Drug Allergies

The Drug Allergies tab contains patient allergy information and allows users to add and remove allergy data from the patient's record.

The illustration below shows how the tab appears within the selected Patient Chart.

To Add Allergy Information

To add an allergy:

  1. On the Allergies field, select "Has Allergies". The Add Allergen(s) button becomes active.

  2. Click the Add Allergen(s) button. The Allergy Search screen appears.

  3. When you find and select the allergy you are searching for, the Allergy Search window closes and the newly selected allergy is added to the Drug Allergies tab.

  4. Repeat these steps to add additional allergies.

  5. When finished, click Save to save your data.

To Remove Allergy Information

To remove an allergy:

  1. Select the allergy you wish to delete by checking the box next to it.

  2. Click Remove Selected to remove the allergy from the patient's record. A delete confirmation window appears.

  1. When finished, click Save to save your changes.

The following table describes the contents of the Drug Allergies page.

Field/Button

Description

Allergies

This drop-down list contains the following values:

  • Unknown (This is the default value for a new patient. Unknown means it is not known whether the patient has any allergies)

  • No Known Allergies (Means the patient does not have any known allergies)

  • Has Allergies. If this option is selected, the Add Allergen(s) button is enabled.

Save

This button saves any changes made to the Drug Allergies tab.

Add Allergen(s)

This button is enabled only if the user selects “Has Allergies” from the drop-down list.  

Clicking this button takes the user to the Allergy Search screen.

Description

This column shows all the drugs the patient is allergic to.

Remove Selected

This button removes the selected items on the list.

 

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