Set up Drug Form

Define the forms your medicines and pharmacy supplies come in, such as tablet, injection or syrup, so each drug generic can list them with a strength.

Who does this: hospital administrator or pharmacy in-charge Where: General Masters › Drug Masters › Drug Form Set up before: none

A drug form is the shape a medicine is supplied in, for example Tablet, Capsule or Injection. On a drug generic you pick a form together with a strength and a unit of measurement.

The list already holds many forms, including supplies such as Drip Set and Cotton Wool. Search it before you add a new one.

Add a drug form

1. Go to General Masters › Drug Masters › Drug Form.

2. Click Add. The drug form opens.

3. Fill in the form:

   Field	What to enter	Required
   Drug Form Code	Filled in automatically when you save.	—
   Drug Form Name	The form name, for example Syrup. Up to 50 characters.	Yes
   Status	Leave on Active.	—
   Order Quantity Calculation Applicable	Tick this when order quantity calculation applies to this form. It is ticked when the form opens.	No

4. Click Save. You return to the list and the new form appears in it.

Change or deactivate a drug form

1. In the list, click ⋮ at the end of the row and choose Edit.
2. Change the name or the tick. To stop using the form, switch Status to Inactive.
3. Click Save.

Drug forms cannot be deleted from this screen. Make a form Inactive instead.

Good to know

• The Order Quantity Calculation Applicable column in the list shows true or false for each form.

Related

• Previous: Set up Drug Class
• Next: Set up Route of Administration
• Set up Drug Generic: where you pick the form
• Pharmacy FAQs

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