The MED-PAK Form is a legal requirement in certain states for pharmacies using pill box containers such as Mediset (pill boxes which are used four times a day for seven days). This form requires a 'dummy' printer named QS1LASER with a PCL print driver on the QS/1 Server. This supports additional fonts the form uses.
The process of generating a report in PrimeCare involves a set of steps referred to as Report Logic. These steps include selecting data, sorting the selected data in a certain order and then printing the report. Review Reports Overview for details on these steps.
To print this form:
1. Access PrimeCare.
2. Click Reports. Select Prescription and click MED-PAK Form. Select Options display.
3. Complete the Select Options and click Next. Sort Options display.
4. Complete the Sort Options and click Next. Print Options display.
5. Use the following definitions to complete the Print Options:
Restart
Name: To restart printing with one particular patient, type
that patient name.
Beg/End
Date?: Type the beginning and ending date for prescriptions
to print. Use the date format mmddyy-mmddyy. If the beginning date
is entered as 000000, the original date of the prescription is used
and all prescriptions through the ending date print.
Omit
Freq: Enter the frequency code of prescriptions you do not
want to print.
Prt
Blank Frm: Enter YES
to print forms with only patient information. Enter NO
to print patient and prescription information.
HP Emulation: Enter YES for a laser printer that uses PCL Emulation. Enter NO for a laser printer that uses IBM PPDS Emulation.
Admin Times: Type the time the prescriptions are to be administered. For example, 8AM, 12PM, 4PM and 10PM would be entered as "812410" space812space410.
#
of Days: Three position numeric field that defaults to 000.
If any other number is entered, the system checks each prescription's
SIG Record for Qty/Day. If there are multiple SIGs, the system checks
each one and adds the Qty/Day. The number entered for # of Days is
then multiplied by the Qty/Day or sum of multiple SIGs. This result
prints in the QTY column on the form. If the SIG Qty/Day is 0, then
the quantity dispensed from the prescription prints.
Type Codes: Enter one patient non-drug order type code. The first non-drug order prints up to 100 characters below the patient phone number in the bottom section of the form.
Export
to File: Enter YES
to save as a .txt file on the QS1 Server. The file will be created
in the QS/1 folder under the path \AppData\Rx\MEDPAK. One file is
created per patient so data may be printed at a later time with the
Reprint Form and MED-PAK ID options. The file name is defined with
a prefix of MP, Patient MED-PAK ID, and the date the file was created.
For example, a file created for patient John Smith on January 1, 2011
would be MPSMITHJOHN01012011.txt.
Reprint
Form: Enter YES if
reprinting a form. The ID must be entered in the MED-PAK ID field.
MED-PAK
ID: This option reprints a form for one patient if the file
was created previously using Export to File. To use, YES must be entered
in the Reprint Form field. Enter the MED-PAK ID using the following
format: MP (for MED-PAK) Patient MED-PAK ID, date. Example: MPSMITHJOHN01012024
Box
Date Range: Enter the date range to print on the MED-PAK form.
If blank, nothing prints.
Alt
Warning: Enter NO to
print, "CAUTION: Federal Law Prohibits the transfer of this drug
to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed."
Enter YES to print "Warning:
State or federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person
other than the person for whom it was prescribed."
Print
Manuf: Enter YES to
print the manufacturer of the drug.
6. Click Finish and the form prints.
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