LOL, I remember my first script. I was like, damn, I am a physician.
Yeah, 11.0 will force you to do the units. One thing that v10 does is if the script is an obvious liquid, it will enter milliliters (greyed out) as the default. I have to put 1, then change it in the message.
There are three types of pharmacists:
1. One that just sees the "issue" and doesn't fix it or care to
2. One that sees the "issue" but wants to change it but is afraid to
3. One like "Dave" (my favorite pharmacist) who will make those changes like you talk about.
Here Doxycycline hyclate will not be covered. Doxycycline monohydrate will. Some will make the change. Others won't. Same with 20 twice daily. Can we do 40 mg, 1/2 twice daily or vice versa? Frustrating. But, the pharmacy boards need to give pharmacists a lot more leeway.
The one that kills me (and I realize they have to ask) but I generally consider the SIG "stronger" than the DISP, i.e. Amoxicillin 500 mg
1 po bid
Dispense 30
I think it is obvious I meant 20. Or there is a number there already like 1. And, I go to change to 20 but the one doesn't get deleted so it is 120. Obvious.
Which gives us two categories now:
1. The pharmacist who doesn't do anything
2. The one that calls right away and asks.
