Non-VA Meds Software

Requirements

• EHR v1.1

• Pharmacy patch APSP 1005

• EHR v1.1 patch 6

IntroductionProvides information about patients’:

1. OTC medication use2. Herbal supplement use3. Prescriptions written by outside

providers and filled at an outside pharmacy

4. Prescriptions written within a facility and filled at an outside pharmacy

Introduction (cont.)

• Allows for interaction screening

• Patient-specific information can only be entered through EHR, not through the pharmacy package

Pharmacy Data Management Process

• Enter the drug or supplement information using the Drug Enter/Edit option

• Select Non-VA Meds at the Application Package Use prompt

• Marking a drug as a Non-VA Med won’t affect its use in Outpatient/Inpatient packages

• Match to National Drug File if possible

MARK THIS DRUG AND EDIT IT FOR:O - OutpatientU - Unit DoseI - IVW - Ward StockD - Drug AccountabilityC - Controlled SubstancesX - Non-VA MedA - ALL

Enter your choice(s) separated by commas : X X - Non-VA Med** You are NOW Marking/Unmarking for NON-VA MEDS. **

A Non-VA Med ITEM? No// Y (Yes)

Getting Ready for Non-VA Meds

• Mark new drugs for non-VA application use when you enter them into RPMS so that providers will be able to select them

• You can go ahead and enter herbal supplements

Adding Herbal Supplements

• Added through Drug Enter/Edit• VA Drug Class is HA000 for all herbals• Some can be matched to NDF entries so

try to match when you enter them• Sample lists used by VA sites:ftp://ftp.ihs.gov/rpms/Pharmacy%205-7/PDM/Herbal_OTCs_NonVA_meds.doc

Non-VA Med Usage Reports

• Available for multiple patients as an option on the Output Reports menu

• Available for a single patient as a hidden option under Patient Prescription Processing / Medication Profile by typing OTH at the Select Action prompt

Provider Entry of Non-VA Meds

• Medication name is the only required field

• Other fields (dosage, route, schedule, etc.) are optional and can be free text

• Electronic signature isn’t required

• Parameter can be set to allow clerks to enter and DC non-VA meds