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title: How do I create a Draft Medication Order?
description: "Note: A draft medication order is not an active live prescription. It cannot be dispensed or administered It must be signed and approved by a prescriber to become an active medication order"
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# How do I create a Draft Medication Order?

## Note: A draft medication order is not an active live prescription. It cannot be dispensed or administered It must be signed and approved by a prescriber to become an active medication order

- To create a draft Medication order, click into the resident's name than click the **+ Create New Chart button**

- Under **Select Chart Type,** click on the **dropdown arrow**
  
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- The list of **Chart Types** display. Use the scroll bar to search for the correct chart, then click on the **Chart Type**

- The list of Chart Types include: Regular Medicine Order, Insulin Order, PRN Medicine, Short Term Medicine, Once Only Meds (Stat), Intermittent Medicine, Non Prescription Meds and Nutritional Supplement. Use the **scroll** bar to view all Chart Types.

- Click on **Regular Medicine Order**

- Click into the **Search Medication** field. The default medication is generic, however you may toggle between **All/Brand/Custom**

- Type the Medication into the field, e.g. Lasix 40

- A number of options appear. Select e.g. Furosemide Lasix 40 mg tablet
- On the lower part of the screen, Interactions may display - view the Detailed Analysis before continuing on to completed the order
  
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- Click into the **Start Date** to activate the calendar

- Select the **Medication Start Date**

- Click into the **Dose Unit** field

- - Select e.g. Tablet

- Click on the dropdown arrow to activate the **Route** options

- - Select e.g. PO

- Click into the **Prescription Quantity** field

- In the **Prescription Quantity** field, type e.g. 100 (tab or click into the next field)

- In the (Administration Tablet) **Quantity field,** type e.g. the number 1

- Under **Frequency**, select e.g. BD

- The **Periodicity** field auto populates
- The **Daily Time** and **Dose Quantity** fields also auto populate however these times may be altered if required
- The **Select Treatment Use** button may be used for non-Medical prescribers, for example ‘For treatment of foot conditions only’

- Review the **Notes/Directions** field. Any additional notes are to be written below the line

- Select any relevant **Administration Options**
- Select any relevant **Privacy Agreement Options** e.g. Privacy Agreement, ASL

- As you are drafting the medication, there is no requirement to pick the appropriate Prescription Type, this will be done by the Prescriber
- Check the Interactions Detected before proceeding  
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- Then click on **Save Draft**. The Prescription Action will successfully be created and the First Dose Commences will display

- Then click **Close**

- Click on **Return to Resident Profile** to confirm the order has been placed as Draft under the medications list
- The Medical Officer will convert the Draft order to an Active order

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