Patient Profile Maintenance

Table of Contents

  1. Function
  2. Editing a Drug
  3. Editing Dosage Times
  4. Deleting a Drug
  5. Editing Profile Settings
  6. To edit the profile settings:
  7. Adding Additional Drugs to an Existing Profile
  8. Non-Packed Items
  9. Deleting a Profile

Once located, a profile can be edited to correct or update information.
The actions you can perform on patient profiles are listed in the following list.

Function #
  • Editing a Drug
  • Editing Dosage Times
  • Deleting a Drug
  • Editing Profile Settings
  • Adding Additional Drugs
  • Deleting Profiles
Editing a Drug #

To edit a drug:

  1. Select the patient from the Patient drop-down list.
  2. Select the profile from the Profile History on the reference panel.
  3. Right-click on the drug or select Actions and choose Edit Profile.
  4. Select the drug to be edited from the Foil window.
  5. Right-click on the profile and choose EditProfile.
  6. Edit the drug’s information as required in the transaction panel
  7. Choose Save.
Editing Dosage Times #

To edit the dosage times or meal headings for a profile:

  1. Select the patient from the Patient drop-down list.
  2. Select the profile to be changed from the Profile Historylist in the reference panel.
  3. Choose Change Profile/Foil Meal Headings from the Actions menu..
  4. Select whether to apply the meal headings to the patient’s profile or just the selected foil.
  5. Enter the new meal headings required.
  6. Choose OK.

Dosage Times

TSymbols Tips

Meal headings can be set up for individual medical institutions. These defaults are applied to patients from the institution.

Deleting a Drug #

To delete a drug from a profile:

  1. Select the drug to be deleted from the Foil list.
  2. Right-click on the profile and select Delete selected medication from foil.
  3. Choose OK.
TSymbols Note

This procedure only deletes the medication from the PACKMAN profile. It does not delete the item from the patient’s history in Healthlinks Dispensing.

Editing Profile Settings #

The profile settings that can be edited for a drug or profile are:

  • Foil numbers
  • Pack type
  • Direction
  • Print Frequency.
To edit the profile settings: #
  1. Select the patient from the Patient drop-down list.
  2. Right-click on the profile to be edited and select Edit Profile.
  3. Edit the profile settings as required.
  4. Choose Save.
Adding Additional Drugs to an Existing Profile #

To add additional drugs to the profile after it has been saved:

  1. Select the patient from the Patient drop-down list.
  2. Right-click on the profile the drug is to be added to in the reference panel.
  3. Choose Add Medication to Profile.
  4. Choose a drug from the drop-down list or the patient’s dispensing history.
  5. Complete the Dosage instructions.
  6. Choose Print to print and save the profile.
Non-Packed Items #

Additional drugs can be added to the profile that are not packed into medication packages. For example: eye drops or syrups.
To add non-packed items:

  1. Check the Non-packed Item box.
  2. Choose a drug from the drop-down list or the patient’s dispensing history.
  3. Complete the Dosage instructions.
  4. Enter any additional non-packed drugs required.
  5. If necessary, print the new foil or click Save to print at a later stage.

Non-packed items are displayed in blue text on the screen.

Deleting a Profile #

To delete a profile:

  1. Select the patient from the Patient drop-down list.
  2. Select the profile from the Profile History list
  3. Right-click on the profile and select Delete profile