Medication Dispensing

After the bottles have been opened, the Medication Dispensing screen opens.

• Click on Client and the Search for Clients screen displays.
• The Check-in List grid shows the Clients who have checked in.
• Click on the first patient to be dosed, and the client’s information will populate in the screen.
  

*If there are any Holds on patient treatment, a Hold box will display. All Holds are addressed before the patient receives medication.

Order Notes display any medical orders for this client,

The Visit Schedule shows how the patient is to receive medication every day of the week.

Each patient is coded.

* Scheduling Code 1 indicates the client visits the clinic for medication one day per week, and receives one Window dose and 6 TakeHome doses. Code 2 indicates twice per week; Code 3, three times per week, following the pattern until Code 7 indicating that the client must come to the clinic daily. Code T indicates that the client visits the clinic every two weeks, and receives 1 Window dose and 13 TakeHome doses. Patients showing a Scheduling Code M visit the clinic every month and receive 1 Window dose and 27 TakeHome doses.

• Click on an icon to change it in Schedule.
  
  

The human outline icon indicates the client will receive medication at the window on that day of the week.
The bottle icon indicates that the patient will be given a TakeHome Dose of medication.