Filling a Narcotic Prescription

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Pharmacy Technology Solutions May, 2013

1. Fill a new narcotic prescription as usual until Rx Detail appears.

2. Type the applicable authorization method V or W.

V designates a verbal prescription W designates a written prescription The system will prompt for a selection of V or W if

this field is not entered upon clicking Fill 3. Press or click the Extended tab.

Filling New Prescriptions: Filling a Narcotic Prescription

When filling a narcotic prescription with repeats, it is recommended to enter an interval An Interval is the number of days that must pass before the prescription can be refilled

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4. Type the interval period for the prescription in the Interval Days field. If a narcotic prescription is refilled before the

number of Interval days, the alerts section in Rx Detail will note Prescription is being dispensed within the interval time period

5. Press or click the Fill button.

Filling New Prescriptions: Filling a Narcotic Prescription (contd)

The NMS checkbox will automatically be selected for any narcotic prescription to be submitted to the Narcotic Monitoring Service in Ontario

The PRN checkbox is selected because PRN was typed in the SIG field

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Label information box

Provides various options to customize labels on a prescription-by-prescription basis

Prescription information box

Provides additional information for a prescription

Transfer In information box

Allows the user to assign prescriptions as transferred in

If the prescription had been transferred in from another pharmacy, the pharmacy name will appear here

The Extended Tab @ a Glance

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