Prescription management software
Digital medical prescriptions from the visit
Issue a professional script while the patient is still in the room. The PDF stays on the chart, and the patient can download it from the portal instead of photographing a pad.
The problem
Why paper scripts fall off the record
A pad is fast, and then the copy is unclear, the repeat is rewritten from memory, or the only version is on the patient’s phone. Prescription management software keeps the issued script with the visit that justified it, in the same system as the note.
Meditrac treats an issued prescription as a record. You can draft it, issue it, void it or reissue it. You do not edit an issued script in place. That is the difference between a document and a chat message.
The script
What a Meditrac prescription contains
A script can carry more than one item. Each item has dose, route, frequency, duration, quantity and repeats. Medicine search includes NAPPI and SEP so the product on the script is the product you meant, not a near spelling.
The issued document carries a snapshot of the practice and the practitioner, including an electronic signature image and the branding you set for prescriptions. The server generates the PDF and stores it privately for the practice.
From the visit
Sign and issue during the consult. The script is filed on that encounter.
Patient download
Patients collect issued scripts from the portal. Reception is not the print queue.
Void and reissue
A mistake is handled by voiding and reissuing, not by rewriting history.
Separate from stock
In-room inventory is tracked on its own. Issuing stock is not the same as prescribing.
The team
Clinicians prescribe. The practice keeps the file.
Practitioners create and issue prescriptions. Reception does not see prescription line items by default, which keeps dispensing detail with the clinician while the front desk can still run the day.
Patients only download scripts that have been issued. A draft is not a document they can collect. If a script is voided, the record of that action stays with the practice.
Scope
A practice script, not a pharmacy system
Meditrac produces the prescription and keeps it on the chart. It is not a retail pharmacy, a dispensing engine, or a medical-aid pre-authorisation desk. If the practice also keeps medicines in the rooms, inventory movements are recorded separately so stock counts are not confused with repeats on a script.
The same Professional subscription includes prescriptions, the chart and the portal. There is no add-on fee for electronic scripts.
Questions
Common questions
Can patients download prescriptions?
Yes. Issued prescription PDFs are available in the patient portal. Drafts are not.
Does medicine search include NAPPI codes?
Yes. Medicine name search includes NAPPI and SEP lookup when you build a script.
Is in-room stock the same as a prescription?
No. Inventory is received, issued and returned as stock. A prescription is a separate clinical document stored on the visit.
Related
Continue through the platform
Electronic medical records
Digital patient records that stay on the chart: the reason for the visit, the note, the assessment, the plan, and the readings you actually use. Finalised entries keep their history.
Patient management
Keep a practice-local chart for every patient: who they are, how to reach them, which medical aid they belong to, and what the team must not miss before the consult starts.
Practice management software
Meditrac is doctor practice management software for independent GPs and specialists. The diary, the chart, prescriptions, medical billing and claims sit in one workspace, with a patient portal included.
Get started
See Meditrac with your own practice
Start the 14-day trial, or email team@meditrac.co.za to arrange a demonstration of the diary, records, scripts and claims.