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Set up Frequency

Who does this: hospital administrator, medical superintendent or pharmacy in-charge Where: Doctor Work Bench › Masters › Frequency

A frequency tells the patient and the nurse how often to take a medicine — for example 1 Tablet In Morning And Night. Doctors pick it when they prescribe, and its name is printed on the prescription. Nurses' medication schedules use it to set dose times. A set of common frequencies is already in place.

The Frequency list with codes, names, values, quantities and status

Add a frequency​

  1. Go to Doctor Work Bench › Masters › Frequency.

  2. Click Add. The frequency form opens. The empty frequency form

  3. Fill in the fields:

    FieldWhat to enterRequired
    CodeFilled in automatically when you save.—
    NameThe wording printed on the prescription, for example 1 Tablet In Morning, Afternoon And Night.Yes
    Alias NameAnother name for the frequency, for example TDS.No
    ValueHow many doses are given in a day, for example 3. Numbers from 0 to 9999.Yes
    QuantityThe quantity given with each dose, for example 1. Numbers from 0 to 9999.Yes
    StatusLeave on Active.—
    Every N Hours (interval)For "every N hours" frequencies, the number of hours between doses, for example 8.No
    Fixed Times (e.g. 08:00,14:00,20:00)The clock times doses are due, separated by commas.No

  4. To print the frequency in another language as well, click Prescription language (optional) and type the wording for each language you print in. The Prescription language section open with a box for each language

  5. Click Save. You return to the list and the new frequency appears in it.

Change or deactivate a frequency​

  1. In the list, click the ⋮ button at the end of the row and choose Edit. The row menu with the Edit option
  2. Change the fields you need. To stop offering the frequency, switch Status to Inactive.
  3. Click Save.

Frequencies cannot be deleted from this screen. Make a frequency Inactive instead.

Good to know​

  • Frequency names must be unique.
  • The English Name always prints. Wording entered under Prescription language (optional) prints underneath it on the patient's prescription; leave it blank to print English only.
  • When Fixed Times is filled in, doses are scheduled at those times. Otherwise Every N Hours is used, and then Value.
  • Use the filter and sort icons in the column headers to find a frequency quickly.
  • Click Back to List or Cancel to leave the form without saving.
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