Who can do this?
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Practitioners only (eligible professions)
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Requires Halaxy credits
With telehealth on the rise, it's important for patients to have digital access to their medical needs, including prescriptions. Halaxy now allows medical practitioners and providers to quickly issue secure paperless prescriptions straight to the patient (or a patient's nominated recipient) via SMS or email, which they can then present to any pharmacy.
E-scripts save you the hassle of writing, printing, or mailing prescriptions - giving you more time to treat your patients.
Publishing an e-script in Halaxy costs 1 credit per drug.
The process comes in two parts:
Tip
Creating prescriptions in Halaxy comes with Real Time Prescription Monitoring (RTPM), helping reduce the misuse of controlled medicines. When you add a drug to a prescription that is monitored in your state, Halaxy automatically checks the Australian national data exchange and notifies you immediately about whether your patient has a relevant medication history.
For the security of all users and the integration of our health system, practitioners must first follow a few set up requirements to be able to issue electronic scripts.
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In the patient's clinical note, click Add Order.
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In the pop-up, configure the following:
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Order type: Select Prescription. (You may also duplicate an existing prescription.)
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Ordering Practitioner: Select the practitioner requesting this clinical order.
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Click Create.
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In your new prescription order, under the List of Drugs section, click Add a drug.
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In the pop-up, for Prescribe as, select a drug list to search:
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In the list, select a drug name and strength to add to your prescription. For PBS/RPBS drugs, you must selected the specific PBS item needed.
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If you are configuring your drug's details, fill out the following sections:
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Directions for use: Complete either section A or section B. If you are filling out section A, you must complete all the fields.
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Repeats and quantity: Repeats and dispense quantity are required fields.
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Prescription notes: Complete as needed. Depending on the drug prescribed, some fields in this section may be mandatory.
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Click Save.
When you have added all the necessary drugs, your prescription is now ready to be published as a paper, electronic, or barcode prescription.
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On the upper right corner, next to the Edit button, select the down arrow button.
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Click Publish, and then Continue.
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In the pop-up, select Electronic as your prescription type.
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Before publishing to eRx, you can then review all the prescription details in the pop-up, including prescriber details and patient details.
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Fill in the token receipt details, which specifies who is receiving the electronic prescription and how they are receiving it.
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Set the recipient to the patient, pharmacy, or to a nominated guardian or caregiver.
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Select whether the recipient is receiving the prescription via SMS or email.
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Review the prescription items.
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(Optional) Tick the Send via Evermed checkbox to enable Evermed to send the script to the patient, where they can seamlessly purchase and order delivery for their medication. There is no extra charge to send the e-script via Evermed.
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To finalise, confirm your password (and make sure you have Halaxy credits), then click Publish. (This button will only be enabled when token receipt details are filled, and password is confirmed.)
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The prescription has now been published and sent to the patient.
After publishing, you are directed back to the Clinical Notes screen, where you can review the published prescription.
Options from here include:
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Print Evidence: lets you print the prescription details with the QR code
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View eRx Transaction History: shows all the activity for the prescription, if it was published successfully, reissued, or cancelled/ceased
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Reissue (Practitioners only)
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Cancel / Cease (Practitioners only)
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