Edit an Existing Medication

A Patient’s medication record can be edited in one of three ways, depending on the reason for modification. To edit an existing medication record, click the Medication link and select from the list of options Edit, Change, or Discontinue.

Select…	To/If…
Edit	Fix errors made when initially entering the medication.
Change	Apply any changes made to an existing prescription based on the Physician’s order. For example, increase or decrease the Amount or Frequency.
Discontinue	The Physician has ordered the Patient to stop taking the medication. The Discontinue Order Date field is the date taken to create an Interim Order for the discontinuation. Select the Create an Interim Order for the Medication Discontinuation checkbox to open the required Cert. Period field. The Certification Period is automatically selected to reflect the date when the medication was ordered to discontinue.