Admissions: Editing & Ceasing Medications on the Medication Chart

This article explains how to edit prescribed medications, update administration records, and cease medications within the Medication Chart. It also outlines important restrictions around editing medications after administration has commenced.

Use this guide to understand when medication records can be modified, how ceased medications are managed, and where to find related medication management workflows.
 

Contents:

1. Editing Prescribed Medications
2. Editing an Administration Record
3. Ceasing Medications

Editing Prescribed Medications

Before Administration

Medications can be edited up until they have been administered for the first time. 

To edit a Medication, select the ellipsis (•••) next to the medication, and select Edit. Ensure that you click Save after making any changes.

 

After Administration

Medications that have already been administered at least once are unable to be edited. If changes are needed after administration has started, you will need to cease the original medication and re-prescribe the medication with updated information.

Editing an Administration Record

An administration record can only be edited by the user who created it, provided it is within 12 or 24 hours from the time it was created (based on your lockout rules configured during onboarding). To edit an administration record, click into the administration cell you wish to change, make the necessary adjustments, and then click Save. 
 

Ceasing Medications

Medications can be ceased at any-time.

To cease a Medication, select the ellipsis (•••) next to the medication, and select Cease. You will then need to select a Reason from the drop-down field, and click Cease. The medication will move to the Ceased section of the Medication Chart.

Related Reading

• Admissions: Administering Medications from the Medication Chart
• Admissions: Prescribing Medications
• Admissions: Recording Pre-Hospital Medications
• Admissions: Intravenous Infusion Charting (IV)