There are two settings that control the number of drugs labels that will be printed for each patient assigned to a Nursing Home with a Blister pack Dosage System. When in the Dosage System Maintenance Screen:
Setting one, Cards Per: (setting 2 is NOT Ticked)
Week:
If this option is selected, TouchStore Rx assumes you are filling Blister packs on a monthly basis and will fill all required medication for a week for each patient in one pack. Four labels will always be printed per drug with this option.
Day:
If this option is selected, TouchStore Rx assumes you are filling Blister packs on a monthly basis and will fill all required medication for a day for each patient in one pack. Seven labels will always be printed per drug with this option.
Round:
If this option is selected, TouchStore Rx assumes you are filling Blister packs on a weekly basis and will fill all drugs in one pack for each patient. One Label will always be printed per drug with this option.
Setting Two, Separate Label Per Round:
When Ticked, this check box indicates that you fill a separate Blister pack for each round that the patient receives medication, effecting the number of labels required. Each of the options for setting one are re-explained below:
Week:
As above, the system assumes you require four labels per drug, but also makes a calculation for the number of times the drug is taken. So if the patient takes a drug once in the morning and once in the afternoon, eight labels will be printed.
- If patient is on one drug, then four Labels will be printed.
- If patient is on two drugs, then eight labels will be printed.
- If patient is on three drugs, then twelve label will be printed. etc.
Day:
This is an unlikely scenario but the system will allow it to be configured. As above the system assumes you require seven labels, but also makes a calculation for the number of times the Patient required the drug in a day. So if the patient takes a drug twice a day, the system will print 14 labels.
- If patient is on one drug, then seven Label will be printed.
- If patient is on two drugs, then fourteen label will be printed.
- If patient is on three drugs, then twenty one label will be printed. etc.
Round:
As above, TouchStore Rx will print one label per patient but also makes a calculation on the number of drugs taken so if patient is on two drugs 2 labels are printed, three drugs, three labels etc.
- If patient is on one drug, then one Label will be printed.
- If patient is on two drugs, then two labels will be printed.
- If patient is on three drugs, then three labels will be printed. etc.
The Test Button:
When the Test button is selected (Keyboard: Alt & T), a demonstration of the number of labels that would be printed with the current configuration is displayed. It is HIGHLY recommended that you try a number of configurations, clicking the Test button with each setup tried to confirm that you are happy that the correct number of labels will be printed.
