Add Medication History
Add current medications to a patient's Health Summary that your patient is taking but which were prescribed elsewhere, such as in hospital or at another service.
Before you begin
You cannot record a medication with a date before a patient's birth or after a patient's date of death.
The medication history of a patient is not shared with My Health Record or MeHR.
About this task
Note:
You cannot print or issue repeats for medications recorded
as medication history. These medications must first be prescribed.
Procedure
To add medication history for a patient:
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In the patient's
Health Summary, click + Medication.
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In the
Medication panel on the right, in the
Search field, enter at least the first two characters of the medication.
Tip:Alternatively, select a medication from your favourites list, or go to the Recipes tab an extemporaneous preparation recipe, click + Recipe. For more information about creating drug recipes, see Create Medication Recipes. -
Select the medication from the list.
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Complete as much information as possible, including at least:
- In the Directions field, include the patient's directions.
- In the Advised or prescribed externally by field, enter where the information about the medication is coming from. For example, the patient or a discharge summary.
- Click Save.
Results
The medication is immediately listed in the patient's
Health Summary without a Last
Script date.



If you need to edit a medication history item:
- In the
Health Summary, click the vertical ellipsis and select Edit.
- In the
Health Summary, select the medication history medication to display its details in the
Medication panel and click Edit.
If you need to cease a medication history item:
- In the
Health Summary, click the vertical ellipsis and select Cease.
- In the
Health Summary, select the medication history medication to display its details in the
Medication panel and click Cease.
What to do next
If you want the patient to continue taking this medication, prescribe it. You can
prescribe the medication by either:
- In the
Health Summary, hover your mouse over
and click Quick Prescribe.
- In the
Health Summary, select the medication history medication to display its details in the
Medication panel and click Prescribe.