January 4, 2012—Writing prescriptions for oral investigational chemotherapy medications
Chemo providers can write prescriptions for oral investigational chemo medications when the option is allowed for a selected protocol. The prescription must be written while writing the order in the chemo player.
You can write more than one prescription for the same chemo medication order. Prescriptions are not replicated when chemo order sessions split for activation by week. See Overview of Chemo Activation.
The prescription is active immediately on signing the chemo order session, or if needed, after the session is authorized or approved.
If you opt to print, nothing will print until the chemo orders are signed, and authorized or approved if needed. See Overview of Chemotherapy Approval or Authorization.
You can print or reprint the prescription from the active orders list to the local printer—see Printing Active Orders: Prescription for Oral Investigational Chemo Medication.
Once active, the prescription cannot be edited.
Instructions—See Writing Prescriptions for Oral Investigational Chemo
Presentation—Writing Prescriptions for Chemo
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