Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical applications applications

Patrick Bongo Patrick Bongo BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCE, MBCSBSc (Hons), MSc, PGCE, MBCS

IntroductionIntroduction

Pharmaceutical applications arePharmaceutical applications are

specially designed computerspecially designed computer

programs that are used to processprograms that are used to process

prescriptions, produce medicationprescriptions, produce medication

labels, check stock level, generatelabels, check stock level, generate

sales reports, order drugs andsales reports, order drugs and

many other functions that aremany other functions that are

carried out in medicationcarried out in medication

management.management.

Types of Pharmaceutical Types of Pharmaceutical ApplicationsApplications

The most commonly usedThe most commonly usedpharmaceutical applications in thepharmaceutical applications in theUS and the UK are:US and the UK are: WORxWORx MediMARMediMAR MediCOEMediCOE WORx UniversalWORx Universal JACJAC Pharmacy ManagerPharmacy Manager

WORxWORx

WORx is mainly used in hospitalsWORx is mainly used in hospitals

and provides the followingand provides the following

features:features: Inpatient and Outpatient Inpatient and Outpatient

medication managementmedication management Stock Control (Ordering and Stock Control (Ordering and

Inventories)Inventories) Drug alerts and interactionsDrug alerts and interactions

MediMARMediMAR

MediMAR is another applicationMediMAR is another applicationwhich is mainly used in clinicalwhich is mainly used in clinicalsettings and does contain thesettings and does contain thefollowing features:following features: Electronic medication administration Electronic medication administration

recordrecord Patient’s medication profilePatient’s medication profile Stock controlStock control Medication listMedication list AllergiesAllergies Specific notes on medication Specific notes on medication

administration or alertsadministration or alerts

MediCOEMediCOE

MediCOE is also mainly used inMediCOE is also mainly used in

clinical settings and it provides theclinical settings and it provides the

following features:following features: Electronic mean of entering Electronic mean of entering

medication ordersmedication orders Drug therapy managementDrug therapy management Access to patients current Access to patients current

medical profilesmedical profiles

WORx UniversalWORx Universal

This is an extension of WORx, butThis is an extension of WORx, butit web based and also used init web based and also used inclinical settings. Its features are:clinical settings. Its features are: Access to patients orders,drugs,Access to patients orders,drugs,physicians and other clinicalphysicians and other clinicalInformationInformation Ability to restrict access toAbility to restrict access toprivileged informationprivileged information

JACJAC

JAC is mainly used in clinicalJAC is mainly used in clinicalsettings, so far it is used in moresettings, so far it is used in morethan 80 UK NHS Trusts,than 80 UK NHS Trusts,representing 200+ hospitals. It hasrepresenting 200+ hospitals. It hasthe following features:the following features: Pharmacy stock controlPharmacy stock control Drug accounting systemDrug accounting system Invoicing and credit handlingInvoicing and credit handling Ward stock issues and Ward stock issues and

dispensingdispensing

Pharmacy ManagerPharmacy Manager

Pharmacy Manager is mainlyPharmacy Manager is mainlyused in retail and has got theused in retail and has got thefollowing features:following features: DispensingDispensing OrderingOrdering PrescribingPrescribing Stock controlStock control Private prescription price Private prescription price

calculationcalculation Drug alerts and allergiesDrug alerts and allergies

Demonstration of Processing Demonstration of Processing a Prescription with a Prescription with PHARMACY MANAGERPHARMACY MANAGER

In order to process a prescription, In order to process a prescription, you click on Dispensary you click on Dispensary

You then type the Patient’s name You then type the Patient’s name (e.g. SMITH) and press on Enter (e.g. SMITH) and press on Enter from your keyboard.from your keyboard.

After entering the Patient name, you After entering the Patient name, you are now given the prescriber’s are now given the prescriber’s name coming up automaticallyname coming up automatically

Then you enter the number of Then you enter the number of itemsitems

You now enter the quantityYou now enter the quantity

You now write the name of the You now write the name of the drug and press Enter drug and press Enter

Then the Dispense text box Then the Dispense text box displays how it appears on the displays how it appears on the packet then you press on Enterpacket then you press on Enter

You are then given the costing You are then given the costing details on the right of the screen details on the right of the screen

You then write the Directions You then write the Directions for usefor use

And you finally press on Enter And you finally press on Enter in order to print the label.in order to print the label.

A SAMPLE OF PHARMACY A SAMPLE OF PHARMACY SYTEMSSYTEMS

Patient Medication Record Patient Medication Record SystemSystem

Point of Sale SystemsPoint of Sale Systems

ReferencesReferences

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http://www.mediware.com/products/products.html#MedMgmhttp://www.mediware.com/products/products.html#MedMgmtt

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CegedimRx Pharmacy Solutions (2006). Pharmacy CegedimRx Pharmacy Solutions (2006). Pharmacy Manager. [Online]. Available at: Manager. [Online]. Available at: http://www.cegedimrx.co.uk/pm_dispensing.htmhttp://www.cegedimrx.co.uk/pm_dispensing.htmAccessed 31/10/2006.Accessed 31/10/2006.

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