RxStation™

Wasting a Medication

 

 

 

 

You can dispose of medications using the Wasting action. To dispose of a medication, complete the following steps:

  1. From the Available Actions screen, select Waste.  The medications on the task list of the current user are sorted according to the scheduled dispense date and time.  The medications available to waste are displayed in columns.

 

  • Time: When the medication was dispensed in the form mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm

  • Order: The order sentence

  • Dispensed Product: The medication dispensed, including dosage

  • Additional Information: Dispensed product, including whether or not a witness is needed.

 

 

  1. Click Brand or Generic to select the primary view for medications.

 

When Brand is selected only the brand name is displayed. When Generic is selected only the generic name is displayed.

 

 

 

 

  1. Click the paper icon    to access the order details.

 

From the Order Details screen, you can review:

  • Order comments

  • Alternate locations where the medication is available (such as, another RxStation™ location)

  • Special instructions

  • Dispense history

  • Administration history (from the eMAR).  

  • The alert history (discern and clinical alerts)

 

 

  1. Click the name of the medication to waste.

When a witness is required, the Witness screen is displayed.

  1. Enter the witness name in the Witness's User Name box.

  2. Enter the witness password in the Witness's Password box.

  3. Click OK. The information necessary to complete the waste action is displayed.

  1. Enter the amount being wasted in the Amount Being Wasted box. Medications can be wasted according to strength, volume, or dose quantity. You cannot waste more than the amount dispensed.

  2. Use the plus  or minus  to adjust the quantity wasted. You can also enter numbers in the Quantity box using the touch screen numeric keypad.

 

 

  1. Click Done to complete the action and return to the Patient List screen.

 

 

 

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