Dispense medication

Use the Dispense Medication wizard to quickly add details of medication that has been administered to a staff or student patient.

The Medical Centre Options wizard must be enabled before this feature can be used. Medical Centre > Configuration > User Permissions > Medication > Create 'Allowed'.

To use the Dispense Medication wizard:

1. Open the Medical Centre heading in the wizard bar on the right of your desktop and select Dispense Medication. The Create New Appointment popup window is displayed:

2. Select the Person Type (Pupil/Student or Staff) that you want to dispense medication to.
3. Start typing a name (forename or surname) in the Search Pupil/Staff box. A drop-down list of names is displayed.
4. Select a name to populate the Search Pupil/Staff box and select Select Person. The Medication window is displayed:

5. Select a Supplier for the item or select the green plus icon to add a new one.
6. Either:
   • Select the Medication from the Stock Item list or select the green plus icon to add a new one. If the stock levels are too low the medication cannot be issued.
     or
   • Select 'Other' in Medication and enter a Non Stock Medication in the field displayed.
7. Enter a Dose for the medication. Stock levels are updated automatically based on the dose entered here.
8. Select the Location where the medication is dispensed or select the green plus icon to add a new location.
9. Select an Expiry Date for the medication.
10. Select a Date and Time of Issue. This defaults to the current date and time.
11. Check the Medication Consent box if this is necessary for the selected medication.
12. Enter any additional Notes about the medication in the field available if required.

13. Set the Record Sensitivity for the entry. This defaults to 'Low'.

14. Select Save & Close. The entry is listed in the selected patient's medical record.