Selecting an Alternative Medication

The Alternatives link provides access to alternative medications in the same therapeutic drug class as the current medication. You can find the Alternatives link on the Rx pad on the same line as the medication description and dose information, as well as on the Medication lookup screen. The LMR automatically displays a list of alternatives when you select a medication that is not covered according to the formulary for the insurance (that is, a medication with the icon ).

To select an alternative medication, perform the following steps:

1.    Click the Alternatives link.

2.    Select an alternative medication.

3.    Complete the medication form.

4.    View the Medications list.

Note: If you are renewing multiple medications at the same time, the alternatives function will not be available, but you can select alternatives when renewing a single medication. For renewals, you should write a new Rx for the alternative medication and there should be no renewal of the original medication that was previously selected.