1. Click the Add Drug button or [Alt] + [A] to add a drug to the patient’s profile.
The Add Drug to Packing Profile window will display.
Note Depending on the DAA System of the patient, some fields may not display.
Option | Blister | Meditec | DoseAid |
a. Drug | Enter the name and select the drug from the list | Enter the name and select the drug from the list.
Note: Refer to your Hub site to confirm the brands they will pack. | Enter the name and select the drug from the list
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b. Medicine File
| N/A | N/A | Clicking the Medicine File button [Alt] + [F] will display the Medicine File window, where you can view the contents of the DoseAid Medicine File. Search for a drug by brand name or active ingredient or MNPN number and click the Select Drug button.
The shelf life of drugs is displayed. This allows the pharmacy to easily see the maximum number of days that can be allowed between a medication being packed and consumed.
Note: The DoseAid to Insert icon
The Pharmacist to Insert icon
The Pharmacist to Insert indicator also displays on the Medication Grid and Report, allowing Pharmacists to quickly and easily review that the item is designated as ‘Pharmacist to Insert’.
The MNPN number may be copied to the clipboard by right clicking the number and selecting Copy MNPN.
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c. Patient Drug History
| Click the Patient Drug History button to view the list of drugs that have been dispensed to this patient. Double clicking a drug will add it to the packing profile. The list can be filtered by entering dates into the date selection fields, or checking the Deleted Scripts and Outstanding Repeats Only checkboxes.
| Click the Patient Drug History button to view the list of drugs that have been dispensed to this patient. Double clicking a drug will add it to the packing profile. The list can be filtered by entering dates into the date selection fields, or checking the Deleted Scripts and Outstanding Repeats Only checkboxes.
| Click the Patient Drug History button to view the list of drugs that have been dispensed to this patient. Double clicking a drug will add it to the packing profile. The list can be filtered by entering dates into the date selection fields, or checking the Deleted Scripts and Outstanding Repeats Only checkboxes.
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d. Description | Enter a medication physical description. Click the update description button to save the description for that drug.
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e. Pack Type | Choose the drug Pack Type from the dropdown list: Packed Non-Packed When required | Choose the drug Pack Type from the dropdown list: Packed Non-Packed When required | Choose the drug Pack Type from the dropdown list: Packed Non-Packed When required |
f. Route of Administration | Click the drop-down and select the Route of Administration from the list. | Click the drop-down and select the Route of Administration from the list. | Click the drop-down and select the Route of Administration from the list. |
g. Short course medication | If the selected medication is a short course, e.g. an antibiotic, check the Short course medication checkbox. Enter an End Date, for when the course will be completed, if required. | If the selected medication is a short course, e.g. an antibiotic, check the Short course medication checkbox. Enter an End Date, for when the course will be completed, if required. | If the selected medication is a short course, e.g. an antibiotic, check the Short course medication checkbox. Enter an End Date, for when the course will be completed, if required. |
h. Pack Separately | N/A.
Note: Tray Maintenance is used, refer to the Blister Packing Tray Maintenance article for more information. | If Pack Separately is checked - the drug will be allocated to an extra sachet roll. If Pack Separately is not checked - the drug will be packed in sachet roll number one. | If the active ingredient of the drug is Warfarin, the Pack separately check box is displayed. If Pack Separately is checked - the Warfarin based drug will be allocated to sachet roll number 3. If Pack Separately is not checked - the drug will be packed in sachet roll number one. |
i. Pharmacist to insert | N/A | N/A | If the product is marked as Pharmacist to Insert in the DoseAid Medicine File, then the Pharmacist to Insert checkbox will display:
If the pharmacy will pack this item, check the checkbox. If selected, the packing of this item is entirely managed by the pharmacy. For more information on this feature, please contact DoseAid.
If the item is marked as Pharmacist to Insert only, i.e. the item cannot be packed by DoseAid, and the checkbox is not checked, an exception will be created and export of the packing file will be prevented. |
j. Directions | Enter the dose directions in the Directions field. Or if the drug was added via the Patient history, the directions will pre-populate with the dispensed directions. | Enter the dose directions in the Directions field. Or if the drug was added via the Patient history, the directions will pre-populate with the dispensed directions. | Enter the dose directions in the Directions field. Or if the drug was added via the Patient history, the directions will pre-populate with the dispensed directions. |
k. Dates and Frequency | Choose the dose Frequency from the drop-down menu and the Start Date of the medication. You can use the date picker or enter dates manually. Dates that pre-date today’s date must be entered manually. The End Date is optional unless the Short course medication checkbox is checked or the selected frequency type is Varies. Most frequency types are self-explanatory, e.g. daily, alternate days or fortnightly. Two frequency types that are different are Varies and Recurring Varied Dose. Varies: Dosage varies over a set period of time. For example, when a dose is being tapered off and ended. An End Date is required (a maximum of 90 days from today’s date). Recurring Varied Dose: A dose that recurs at the same time, on the same day, each week. For example, Thyroxine 100mg on weekends, 50mg on weekdays. For Varies and Recurring Varied Dose, the dosage fields will not display. To add a dose for these frequency types, click on the date/time cell and enter the dose. Work though the dose matrix to set the doses for the patient. For Varies, use the navigation controls to navigate to future dates. The example below shows a Recurring Varied Dose of 1 tablet on weekdays and two tablets on weekends.
| Choose the dose Frequency from the drop-down menu and the Start Date of the medication. You can use the date picker or enter dates manually. Dates that pre-date today’s date must be entered manually. The End Date is optional unless the Short course medication checkbox is checked or the selected frequency type is Varies. Most frequency types are self-explanatory, e.g. daily, alternate days or fortnightly. Two frequency types that are different are Varies and Recurring Varied Dose. Varies: Dosage varies over a set period of time. For example, when a dose is being tapered off and ended. An End Date is required (a maximum of 90 days from today’s date). Recurring Varied Dose: A dose that recurs at the same time, on the same day, each week. For example, Thyroxine 100mg on weekends, 50mg on weekdays. For Varies and Recurring Varied Dose, the dosage fields will not display. To add a dose for these frequency types, click on the date/time cell and enter the dose. Work though the dose matrix to set the doses for the patient. For Varies, use the navigation controls to navigate to future dates. The example below shows a Recurring Varied Dose of 1 tablet on weekdays and two tablets on weekends.
| Choose the dose Frequency from the drop-down menu and the Start Date of the medication. You can use the date picker or enter dates manually. Dates that pre-date today’s date must be entered manually. The End Date is optional unless the Short course medication checkbox is checked or the selected frequency type is Varies. Most frequency types are self-explanatory, e.g. daily, alternate days or fortnightly. Two frequency types that are different are Varies and Recurring Varied Dose. Varies: Dosage varies over a set period of time. For example, when a dose is being tapered off and ended. An End Date is required (a maximum of 90 days from today’s date). Recurring Varied Dose: A dose that recurs at the same time, on the same day, each week. For example, Thyroxine 100mg on weekends, 50mg on weekdays. For Varies and Recurring Varied Dose, the dosage fields will not display. To add a dose for these frequency types, click on the date/time cell and enter the dose. Work though the dose matrix to set the doses for the patient. For Varies, use the navigation controls to navigate to future dates. The example below shows a Recurring Varied Dose of 1 tablet on weekdays and two tablets on weekends.
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l. Dosage | Add a dose amount into the Dosage field. If a medication quantity greater than 9 is entered into the dose matrix, Minfos will display a prompt requesting confirmation of the dose.
| Add a dose amount into the Dosage field. If a medication quantity greater than 9 is entered into the dose matrix, Minfos will display a prompt requesting confirmation of the dose. | Add a dose amount into the Dosage field. If a medication quantity greater than 9 is entered into the dose matrix, Minfos will display a prompt requesting confirmation of the dose. |
m. Dose Matrix | The entered dosage amount will display. | The entered dosage amount will display. | The entered dosage amount will display. |
n. Show | Use the navigation controls to display the desired dates. Click Today to display the week containing todays date. Click the Skip To buttons to either:
| Use the navigation controls to display the desired dates. Click Today to display the week containing todays date. Click the Skip To buttons to either:
| Use the navigation controls to display the desired dates. Click Today to display the week containing todays date. Click the Skip To buttons to either:
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o. Save | Click Save when you are finished. | Click Save when you are finished. | Click Save when you are finished. |
specifies a drug that is packed by DoseAid.
specifies a drug that is pharmacist to insert. If a drug only has the PTI icon, then this item is pharmacist to insert only, i.e. the item cannot be packed by DoseAid.
Once the Dates and Frequency information is added, the Dose Settings and Dose Matrix will display.
You are returned to the Medication Grid. Notice that the dose amounts entered in step (h) are now displayed in the grid.
Next Step for Blister Packing: Blister Packing Tray Maintenance
Refer to Create a Pack Run for Multiple Patients & Create a Pack Run for a Single Patient to create a pack run for all packing types.
Watch Blister Packing video - Create a Minfos Packing Profile or watch DoseAid Packing video - Create a Packing Profile