substances

By law, the state of Massachusetts requires all print and electronic prescriptions for Schedule II opioid medications to include specific notation that indicates the patient’s option to request partial fill. If you prescribe medications in the state of Massachusetts, the notation "Partial fill upon patient request" appends to the beginning of any text already in the Non-Clinical Notes to Pharmacy field. Because the notation cannot be edited, the text of the notation does not appear in the medication details section. However, the notation does appear in the Non-Clinical Notes to Pharmacy column of the Send Prescription window . Due to the character limit for non-clinical notes, the Alerts box displays a message when you exceed the notes character limit. Parent topic: Prescribe a New Medication

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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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Manage Medication Defaults Field Descriptions

You can use the following table when adding or modifying medications. Field Description Brand Name Displays the brand name of the medication. Generic Name Displays the generic name of the medication. Form Displays the form in which the medication is administered. DEA Class Displays the Drug Enforcement Agency Class that indicates the degree of potential abuse and level of Federal control over the medication. View Associated NDC Identifiers Displays the National Drug Codes for the medication. The NDC ID is a unique identifier for a medication assigned by the NDC. Do not allow eRx If the state does not allow electronic prescriptions for this medication, select this check box to prevent users from doing so. Do not allow faxing If the state does not allow faxed prescriptions for this medication, select this check box to prevent users from doing so. State DEA Class By default, this field automatically displays the same class selected in the DEA Class field. If necessary, select a different

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Manage Medication Defaults Field Descriptions

You can use the following table when adding or modifying medications. Field Description Brand Name Displays the brand name of the medication. Generic Name Displays the generic name of the medication. Form Displays the form in which the medication is administered. DEA Class Displays the Drug Enforcement Agency Class that indicates the degree of potential abuse and level of Federal control over the medication. View Associated NDC Identifiers Displays the National Drug Codes for the medication. The NDC ID is a unique identifier for a medication assigned by the NDC. Do not allow eRx If the state does not allow electronic prescriptions for this medication, select this check box to prevent users from doing so. Do not allow faxing If the state does not allow faxed prescriptions for this medication, select this check box to prevent users from doing so. State DEA Class By default, this field automatically displays the same class selected in the DEA Class field. If necessary, select a different

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Document Medications Module

The Medications module allows you to prescribe, print, fax, and e-prescribe (requires enrollment) patient medications. In the Interview Questions panel, select the Medications link.The Medication Module window opens. Select Prescribe New.The Medication Search window opens. In Find, enter the partial or full name of the medication to be prescribed to the patient and select Search.A list of medications matching the search criteria appears in the left pane. Select a medicine from the list and select Select to return to the Medications module. Enter the Sig, Quantity, Refills, and Start date from the corresponding list. If this medication is prescribed elsewhere, select the Prescribed elsewhere checkbox and enter the source in the Source field. Select Accept. Close Medication Module window. For more information on the Medication module, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Medications and Medication Allergies Modules User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Parent to

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Enter Additional Medication Information

You can set up or add additional information for the medication after you have entered the required medication information. Enter required medication information. To select the unit in the Units list, do one of the following: Select a unit of measure from the list. Enter a unit of measure up to a maximum of 32 characters. If the medication is an oral liquid medication, the field automatically displays Milliliter and cannot be changed. Additional Medication Information If the Units field is left blank, the auto-population feature that is used for prescribing new medications is used for the renewal while renewing a medication. In the Comments filed, enter non-clinical comments to the pharmacist of up to a maximum of 250 characters. For ePrescribing, the maximum characters limit is 210 characters. Comments Note: You can enter additional clinical instructions for the prescription in the Additional Instructions section of the Sig Builder. To add a medication note, do the following: Select t

State of Massachusetts Requirement for Schedule II Controlled Substances

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State of Massachusetts Requirement for Schedule II Controlled Substances

Prescribe a New Medication

Manage Medication Defaults Field Descriptions

Manage Medication Defaults Field Descriptions

Document Medications Module

Enter Additional Medication Information

State of Massachusetts Requirement for Schedule II Controlled Substances

State of Massachusetts Requirement for Schedule II Controlled Substances

Prescribe a New Medication

Manage Medication Defaults Field Descriptions

Manage Medication Defaults Field Descriptions

Document Medications Module

Enter Additional Medication Information