Prescribing

ePrescribing

ePrescribing preparation resources for Bp VIP.net Topaz SP2 (AU)

Prescribing

Prescribe regular or p.r.n. medications for a patient, print a medication schedule or drug sheet, and create a custom formulation for compounding.

Set up Prescriber Preferences

Set up prescribing workflow defaults, such as interaction checks and preferred coding.

Active Ingredient Prescribing

Active Ingredient Prescribing (AIP) will come into effect for Australian practices in Q1 2021. PBS and RPBS prescriptions will by default include information about the active ingredients in each medicine, rather than brand name.

Real Time Prescription Monitoring

Enable Real Time Prescription Monitoring to help make safer decisions while prescribing monitored medicines.

Add a record for Prescriptions Given Elsewhere

Add a medication record for prescriptions given elsewhere.

Save Dosage and Frequency for a Medication

Save dosage and frequency defaults for a particular medication, so they are loaded for a prescriber automatically when prescribed.

Allergies

Record patient allergies and interactions with drugs or allergies. Bp VIP.net recommend recording allergies to drug classifications; any drug in that classification will trigger an allergy alert if prescribed.

Create a custom preparation

Create a custom preparation to prescribe.

Prescribing Protocols

A prescribing protocol is a set of one or more medications with dose and frequency details. You can prescribe a protocol to save time prescribing medications that are commonly prescribed together.

Manually Update MIMS

If you struggle to use the Bp VIP.net Live Update for MIMS updates, use this following instructions to run a manual update of MIMS.

Changes for 60 day dispensing

Changes for 60-day dispensing of applicable medications will begin 01 September 2023.