[Revised Dec14]
There are options to print Dispensing date, Start date, Today's (printing) date on the foil.
Dispensing date - This is the default setting even if printed on another date. If this date is being cut-off when you print. Please go to printer set up and expand the length for that field.
Today's date - This is the date that the foil is printed.
Start date - There is a field for printing "Start date' if required.
To set up: go to Printer Setup, Foil packaging, select type of foil, Modify foil. Select add field, then click on yellow box and type in 'S' a list of field will come up. Select start date and enter in X,Y co-ordinates and length.
- for weekly foil (1x or 4x weekly): once the first start date for week 1 is entered, the computer will work out the rest of the start dates for the following weeks including the repeats i.e. start date for week 2 will be 7 days from week 1 start date;
- for monthly foils - when repeating a monthly foil, the start date for the second month will be automatically worked out as 28 days from the start date of the first month.
- PRN drugs - the periods and days both print as PRN on foil. Also if more than one pack, the packs will be numbered as pack 1,2,3,4.
Print a multiple week pack for a weekly foil patient
For new prescriptions/when doing repeats: Click on Script/Repeat once from Patient Dispensing History page. Put in the medicine details as usual, click Stat Disp, put in the number or repeats to stat, press enter for the number of dispensing days to match number of repeats, click Ok. Then bring up foil grid. Select the Weekly foil, and set it up as usual, putting in the dose and frequency information, click Stat, and change no of days to cover the total days dispensed, click Ok. Preview foil should have more than one week ie. Week 1, Week 2 etc.
Linking start days with the start date
To link, go to
Run: \RxOne\foils.ini and then under [Foils] type in link dates=true
e.g.
[Foils]
link dates=true
Date on each blister
Go to Tools, Printer Setup, Click on Foil Packaging then Advanced, Modify Foil and under Blister Options select "Print Date on each Foil".
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[Revised Mar 2015]