Prescriptions are essential to medical practice. Halaxy allows practitioners to order and print paper prescriptions straight from the platform. It’s a simple process for a basic service to quickly help patients in need of medication – at no extra cost.
The process comes in two parts:
Note
Saving or Publishing a paper prescription will NOT send it to your patient or other specialist automaticaly. You need to MANUALLY send it via email. See SHARE YOUR CLINICAL NOTES for reference.
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In the patient’s clinical note, click Add Order.
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In the window, fill out the following details:
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For Order type, select Prescription.
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Select the Ordering practitioner.
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Enter the Order date and time.
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Click Create.
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You are taken back to the Clinical Notes screen where your new prescription record is created. Under the List of Drugs, click the Add a drug button.
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In the Add New Drug window, fill out the following details:
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Prescribe as: Select PBS/RPBS (if subsidised by Medicare/DVA) or Private.
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Drug name and strength: Search for the drug name and strength needed. For PBS/RPBS drugs, you must selected the specific PBS item needed.
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Directions for use: Complete either section A or section B. If you are filling out section A, you must complete all the fields.
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Repeats and quantity: Repeats and dispense quantity are required fields.
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Prescription notes: Complete as needed. Depending on the drug prescribed, some fields in this section may be mandatory.
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Click Save.
Your prescription is now ready to be published.
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On the upper right corner, next to the Edit button, select the down arrow button.
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Click Publish, and then Continue.
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A window popup appears, asking for your prescription type. Select Paper.
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If you need to edit the prescription, select the down arrow button beside Print, then click Revert. You will need to click Publish again to save your changes.
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When all the details are final and the prescription is published, select Print. (You can choose to download or print the prescription as many times as needed.)
Caution
A paper prescription can still be edited after publishing, but it can no longer be edited once it has been printed.
