Fred Dispense Plus - 6 August 2024 (v34)

Release Notes

New in Fred Dispense Plus

Fred Dispense Plus automatically applies both software and drug updates. No user intervention is required, but please ensure that your server PC is always switched on as automatic updates are applied outside of business hours.

UserVoice suggestions

A number of the features and enhancements in this release are in direct response to feedback from our customers who have submitted suggestions via UserVoice. The features below with a UserVoice icon include a link to the original UserVoice request.

If you have a great idea on how to make Fred Dispense Plus an even better way to dispense, let us know. See Post your Fred Dispense Plus idea on UserVoice for more information.

Diary Tile

The Fred Dispense Plus Diary is now available in the AppBar as a tile.

Add the Diary to your AppBar from the AppBar Manager.

You can choose between Standard and Wide styles for the Diary tile.

If there is a diary entry for the current day, it will display on the tile (space-permitting).

If there’s no diary entry for the current day, the tile will look like this.

See UserVoice item .

Ability to copy IHI Number

You can now copy a Patient’s IHI number using any of the following:

  • Click the Copy icon next to the IHI field.

  • Right-click and select Copy IHI.

  • Select the IHI number and press Ctrl+C.

See UserVoice item .

New Setup Menu on Menu Bar

A new Setup menu has been added to the menu bar.

The Setup menu contains many of the options that were previously accessed via the Administration menu from the Wait Screen.

Fixed in Fred Dispense Plus

  • Fixed an issue where the PBS cost price displayed as $0 in the F7 Quick Drug Pricing screen.

  • Medication Chart Dispensing – The formatting of the text within the Medication Chart Details tile has been adjusted to ensure all contents of the tiles displays correctly.

  • Medication Chart Dispensing – A navigation issue from the Med. End Date field to the Dispenser field has been resolved.

  • Fixed an issue where Script Type of PBS was being selected on subsequent scripts in some scenarios, after a script had just been dispensed using a prescriber type that is not eligible for script type PBS (e.g. Vet, Podiatrist).