Inactivate an Expiring Medication Alert

NextGen® Medication Inventory Control Help 10.6.3.0

Expiring Alert Threshold

Use the Expiring Alert Threshold grid to configure the medication and the days prior to expiration date for the alert to display. You can add or update alert thresholds, or toggle the status of alerts between Active and Inactive. You can only add or update alerts when the grid is set to show Active entries. Set an Expiring Medication Alert Parent topic: Medication Alert Configuration Panel

NextGen® Medication Inventory Control Help 10.6.3.0

Reactivate an Alert

You can restore an Inactive alert to Active status. Select the Inactive option to view inactive alerts in the grid. Select the alert from the grid. Select Toggle. The alert is reactivated, and will appear in the grid when the Active option is selected. Parent topic: Inactivate an Expiring Medication Alert

NextGen® Medication Inventory Control Help 10.6.3.0

View Inactive Alerts

You can view all inactive alerts for expiring medications. Select the Inactive option above the grid. The grid filters to show all inactive alerts. Parent topic: Inactivate an Expiring Medication Alert

NextGen® Medication Inventory Control Help 10.6.3.0

Medication Alert Configuration Panel

Use the Medication Alert Configuration panel to set thresholds for alerts to appear on the Medication Inventory panel header on the Inventory Management template when a medication reaches low quantities or nears expiration. The thresholds also appear on the Low Quantity and Expiring Medication reports. The alerts are based on a specific medication and unit type and are applied to all lot numbers of that medication in inventory. You can set any alert to Inactive status so that it does not appear, and then restore it to Active status at any time. Expiring Alert Threshold Inactivate an Expiring Medication Alert Parent topic: Miscellaneous Configuration Template

NextGen® Medication Inventory Control Help 10.6.3.0

Inactivate a Medication

When a medication is no longer used you can change its status from Active to Inactive. Make sure the Active option is highlighted so you are viewing active medications in the grid. Select the medication in grid. A check mark appears to the left of the selected medication. Select the Toggle button. The medication status becomes inactive. View and Reactivate an Inactive Medication Parent topic: Medication Information Configuration

NextGen® Medication Inventory Control Help 10.6.3.0

Set an Expiring Medication Alert

Select the field below the DrugName column of the grid. The MLTS MedOnly PL picklist opens, showing all active medications from the Medication Information grid. Select the medication and select OK. Select the field below the Days column and type in the number of days prior to the drug’s expiration date that you want the alert to fire. Select Add to save the entry to the grid. Parent topic: Expiring Alert Threshold

Inactivate an Expiring Medication Alert

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