Manage a Client's Active Medications in DrFirst

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Path: Main Menu > Treatment Planning Menu > Medication Plan > DrFirst button

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From DrFirst, you can manage your client's medication record. The Medications section of the Patient Summary lists a client's current active medications that were either prescribed by your Agency or medications a client is taking outside of your Agency. The medications entered here are used for drug-to-drug interaction checks when prescribing medications. This information is then synced into the NextStep Medication Plan.

Add an Active Medication from Medication History

You can search a client's medication history and select the medications you want to import into DrFirst as Active Medications. Surescripts pulls medication history from payer claims and pharmacy fill data for up to 1 year.

1. Navigate to Dr. First by following the path above.
2. In the Medications section of the Patient Summary, click the Show Medication History button.

1. From the drop-down menu, select a time period.

1. The client's drug history is displayed. Click + to see more a more detailed record of the client's medication history.
2. Select the checkbox(es) of the medication(s) you want to add to your client's Active Medication list.
3. Click the Add Medication button.

Add an Active Medication Manually

1. Navigate to DrFirst: Main Menu > Treatment Planning Menu > Medication Plan > DrFirst button.
2. In the Medications section of the Patient Summary, click the Add Medication button.

1. Search for the appropriate drug, which will match as you type.

1. Select the correct dosage.
2. If there are Medication Alerts, they are displayed at this point. Indicate whether this medication should be prescribed despite the warning, and click the Continue button to continue to move forward with the medication entry.
3. In the Add Medication window, you can enter any/all appropriate details including Pharmacy, Pt Directions, Qty, and associated Primary Diagnosis.
4. Click the Add button. The medication is displayed in the client's Active Medications section of their summary.

Stop an Active Medication

1. Navigate to DrFirst: Main Menu > Treatment Planning Menu > Medication Plan > DrFirst button.
2. In the Medications section on the Patient Summary, click the Stop button next to the Active Medication you want to stop.

1. In the Date Stopped field, type the date or select from the calendar.
2. From the Common Reasons drop-down, select the reason for stopping the medication.
3. (Optional) Add a note in the Notes field.
4. Click the Stop button.

Renew From an Active Medication

1. Navigate to DrFirst: Main Menu > Treatment Planning Menu > Medication Plan > DrFirst button.
2. In the Medications section of the Patient Summary, click the Renew button for the prescription you want to renew.

1. The medication is displayed in the Prescription Management section of the Patient Summary. Change prescription details if necessary and send or print the prescription.

Prescribe From an Active Medication

1. Navigate to DrFirst: Main Menu > Treatment Planning Menu > Medication  Plan > DrFirst button.
2. In the Medications section of the Patient Summary, click the Prescribe button for the medication you want to prescribe.

1. The Prescribe Medication window is displayed. Manually enter the prescription details as you would when writing a new prescription and send or print the prescription.

Delete an Active Medication

1. Navigate to DrFirst: Main Menu > Treatment Planning Menu > Medication Plan > DrFirst button.
2. In the Medications section of the Patient Summary, click the Delete button for the medication you want to delete.

1. A Warning is displayed stating that deletion should only be used for medications entered in error and that you should instead stop a medication if it was not entered in error. Click the Confirm Delete button to delete the medication if it was entered in error.

Review a Client's Active Medications

After making any changes to the client's Medications section or reviewing the client's active medications, you will want to mark the Medications section as reviewed.

1. In the Medications section on the Patient Summary, click the Mark as Reviewed button.

1. From the Medication List Review window, select a Medication Status from the drop-down.
2. Click the Confirm Review button. The Review Status is updated and a timestamp is displayed with the last reviewer's name.