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Dispense Location & Medication Lists (Ch 8)
Questions with Correct Answers | Updated
(100% Correct Answers)
True/False: Epic will automatically pick a dispense location for each
order Answer: True - it will pick a primary and first dose dispense
location for each
What 3 main things does Epic use to determine the dispense
location for an order? Answer: where is the patient (unit and room);
which PHR/pharmacies serve this location; what meds are available
in each PHR (found on the EFY med list)
True/False: The EFY record attached to a dispense location reflects
the number of packages currently stocked in that dispense location
Answer: False - this is not tracked in Epic - it indicates what
products/packages SHOULD be available in that location (pocket
might be empty though)
Define "dispense location" Answer: This is the location where the
medication will come from (central pharmacy, an ADS cabinet); In
Epic, each location is built as a "Pharmacy" or PHR record
Define PHR Answer: Each dispense location is considered a
"pharmacy" record
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Define EFY Answer: The Medication List attached to an individual
PHR/Pharmacy; indicates what medications (ERX records) and
packages (NDC records) are available at THAT pharmacy/PHR
Describe how to find the dispense location for an order (3 different
ways) Answer: On MAR on R-hand side below the boxes; during
Rph Verify in the green section on the right; RPh Reverify screen
What does the green dot icon on the Central Pharmacy med list
mean? Answer: Tells you if the system has this drug set to "Use
medication in preference list"
What does the blue check icon (M column) on the Central Pharmacy
med list mean? Answer: Medication List Status: Tells you if the
system has this drug set to "On Medication List"; this NDC is
available in this dispense location
What does the red dot icon (D column) on the Central Pharmacy
med list mean? Answer: Tells you if the system has this drug set to
be the default NDC to dispense
What does the yellow dot icon (P column) on the Central Pharmacy
med list mean? Answer: Tells you if the system has this drug set to
dispense the entire package by default (can't split an IV bag)
What three main things determine dispense location? Answer:
Where is the patient (unit and room); which pharmacies serve that
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Dispense Location & Medication Lists (Ch 8)
Questions with Correct Answers | Updated
(100% Correct Answers)
True/False: Epic will automatically pick a dispense location for each
order Answer: True - it will pick a primary and first dose dispense
location for each
What 3 main things does Epic use to determine the dispense
location for an order? Answer: where is the patient (unit and room);
which PHR/pharmacies serve this location; what meds are available
in each PHR (found on the EFY med list)
True/False: The EFY record attached to a dispense location reflects
the number of packages currently stocked in that dispense location
Answer: False - this is not tracked in Epic - it indicates what
products/packages SHOULD be available in that location (pocket
might be empty though)
Define "dispense location" Answer: This is the location where the
medication will come from (central pharmacy, an ADS cabinet); In
Epic, each location is built as a "Pharmacy" or PHR record
Define PHR Answer: Each dispense location is considered a
"pharmacy" record
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Define EFY Answer: The Medication List attached to an individual
PHR/Pharmacy; indicates what medications (ERX records) and
packages (NDC records) are available at THAT pharmacy/PHR
Describe how to find the dispense location for an order (3 different
ways) Answer: On MAR on R-hand side below the boxes; during
Rph Verify in the green section on the right; RPh Reverify screen
What does the green dot icon on the Central Pharmacy med list
mean? Answer: Tells you if the system has this drug set to "Use
medication in preference list"
What does the blue check icon (M column) on the Central Pharmacy
med list mean? Answer: Medication List Status: Tells you if the
system has this drug set to "On Medication List"; this NDC is
available in this dispense location
What does the red dot icon (D column) on the Central Pharmacy
med list mean? Answer: Tells you if the system has this drug set to
be the default NDC to dispense
What does the yellow dot icon (P column) on the Central Pharmacy
med list mean? Answer: Tells you if the system has this drug set to
dispense the entire package by default (can't split an IV bag)
What three main things determine dispense location? Answer:
Where is the patient (unit and room); which pharmacies serve that
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