Discontinuing a Prescription in British Columbia

When a prescription is discontinued in a British Columbia pharmacy, it is also discontinued on PharmaNet. The Active flag is removed from the profile, all remaining refills are wiped out, the discontinued indicator *D* appears in the profile and the prescription status changes to Discontinued. If this is a non-retail prescription, the group Rx status will change to an inactive status.

1. Open the patient’s profile.
2. Press the Active flag for the prescription.
3. The Inactivate Rx prompt appears. Select Discontinue and remove repeats.
4. Press the OK button.
5. The Discontinued Prescription window appears. Enter notes in the Prescription Note box.
6. Make a selection from the Discontinued By dropdown list.
7. Press the OK button.
8. The screen returns to the profile and the Active checkbox is deselected for the prescription. The *D* indicator appears to the right of the Active checkbox. Press the Save or OK button. (The available button depends on the how you accessed the profile).

The discontinuation is transmitted to PharmaNet. The prescription status changed to Discontinued.