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Stop a drug

Rachel Martin avatar
Written by Rachel Martin
Updated over 2 months ago

Your Care home(s) are able to stop medication using the PCS device however you may be requested to complete this action for them.

To stop a drug follow this process

1. Search for the patient using the F9 functionality or via the care home dashboard. To view the patient record select enter on the keyboard or highlight the record and select details.

2. Select the repeat med tab.

3. Double click the medication you wish to stop.

4. Select single change then select stop the drug, add any relevant notes to the record and the requester details. Confirm when you want this medication to stop by selecting one of the options under the when is this change to affect the patient section then select next.

5.Review all information on the final RFC screen once completed, select finish.

Tips

  • The home will need to synchronise the device to download any new/updated information.

  • Post-dated change will not display until the selected date.

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