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- | ====== mSupply | + | {{indexmenu_n> |
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+ | mSupply provides a fully featured Pharmacy Dispensary module. The following steps describe how to configure mSupply for Dispensary use. This document specifically applies to Pharmacy | ||
===== Users ===== | ===== Users ===== | ||
* Set up users to log in in dispensary mode | * Set up users to log in in dispensary mode | ||
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You may want to consider setting stock to a very large number for each item. This will mean that stock is effectively ignored. Experience tells us it is very (very) hard to accurately track stock in a busy dispensary, and most likely unnecessary if you are tracking issues to the dispensary from another virtual store. | You may want to consider setting stock to a very large number for each item. This will mean that stock is effectively ignored. Experience tells us it is very (very) hard to accurately track stock in a busy dispensary, and most likely unnecessary if you are tracking issues to the dispensary from another virtual store. | ||
- | ====== Per store preferences | + | ===== Per store preferences ===== |
- | ===== Preferences in the dispensing store ===== | + | ==== Preferences in the dispensing store ==== |
Go to Special > Stores > Double-click the dispensary store and set these preferences (and maybe others) | Go to Special > Stores > Double-click the dispensary store and set these preferences (and maybe others) | ||
* Patients created in this store not visible in other stores: checked | * Patients created in this store not visible in other stores: checked | ||
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* Your training will have to take into account the setting for stock transfers that you choose here. | * Your training will have to take into account the setting for stock transfers that you choose here. | ||
- | ===== Pack to one ===== | + | ==== Pack to one ==== |
- | As dispensing is invariably in mulitples | + | As dispensing is invariably in multiples |
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+ | <WRAP center round important 60%> | ||
+ | If your dispensary store is ' | ||
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===== Abbreviations ===== | ===== Abbreviations ===== | ||
- | Choosing a set of abbreviations should be a colloborative | + | Choosing a set of abbreviations should be a collaborative |
Note you can import abbreviations | Note you can import abbreviations | ||
If more than one language is used, you might want to make the same abbreviation with a suffix for the less common language. eg | If more than one language is used, you might want to make the same abbreviation with a suffix for the less common language. eg | ||
- | ^ Abbreviation ^ Expansion ^ Comment ^ | + | |<100% 5em >| |
- | | tid | dinko tin palta | In your common local language (in this case Neplish) | | + | ^ Abbreviation ^ Expansion ^ Comment ^ |
+ | | tid | dinko tin palta | In your common local language (in this case Nepali) | | ||
| tide | three times a day | add a suffix " | | tide | three times a day | add a suffix " | ||
Latin abbreviations are universal | Latin abbreviations are universal | ||
+ | |<100% 5em >| | ||
^ Abbreviation ^ Expansion | ^ Abbreviation ^ Expansion | ||
| od | once a day | | | od | once a day | | ||
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It is important to be consistent with choosing abbreviations so people can remember them. e.g. | It is important to be consistent with choosing abbreviations so people can remember them. e.g. | ||
+ | |<100% 5em >| | ||
^ Abbreviation ^ Expansion | ^ Abbreviation ^ Expansion | ||
| 1t | Take one tablet | | | 1t | Take one tablet | | ||
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| wtf | with tasty food | | | wtf | with tasty food | | ||
- | Users should be trained that you can mix abbreviations and normal text- whereever | + | Users should be trained that you can mix abbreviations and normal text- wherever |
It is important not to make an abbreviation that is a normal word in the language, else the expansion will happen when the word is typed. | It is important not to make an abbreviation that is a normal word in the language, else the expansion will happen when the word is typed. | ||
- | ===== Item abbreviation shortcuts | + | ==== Item abbreviation shortcuts ==== |
This is important. See [[items: | This is important. See [[items: | ||
The aim should be that every common item has all common directions saved as a shortcut. | The aim should be that every common item has all common directions saved as a shortcut. | ||
Pay attention to having the most common shortcut at the top of the list. | Pay attention to having the most common shortcut at the top of the list. | ||
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+ | ===== Patients ===== | ||
+ | In a dispensary, your customers are the patients. | ||
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+ | ==== Patient Code ==== | ||
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+ | Each new patient requires a patient code. This patient code can be applied automatically be ticking //File > Preferences > Dispensary Mode > Auto-generate patient code// | ||
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+ | ===== Prescribers ===== | ||
+ | mSupply allows prescribers to be recorded against each prescription. | ||
===== Printing ===== | ===== Printing ===== | ||
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<WRAP center round info 60%> | <WRAP center round info 60%> | ||
With a Zebra GK 420 you can hold the front button until it flashes once, release it, then it will print out the IP address. | With a Zebra GK 420 you can hold the front button until it flashes once, release it, then it will print out the IP address. | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | // Previous: [[diagnostics|mSupply Client/ | ||
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