ProScript User Guide
ProScript User Guide
User Guide
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Version 3.0.2
Release Date 16/02/2010
Author Rx Systems
Other Contributors N/A
RMS 3.0.2 ProScript
Table of Contents
Objectives ............................................................................ 3
Introduction ......................................................................... 4
Setting up a Repeat Request ................................................ 5
Patient Consent .................................................................... 6
Repeat Items ........................................................................ 8
Repeat Cycle ....................................................................... 10
Setting a reminder date ........................................................ 10
Setting the Repeat Service Type ............................................ 11
Setting reminders for patients............................................ 13
Processing a Repeat Request ............................................. 14
ProScript Repeat Manager .................................................. 15
Date Ranges and Filters ........................................................ 15
Repeat List ......................................................................... 16
Repeat Manager Function Keys .............................................. 17
Batch Processing ................................................................. 18
Processing a Repeat Prescription ........................................... 19
Edit record .......................................................................... 21
SMS – Reminder text messages............................................. 25
Repeat Management Reports .............................................. 26
RMS Work Load Sheet .......................................................... 27
Surgery Drop Sheet ............................................................. 28
Surgery Collection Sheet ...................................................... 29
Medication Delivery Sheet ..................................................... 29
Medication to be collected sheet ............................................ 29
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Objectives
After reading this user manual you should be able to perform the following:
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Introduction
The Repeat Management System (RMS) within ProScript is designed to
cater for pharmacists who operate a repeat prescription collection service
for their patients. Currently there are a variety of methods in which the
repeat collection service can operate within pharmacies.
The RMS module can cater for most of these methods and these are
described later in the manual. This includes Repeat Dispensing (batch
dispensing) as stated in the New Pharmacy Contract, whereby doctors can
issue 6 or 12 month batches of prescriptions in bulk for patients on stable
chronic conditions.
The RMS application is a useful tool in order to manage the repeat service
work load and therefore provide an efficient service to your patients. In
ProScript the Repeat Management process is split into two sections:
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In this section you will be shown the main steps required in setting up a
repeat request. This includes:
To set up a Repeat Request, type in the name of the patient on the main
screen of ProScript and select the patient from the list.
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Patient Consent
If you are setting up a repeat request for the first time, ProScript will
display a reminder message to print a consent form (shown below).
If you select “Yes” to print the consent form, you will be presented with
the following window where you can print and save the form, or print the
form and save it at a later date.
Click here or press F8 if you wish to save but not print the
form. (Use this option if consent has already been
provided).
Click here (or press F9) to print the form but not save it.
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Selecting “F10 – Print and Save”, will display a preview of the consent
form as shown below.
If you select “F9-Print” and print the form as shown above, you will then
be returned to the patient consent screen. If you choose not to save at
this point, press “Esc”. This will then take you to the Repeat Items
window.
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Repeat Items
After printing and/or saving a consent form, you will then be presented
with the Repeat Items window.
The status
column.
The window above shows all the drugs dispensed to this patient in last
365 days. You can set the status of any item in the list as one of the
below:
When entering the Repeat Items screen, the column where statuses are
added is automatically highlighted. Simply use the up and down arrow
keys on your keyboard to move through the drugs and set each item to
either R, S or A. Alternatively you may click the box to the left of the drug
and type the relevant letter using the keyboard.
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You can also use the function keys to the left hand side of the window to
perform any of the following:
Allows you to add an item to the request that
hasn’t previously been dispensed on your
system (won’t be recorded in the PMR).
After setting the status for all the repeatable items, save your changes by
pressing F10 or clicking on “F10 – Save”.
If you have not already added the items to the RMS Register, a prompt
will appear as shown below.
Pressing “Yes” will add the items with a status into the Repeat Manager
(explained later in this manual). Pressing “No” will save the repeat status
and return to the patient’s PMR screen.
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Repeat Cycle
The Repeat Cycle window is used to manage your workload by setting
reminder dates for the prescriptions. It also allows you to tailor the Repeat
Management System to the type of service being provided.
A preview of this screen is shown below. For training purposes the screen
has been split into three sections and labelled 1, 2 and 3.
1 2
By default the function keys have been set to +21, +28, +84, +1, and -1,
but these can be changed by contacting the RxSystems Helpdesk.
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R) Select this option to create a reminder (this option can be useful if you
want to be reminded when a script is due for a patient, so you can contact
the patient and ask if they wish for the repeatable script to be collected on
their behalf).
X) Select this option to remind you that a repeat script is due, and that a
repeat request form needs to be sent to the GP.
These options require you to enter details of the batch prescription. Use
the up and down arrows beside each option to set the script number, the
total number of scripts in the batch, and lastly script period.
The delivery mode section (below) is used to set whether the medications
will be collected, or delivered to the patient.
Section 3 at the bottom of the Repeat Cycle window (below) shows the
patient’s details for reference purposes. The “F8 – View Prescription”
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button displays a preview of the prescription listing only the repeatable
items. “F10 – OK” saves the reminder date and type to the RMS register
and returns to the PMR screen.
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The next time you complete a script you will be prompted with a message
as shown below.
If you select “Yes” you will be taken though the process of setting up
reminders as discussed previously in the manual. Selecting “No” will
return to the main screen of ProScript.
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For training purposes the screen has been split into 4 sections, and
labelled A, B, C and D.
A D
At the bottom of Section A there are also several filters that can be used.
Simply tick or un-tick the ones you require and the RMS register will
update accordingly.
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Repeat List
Section B is the RMS register. It shows a list of reminders for the date
range and filters specified.
Note: If a patient is marked for delivery and wants to collect (or vice
versa) simply press the relevant function key and you will be prompted to
confirm the change.
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Section C shows the function keys at the top of the Repeat Manager. In
most cases you will be using the function keys while processing a repeat
request. Each key reflects a phase that needs to be carried out in order to
successfully complete a repeat request. These keys are usually used in
sequence to indicate what stage the prescription is at.
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Batch Processing
Some of the function keys described above have an additional facility for
batch processing. This new feature allows you to perform an action for
multiple reminders. The batch processing facility can be useful as many of
the actions you would usually carry out on a day-to-day basis would be
required for more than one reminder.
For example, when you send repeat request forms to a surgery, you may
send more than one request form at the same time. So instead of
individually marking each reminder as “At Surgery” by pressing the “F2”
button, you can simply use the “ALT+F2” on the keyboard instead, or
use the drop down arrow as shown above. This would then display the
Batch Processing window. See below for a preview and instructions on
how to use the feature.
Use these
checkboxes to
manually select or
de-select the
reminders you wish
to mark at “At Click here or press F10 to confirm.
Surgery”.
All function keys with the batch facility will display a similar window, and
would tick the corresponding column in Section B.
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If the quantity
If you wish to add expected is different
any notes, you may to the quantity you
do so by free typing have received, click
in this box. These here to highlight the
notes will appear in received quantity,
the Repeat and then type the
manager, under the actual quantity
notes column. received.
This window is used to confirm that all items you have requested are
present on the script you have recieved. All items will be ticked by default.
If for any reason an item isn’t on the prescription recieved from the
surgery, highlight the drug using the up and down arrows on the
keyboard, and press enter to un-tick it, (or use the mouse and click on the
checkbox beside the drug to tick or un-untick it). Now Press F10 to begin
the dispensing process.
Note: Once the dispensing process begins (after pressing F10), all items on
the particular repeat will be marked as processed (indicated by items
becoming greyed out when viewing the Process Prescription window).
There may be instances where you have begun dispensing but have to abort
the dispensing process whilst in the PMR screen, for example: wrong patient
selected, or item/s on repeat aren’t on the script received from GP.
For this reason the process prescription window has a button called “F8 –
Activate All Records” shown . If you wish to reactivate all records in the list,
simply press this button (F8), and select “Yes” to the confirmation prompt.
If you want to activate some of the items on the repeat, use the drop down
arrow {} beside the F8 – Activate All Record button, and then select F9 –
Activate Selected Record. Alternatively highlight the item and press F9
You will then be presented with a Prescription Comparison window, as
shown below.
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This window can be used to either view or compare the script being
processed to the last dispensing for the patient. After reviewing, press
F10 to continue.
Next you will see a series of windows where you are required to confirm
the quantity, and dosage of each item on the repeat script (below). If the
quantities and dosages are correct, press F10 to confirm them, otherwise
simply change the quantity or dosage as you would with a normal
prescription and then press F10 confirm the change.
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Once you are ready to endorse, press “F8 – Last Item”. This will display
a preview of the script. Press F10 to endorse the prescription.
After endorsing the prescription, you will be prompted with the question
“Do you wish to mark the prescription as ready”. Selecting “YES” will
automatically tick the “L” column for “labelled”.
Edit record
If you make a mistake and wish to edit a record, use the
“F9- Edit Record” button in the top right of the Repeat
Manager window. This will display the Edit RMS Record
window (shown below). This function allows you to edit details of the
record such as the script type, the reminder date, the delivery mode, etc.
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Summary
As mentioned earlier, most of the function keys (with the exception of the
F1 and F9 keys) are usually used in sequence to mark what stage the
prescription is currently at.
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Section D (shown below) contains several options which allow you to
perform tasks such as editing/deleting a patient’s RMS record, re-printing
a repeat request form, sending SMS messages, and searching through the
register for a specific patient. It also contains several printable reports.
These options and the reports are explained in detail below.
Select this option to show all scripts for the selected patient. You
may then return to this option if you would like to show all patients.
This option allows you to delete the entry made in the RMS
register, or delete a batch of entries. After clicking the
button a drop down list will appear as shown below.
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On the RMS register, you may have noticed the “S”
column for SMS.
SMS is a facility where a text message can be sent from your computer to
a patient’s mobile phone, and in turn they can reply to the text which
would then be received to an email address of your choice.
This facility can be useful within RMS to remind a patient that their
medications are ready for collection, or simply to offer the collection and
delivery service to a patient who may otherwise be unaware of the service
even existing.
If you already have the SMS service and would like to use it for RMS
reminder messages follow the steps below....
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Each report available from this screen has its own individual tab (circled in
red above).
Each tab has a date range section to show the report for the dates
required. By default it shows today’s date, but can be edited to show any
date-range if required.
All reports with the exception of the RMS Work Load Sheet can be
further filtered by Doctor, Surgery, and/or by a specific patient. To set
these filters click on the required filter and select one of the options from
the list that will drop down.
There are also filters in the bottom-left that are report-specific. These
filters and each report will be explained in detail below.
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To print a RMS Workload Sheet, enter the Repeat Manager from the main
screen of ProScript and click on the Reports button as shown above.
After clicking the Reports Button you will see the Repeat Management
Reports screen. The RMS Work Load Sheet is usually selected by
default, but if it isn’t, left-click on the tab, and it will be highlighted in red
indicating it has been selected.
In the bottom-left of the RMS Work Load Sheet window, there are four
additional filters that can be used (inside the red border above). These
can be useful if you only want to see patients for a specific service. To
print the RMS Work Load Sheet, tick the relevant filters, and then press
F10 on the keyboard, or click on the “F10 – Run Report”
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If a patient in the RMS list has his or her “A” column for “At Surgery”
ticked, then that patient will not be included on the Surgery Drop Sheet.
In the bottom left of the Surgery Drop Sheet window there is a filter
reading “List all outstanding”. Ticking this option will print all the
outstanding reminders regardless of the date range. Un-ticking this option
will only print for the date range specified.
This report can be given to the person who delivers the repeat request
forms to the relevant surgeries. The form would then be signed to confirm
the requests have been received and then sent back to your pharmacy as
confirmation.
After printing this report, you are presented with the Batch Processing
window, so you can tick which request you will send to a surgery. All the
relevant records in the ProScript Repeat Manager window will be
marked as “At surgery”.
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Summary Report – This report prints all the patients in a list format. Un-
ticking this option will print the report as one page per patient.
List all outstanding – this filter will show all records that are still
outstanding, irrespective of the date range entered.
Lead Time – selecting this option will only list repeats that have had “X”
days processing or lead time. For example, setting lead time to 1 will
show RX’s that have had 1 days processing time with the surgery.
The Medication Delivery Sheet is used to print off a list of patients whose
medication is ready to be delivered.
This report will only print once the repeat request from has been
processed and marked as “labelled”
There are two options that can be set with this report.
Combined Drop Sheet – Selecting this option will print a report for all
patients in list format. This option can be useful if the report is sent with
a delivery driver, who can then get each patient on his or her list to sign
against their name, confirming they have received their medication.
Single Sheet Per Patient – selecting this option will print one sheet per
patient. This option can be useful if you have several delivery drivers and
for confidentiality purposes.
This report will only print once the repeat request has been processed and
marked as “labelled”
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