Writing Prescriptions: Writing a Free-Text Prescription

Version 21.3
Path: Clinical, Billing, or Practice Management tab > Patient Chart > Medications

About

Free-text or unformatted prescriptions cannot be sent out electronically because they do not have an NDC number.   However,  they can be used to issue medication-related orders on paper or for other quick documentation that requires a doctor's order (e.g. physical therapy referral, DME order.)

  1. Navigate to the patient's Medications by following the path above.
  2. Click the New button to open the Prescription window.
  3. In the Purpose field, use the drop-down to select Med - unformatted from the list.

  1. Type your prescription in the field, or click the phrase constructor button to access the Phrase Construction Library. 
  2. Complete the prescription.
  3. Click the Save button.
Version 21.2
Path: Clinical, Billing, or Practice Management tab > Patient Chart > Medications

About

Free-text or unformatted prescriptions cannot be sent out electronically because they do not have an NDC number.   However,  they can be used to issue medication-related orders on paper or for other quick documentation that requires a doctor's order (e.g. physical therapy referral, DME order.)

  1. Navigate to the patient's Medications by following the path above.
  2. Click the New button to open the Prescription window.
  3. In the Purpose field, use the drop-down to select Med - unformatted from the list.

  1. Type your prescription in the field, or click the phrase constructor buttonto access the Phrase Construction Library. 
  2. Complete the prescription.
  3. Click the Save button.