Entering Basic Drug Information
To enter basic drug information, do the following:
- Open a drug or create a new drug.
Note: The first tab in the drug's folder contains basic information, such as the drug's generic name, trade name, and form.
- Enter the following information:
- Generic: The drug's generic name.
- Trade: The drug's trade name.
- TaLL MaN: The drug's tall man name, if one exists.
- Schedule: The drug's schedule: Schedule I (prescription items); Schedule II (behind the counter items); Schedule III (OTC items in the general section); and Schedule IV (items sold without professional intervention).
- Drug Form: The dosage form of the drug.
- Colour: The colour of the drug.
- Default SIG: The default SIG for the drug.
- Enterprise: Select from the dropdown menu if the drug is eligible for Drug Trading's Enterprise program.
Prep Expiry: The amount of days from when the prescription is processed that the drug expires.
Note: Only applies to drugs that can be reconstituted.
- Rpl DIN: The replacement DIN for the drug, if one exists.
- Strength: The strength of the drug.
- Auto Disp: Indicates if the drug is dispensed from an Automated Dispensing machine.
- Select the Save button.