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Prescriptions

Prescriptions can be set up from the Main Menu, under Lists | Prescriptions. After setting up prescriptions for a practice, there will be a list of prescriptions to choose from when a patient needs a prescription. In the Chart module, click on the New Rx button at the top of the window . This will bring up the following window:

Select a prescription as a starting point by double clicking on an item or clicking OK. If none of the prescriptions on the list are close to your requirements, you can start with a blank prescription by clicking on the 'Blank' button. In any case, the prescription you create will not be linked to the one you select, but will be just a copy of it which you can change in any way you see fit. The following window will open:

After any necessary modifications, click OK, and the prescription will be added to the patient record. It can be edited at any time by double clicking on the item in the Progress Notes in the Chart module.

To print the prescription, click on the print button, and it will be sent to the default printer:

This is the only type of Rx that DentOffice will print for now. It will not print State-specific Rx forms.