Clinical - Prescribing and medication

Add or cease Rx

How to add a prescription to a patient's record, cease current prescriptions, look up a script, get approval for authority prescriptions, and how the p.r.n. or PRN setting applies to medication lists.

Create and Send Electronic Prescriptions

How to send an electronic prescription from the patient record using Bp Premier.

Using My Script List (MySL)

My Script List (MySL) is an optional service that allows Patients and their chosen health professionals to view a list of all their available prescriptions.

Allergies and reactions

Bp Premier Actions capture an activity that needs to be carried out by practice staff, such as a future vaccination, checking results, or a health assessment. You can view outstanding actions for a single patient or the entire practice.

View Past Rx, Ceased Rx and Stored Rx

How to view a patient's past and ceased prescriptions from the patient record, and how to represcribe, reprint, and open the visit for a past prescription.

Prescribe on behalf of

A user can issue prescriptions on behalf of a provider who has a prescriber number.

Real Time Prescription Monitoring

Real Time Prescription Monitoring is a clinical tool available to practices that can inform prescribers of high-risk medicines and help prevent patient misuse.

Once only and long term medication

Make sure you select the correct repeat option when Adding Rx to a patient record.

Print a National In-patient Medication Chart

You can print medication charts from Bp Premier in the NIMC (or GP e-version) format.

Print Drug Sheets

Print a patient's drug sheets to layouts including generic, Compact Business Systems, PSH, or NIMC (GP e-version).

Changes for 60-Day Prescribing

Describes how 60-day dispensing of eligible medications will be supported in Bp Premier commencing on 01 September 2023.

Understanding Active Ingredient Prescribing

The introduction of Active Ingredient Prescribing means that prescriptions written for PBS and RPBS medication will have the medication's active ingredients listed on them by default, rather than a brand name.

How Active Ingredient Prescribing Works in Bp Premier

This article explains the changes that have been made to the prescribing workflow due to the introduction of Active Ingredient Prescribing.

Frequently asked questions about Active Ingredient Prescribing

Frequently asked questions about what Active Ingredient Prescribing is, and how it will impact you, your practice and your patients.