Drugs

Administration

From Lists > Drugs you can search for a specific drug molecule and configure settings such as the Private, S3, PBS Under-Co and multi-pack pricing. You can also configure the size of the label to be printed when dispensing, its drug ranking, the primary and secondary supplier, and notes to be displayed when dispensing it.

  1. On the Lists menu, select Drugs to open the Drugs form.

  2. Search for the relevant drug.

  3. Set the pricing for Private Price, S3 Price and PBS Under-Co.

  4. Specify if GST is applicable.

  5. Save your changes.

Pharmacies without a head office can configure MultiPack pricing for Drugs (and Own Brand Drugs).

  1. Enter a price for Private, Schedule 3R or PBS Under-Co Payment. The MultiPack pricing configuration button (M) is enabled.

  2. Click the M button to open the Multipack pricing grid and configure the MultiPack pricing for the selected drug.

  3. Click Ok.

When MultiPack pricing is set, the small M button changes to a large MultiPack... button.

This MultiPack pricing will be automatically applied during dispensing when the quantity is changed (where applicable).

Clicking on the pricing tile or in the patient price field will display the MultiPack pricing configured for the selected drug.

The Label Size options are either Large or Small.

Large Label Size

Under Label Options, select Large.

Prints prescription details on the Main label and the Duplicate for Drug Name form & Strength, Qty Dispensed, PBS Code, Patient Name, Script number, Pharmacist Initials and Dispensed Date

Small Label Size

Under Label Options, select Small.

Prints prescription details on both the Main Label and Duplicate labels, such as Inhalers and Eye Drops.

You can add Custom notes to Generic and Brand drugs in Fred Dispense Plus.

The Drug Notes editor is located under Lists > Drug.

Enter notes under:

  • Drug Notes  to maintain notes for a specific medication.

  • Generic Notes to maintain notes for a specific generic medication. This note will display for all brands of this medication with the same strength and form.

Once a drug note has been created and saved, it is displayed in a popup window during dispensing.

If the Acknowledge checkbox has been selected in the editor, you must press <C> to close the window and continue.

Otherwise, press any key to dismiss the window and continue with dispensing.

The Drug Barcode editor is located under Lists > Drug.

In the Barcode field, scan or enter in the new barcode details and press Enter or .

User-created barcodes display under the Drug Barcodes list in Bold.

You can also add non-GTIN barcodes to both Fred Drugs and Own Brand Drugs.

To remove a user barcode, select the barcode and click on the .

A three-character shelf location can be set against each drug and own brand drug card to make it easier to locate the drug in the dispensary.

The shelf location will display on the stock tile.

If you also want the shelf location to display on the labels, select Administration > Dispense Options, then under Labels set Print Shelf Location to Yes.

Example label previews with the shelf location:

You can create Own Brand Drugs (OBD) that will be available during the dispensing process.

To manage OBD’s navigate to Lists> Own Brand Drugs.

Use the Drug search field to lookup existing OBD’s. To display a list of all own brand drug records, leave the search field blank and press the search icon.

  1. Click the icon to create a new Own Brand Drug.

    Alternatively, if no results were found, click Add New Own Brand.

  2. Enter the relevant information for the drug and then Save.

Own Brand Drugs will display in the drug search results provided the status is set to Active.

 

If the status is set to Hidden the drug will not appear in the drug search results, however, all OBD’s will appear in the Reports drug search irrespective of status.

Fred Office Pharmacies

  1. From Fred Office, open the applicable item card and click on Links > Drugs > Match.

  2. Search for your Own Brand Drug using the description entered into Fred Dispense Plus and save to complete the process.

NXT Office Pharmacies

  1. Click on the search button under POS Item for the relevant Own Brand Drug.

  2. Search and select an item to link the POS product to your Own Brand Drug.

Own Brand Drugs are included in reporting results.

Setting the Schedule to 4R, 8 or 8A for the Own Brand Drug will trigger the Real Time Prescription Monitoring Pre-Check when dispensing this item.

Private drug listings display in blue text to help distinguish between PBS and non-PBS entries.