How to dispense a prescriber bag

Fred Dispense Plus

Overview

In order to dispense a prescriber bag, the prescriber needs to be set up in Fred Dispense Plus as a Patient with the Prescriber Bag toggle set to Yes.

Steps

Create a new Prescriber Bag 'patient'

Only authorised prescribers can be set up as Prescriber Bag 'patients'.

1. From the Main Dispense screen, enter the prescriber's Surname and First Name in the erx/Patient field.

   If no patient record is found, the Patient Maintenance screen is displayed.

2. Enter the relevant details in the form, such as name, address etc.
3. Under Prescriber Bag, set the toggle to Yes and Save.

Dispense a Prescriber bag to a Prescriber Bag 'patient'

1. From the Main Dispense screen, in the eRx/Patient field, enter the prescriber's surname and press Enter.

2. In the search results, Prescriber Bag 'patients' are identified with 'Bag' icon.

   

   If the Prescriber Bag 'patient' does not exist, you will need to create a new one. See Create a new Prescriber Bag 'patient'.

3. Select the Prescriber Bag 'patient'.

   Fred Dispense Plus automatically switches into Prescriber Bag mode to complete the script.

4. Continue the dispensing process.

   When the Prescriber Bag script is completed, Fred Dispense Plus automatically switches back to Dispense mode, ready to search for next patient.

Related Links

Prescriber Bag in Fred Dispense Plus Online Help