I agree with some of the above, but if you are not concerned with meaningful use then turn off interaction checking and erx will be faster. Otherwise I don't think erx is slow at all. I do refills and it is so much easier to match and then fill compared to opening each pt chart and finding the med and sending when using paper, the obtuseness unfortunately is always going to be a problem as a few meds are just difficult - the issue with losing coding is because in 2011 drug may be called Proair HFA with adapter, in 2012 it is now Proair HFA with adapter/spacer making the old no longer codified - I agree it would be great if it would auto change, but not a big issue.
For diabetic supplies and wheelchairs, etc I use an ORDER, which I have templated with all the standard information - glucose check = frequency, reason, all the information recorded on a Liberty medical sheet for instance. In that case I just go to orders, right click on blank and choose GLUCOMETER TEST STRIPS 1 X DAILY and it fills in, then I add date last seen - Print to Fax and choose pharmacy which has my signature on it. Done.
