Filling a Narcotic Prescription

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Pharmacy Technology Solutions May, 2013
1. Fill a new narcotic prescription as usual until Rx Detail
appears.

2. Type the applicable authorization method V or W.
V designates a verbal prescription
W designates a written prescription
The system will prompt for a selection of V or W if
this field is not entered upon clicking Fill

3. Press or click the Extended tab.
Filling New Prescriptions: Filling a Narcotic Prescription
When filling a narcotic prescription with repeats, it is recommended to enter an interval
An Interval is the number of days that must pass before the prescription can be refilled
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4. Type the interval period for the prescription in the
Interval Days field.
If a narcotic prescription is refilled before the
number of Interval days, the alerts section in Rx
Detail will note Prescription is being dispensed
within the interval time period

5. Press or click the Fill button.
Filling New Prescriptions: Filling a Narcotic Prescription (contd)
The NMS checkbox will
automatically be selected for
any narcotic prescription to
be submitted to the Narcotic
Monitoring Service in
Ontario
The PRN checkbox is
selected because PRN was
typed in the SIG field
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Label information box
Provides various options to customize labels on a
prescription-by-prescription basis
Prescription information box
Provides additional information for a prescription
Transfer In information box
Allows the user to assign prescriptions as transferred in
If the prescription had been transferred in from another
pharmacy, the pharmacy name will appear here
The Extended Tab @ a Glance
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