Prescriptions

Select a drug from the ULM (NZ Formulary)

Press [Alt+S] or click on the search box in the Script Writer Tab
Enter part of the drug name or the condition (Indication) and press [Enter]
Select the drug and instruction from the presented list and press [Enter]

Enter a drug manually

Press [Alt+S] or click on the search box in the Script Writer Tab
Type the full name of the drug and strength. Press [Tab] to continue.

From Regular medications list

Double click on the regular medication in the list to prescribe the drug without alterations.
If there is no ULM code the item will have a green background and a prompt will be displayed.

Press [Ok] to proceed to select a coded drug from a list.
Press [Cancel] if you do not wish to code this drug at this time.

Prescribe a modified regular medication

Click on the regular medication in the list

Prescribe from the old notes medications list

Double click on the prescription in the old notes to re-prescribe the drug without alteration.

Prescribe from the Script History

Click on the Script History Tab (at the side of the Script Tab)
Double click on the prescription in the script history to re-prescribe the drug without alteration.

Drug Allergy Check

You will receive an alert if your chosen drug belongs to the same drug class as one that is listed in the allergies.

Interaction and contraindication checks:

You will receive an alert if your chosen drug belongs to the same drug class as one that potentially interacts with another drug in this patient’s regular drug list.

You will receive an alert if your chosen drug belongs to the same drug class as one that is contraindicated with a condition in the problem list (including pregnancy and breastfeeding).

Press [Yes] to continue with the prescription or [No] to select another drug.

n.b. Set your preferences in the Staff Editor to determine which severity, action required and evidence level is required to trigger an alert.

Review Details and Prescribe

Modify the instruction or quantity if necessary
Select a Page letter (Single Page Option as below)
Select the number of Repeats
Enter any endorsements (e.g. specialist name, certified condition)
Click on [Prescribe] to add to a prescription now
or Click on [Regular] to add this drug to your regular drug list

Single Page Options

Select a different page letter from the popup list to print items on separate pages:

Select Page A, B, or D for items to be printed together. Use separate pages for items that may be presented separately to chemists.
Select C for Controlled Drugs
Select H for items requiring Hospital Pharmacy dispensing

Other print options in this popup include:

Select O (for oral contraceptives) to print on the script.
Select G to print the appropriate information for green prescriptions.
Select X for items that you do not want to print (e.g. restricted schedule items, injections given, nebulised medication given).

You can save these print options in the Edit Drug Screen.

These options are saved with regular drugs.

Prescription Codes

Prescriptions are annotated with a code indicating the patient’ chemist co-payment category.

If your practice has a Low Access capitation contract you must indicate this in your practice settings. Select Our Practice(s) from the Tools menu. Select your practice from the results and press OK. In the Settings tab, enter the Value Y next to the Low Access Practice setting.

E-Prescriptions

MyPractice is fully compatible with the MOH e-prescription service

Please contact our helpdesk if you are ready to turn on this functionality

There is no additional cost for this service

Advantages include

Compliance assistance: Notifications when prescription are dispensed
No need to mail scripts to pharmacies after they are faxed (Except controlled drugs)
Controlled drugs can be computer printed. You no longer require triplicate forms and handwritten scripts, no more tracking pads.

More information is available at the MOH website: The New Zealand e-prescription service

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