Files > PHARMACY ORDERABLE ITEM

name
PHARMACY ORDERABLE ITEM
number
50.7
location
^PS(50.7,
description
Order Entry name for items that can be ordered in the Pharmacy package.
Fields
#NameLocationTypeDetailsIndexDescription
.01name(+)0;1FREE TEXT
.02dosage form(+)0;2POINTER50.606
.03iv flag0;3SET OF CODES1:IV
AIVThis field indicates PHARMACY ORDERABLE ITEMs that are related to IV additives or solutions.
.04inactive date0;4DATE-TIME
.05day (nd) or dose (nl) limit0;5FREE TEXTIf found when this drug is ordered, this is used to calculate a DEFAULT vale for the STOP DATE prompt of the order. If the number entered here is followed by a "D", that NUMBER OF DAYS will be added to the START DATE to calculate the STOP DATE. If the number entered is followed by an "L", the number is used as the NUMBER OF DOSES to calculate the STOP DATE. This is best used for NARCOTICS and ANTIBIOTICS.
.06default med route0;6POINTER51.2If a MED ROUTE is entered here, that med route is used as a DEFAULT value during order entry when this drug is selected.
.07schedule type0;7SET OF CODESOC:ON CALL
O:ONE TIME
P:PRN
R:FILL ON REQUEST
If a SCHEDULE TYPE is entered here, it is used as a DEFAULT value in order entry when this drug is selected.
.08schedule0;8FREE TEXTIf a Schedule is entered here, it will be used as a default value in Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) at the Schedule prompt for medication orders. When the order is placed in CPRS, the default will display only if the value meets the criteria for the package for which the order is being placed, Inpatient Medications or Outpatient Pharmacy.
.09supply0;9SET OF CODES1:SUPPLY
This field is used to indicate whether or not the Orderable Item is a supply, 1 indicating a supply.
1high risk/high alert0;14SET OF CODES0:NOT HIGH RISK/ALERT
1:HIGH RISK/ALERT-NO WITNESS REQUIRED IN BCMA
2:RECOMMEND WITNESS IN BCMA-HIGH RISK/ALERT
3:WITNESS REQUIRED IN BCMA-HIGH RISK/ALERT
This field will allow an orderable item to be marked as High Risk/High Alert. The BCMA GUI application will use this field to control the witness process, of medication, during administration to a patient.
2synonym2;0MULTIPLE50.72
5formulary status0;12SET OF CODES1:N/F
This field will designate the formulary status of the orderable item. The non-formulary status will be displayed to the provider next to the selectable list of orderable item(s) during CPRS order entry (List Manager and GUI). This field is not editable. It is controlled by the software. An Orderable Item will only be marked as non-formulary if there are no active Dispense Drugs matched to the item that are formulary drugs.
6oi-drug text entry1;0MULTIPLE50.76
7patient instructionsINS;1FREE TEXTThe text in this field shall be presented as a default for the Patient Instructions prompt in the Outpatient Pharmacy package when entering orders, if the Dispense Drug selected is matched to this Pharmacy Orderable Item. This text will also be presented during the Outpatient Medication order entry process through Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), and the CPRS user can then determine whether or not these Instructions should be part of the order. For all words entered in this field, the software will check for expansions for each word in the Medication Instruction (#51) file, and expand the word accordingly.
7.1other language instructionsINS1;1FREE TEXTThis field is used to store patient instructions in another language.
8non-va med0;10BOOLEAN1:YES
This field indicates whether the Orderable Item is marked as Non-VA Med or not. It is controlled by software and is not manually editable. An Orderable Item will only be marked as Non-VA Med if there is at least one active Dispense Drug matched to the item that is marked as Non-VA Med.
9associated immunizationIMM;1POINTER9999999.14AIMMThis field is added as part of the "Immunizations Documentation by BCMA" project. A mapping relationship is created between the file entry (Pharmacy Orderable Item) and the pointed-to immunization so that a record can be created in PCE's V IMMUNIZATION file corresponding to the BCMA administration of an immunization.
10use dosage form med route list(+)0;13BOOLEANY:YES
N:NO
This flag governs the source of the medication routes that will be used during medication order entry. If this field is set to YES, the optional list of med routes will be derived from the Dosage Form file associated to the orderable item. Otherwise, it will be derived from the Possible Med Routes Sub-file associated to the orderable item.
11possible med routes3;0MULTIPLE50.711If the DEFAULT MED ROUTE field (#.06) is populated then that value will be returned as the default value. If the DEFAULT MED ROUTE field (#.06) is not populated and the POSSIBLE MED ROUTES multiple is populated with a single entry and the USE DOSAGE FORM MED ROUTE LIST field (#10) is set to "NO", the single entry will be returned as the default value. If the DEFAULT MED ROUTE (#.06) field is not populated and the POSSIBLE MED ROUTES multiple is populated with more than one entry and the USE DOSAGE FORM MED ROUTE LIST field (#10) is set to "NO", no value will be returned as the default value. The med routes selection list in CPRS will be populated with entries in all the medication routes associated with the orderable item's dosage form if the USE DOSAGE FORM MED ROUTE LIST field (#10) is set to "YES", otherwise from the POSSIBLE MED ROUTES multiple.

Referenced by 9 types

  1. DRUG (50) -- pharmacy orderable item
  2. PRESCRIPTION (52) -- pharmacy orderable item
  3. PENDING OUTPATIENT ORDERS (52.41) -- pharmacy orderable item
  4. IV ADDITIVES (52.6) -- pharmacy orderable item
  5. IV SOLUTIONS (52.7) -- pharmacy orderable item
  6. NON-VERIFIED ORDERS (53.1) -- orderable item
  7. BCMA MEDICATION VARIANCE LOG (53.78) -- drug scanned
  8. BCMA MEDICATION LOG (53.79) -- administration medication
  9. BCMA EXTRACT (727.833) -- administration medication