Setting Up Default Times and Dose Codes

For Pharmacy Manager to correctly print MAR and labels/cassette sheets, you must set up dosage codes and administration times. These should be set up before doing any MDS /nursing home prescriptions.

Default Times are a global setting, there is no need to do this for each home. The  only time you may need to add/update one is if a particular home does its rounds at a different time from the defaults.

To set up the dosage codes and administration times:

1. From Pharmacy Manager, select Tools - Nursing Home Defaults.
2. Select the system type:
   • Nomad
   • Cegedim Rx Own
   • Manrex
3. The Nursing Home Defaults - (system type) screen displays with the default dosage codes and administration times:

   

4. To update any time or dose code highlight the line required and select Edit.

5. The Enter Time screen displays:

   

6. Update as required:
   • Time - Over type to update.
   • Code/Description - Select either:
     • Add, to add a new Code/Description, the Find Direction screen displays, press <Space> and then Find to display the Description list. Select the description required and select OK.
     See Adding a direction if you need to add a new dose code and description.
     • Remove to remove a Code/Description.

7. Select OK.