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Search and Prescribe

Input Controls

Date and Time

Illustration of a prescription form with two input controls in the 'Administration' section that contain the text 'at these times 08:00, 20:00' and 'first dose 02-Apr-2010 20:00

MSP-2150

For all prescriptions, require a date and time to be defined (or pre-filled) for:

  • The first dose (for regular medications)
  • The starting date and time (for as required medications)
  • The only dose (for once only medications)

Recommended

MSP-2160

Use unique labels for the following fields:

  • The first dose (for regular medications)
  • The starting date and time (for as required medications)
  • The only dose (for once only medications)

Recommended

Note This guidance point does not constitute a recommendation for the specific text of those labels