Medication Requests

Medication Requests formalize the communication between the clinical and pharmacy teams.

Workflow

1. When a practitioner submits an encounter with drug prescriptions, Medication Requests can be generated
2. The pharmacy team views pending requests
3. Each request tracks:

Field	Description
Patient	Who the medication is for
Medication	Which drug is requested
Dosage & Instructions	How to take it
Quantity	Amount to dispense
Status	Draft > Submitted > Completed/Cancelled
Source Encounter	Which consultation generated this request

4. Once dispensed, the pharmacist marks the request as Completed

Override Reason Codes

In some cases, medications may need to be substituted or overridden. The system supports Medication Override Reason Codes to document why a change was made:

Reason	Example
Out of stock	Prescribed drug unavailable, substitute provided
Patient preference	Patient requests a different brand
Cost	Insurance doesn't cover the prescribed brand
Allergy	Alternative prescribed due to patient allergy

Audit trail: All medication changes and overrides are recorded for compliance and quality assurance purposes.