Dispense Orders are the documents that define the blueprint for a pharmacy customer’s medication regimen.
They can be in one of the following statuses:
- Confirm - The document is ready to be processed.
- Draft - The document is a work in progress and can be changed.
- Canceled - The document is no longer valid and cannot be processed.
- Paused - The document is temporarily on hold.
Note: Only dispense orders with a status of Confirm or Draft can be processed. When a dispense order in Draft is processed, it is automatically updated to Confirm status.
Below is an explanation of some key fields to fill in the General FastTab:
| Field | Description |
| Pharmacy Customer No. | The customer for whom the dispense order is intended. |
| Dose Time Code | Defines how many times per day and at what times the medication should be taken and at what times.
Note: Each intake time appears as a separate column on the Dispense Order Lines, where the respective quantities can be entered. |
| Dispense Group Code | Specifies the dispense group the order is part of. It contains information on how many days each production covers. |
| Source Department | The store associated with this dispense order. |
| Delivery Location Code | Where should the medicines be delivered. |
| Home Delivery | If the medicines should be home delivered. |
| Invoice To |
The invoices are created for this person. |
| Next Dispense Date | Starting date for the next dispense order processing. |
| Customer Type | Specifies if the invoice customer is a company or a person. Company would apply, for example, to a nursing home. |
After filling in the information in the General FastTab, make sure to complete the Dispensing Order Lines for every pharmacy item that needs to be dispensed.