Go to MedAdvisor for Pharmacy Web to access prescribing.

In this article, you will see instructions on how to set up prescribing. You will also see how to generate paper and e-script prescriptions in Medadvisor for Pharmacy web. You MUST use the web version to access prescribing. 

Please note: Pharmacists are reminded that handwritten prescriptions are not permitted during the pilot program. All prescriptions must be generated using the Hola Health prescribing widget to ensure compliance and enhance patient safety.

Set up & Settings

To set up your profile, ready for prescribing. Please follow these steps: 

• In any FSOP form, scroll down to Consulting pharmacist details and select yourself from the Pharmacist drop down. 
  

If you do not see your name in the Pharmacist drop down. Select the + icon.

• Select the pencil icon to confirm your information and add the required prescribing details. The Edit pharmacist pop-up will appear. 

• Enter all fields under Pharmacist details incl. name, initials and AHPRA number and HPII and HPIO numbers. 

• Enter all fields under Prescribing and secure messaging details
  

 Select the consent tick box to activate your Hola account 

Click here for more information on accessing your Individual identifier (HPI-I) and Organisation identifier (HPI-O) numbers

  Click here for more information on Hola Health. 

• Select Update details
  

In the Clinical service section of the Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice (PILOT) forms, you will have access to the Prescribe Medication widget (powered by Hola Health), that will show you prescribed medications and allow you to create new prescriptions in a paper or e-script format. 

Follow these steps: 

• Select the Prescribe medication button

• A pop-up will appear asking Does the patient consent to receiving an eScript. Select Yes to prescribe an eScript OR select No to prescribe a paper prescription.

• This will launch the Hola Health prescribing widget to generate a New Script. In the top left-hand corner, enter the medication you would like to prescribe.

• Select the medication from the filtered drop-down

• Select from Available Formulations

• This will populate the information in the top right-hand corner including Generic Name, Schedule, PBS listing and more. You may edit the Quantity and Repeats as required. 

• Enter the following information including, Dose, Frequency Food, Instruction, Route, Script Date, Start and End Date, Days Between Repeats, Purpose and more. 

• Select Next in the top right-hand corner
  

• Enter Notes to Pharmacy, Annotation, Reason for Prescriptions and Approval Number as needed
  

• In the top right-hand corner, select the Prescribe drop down to choose between the following options: 
  • E-prescribe (Draft)
  • E-prescribe and Send
  • Prescribe (Draft)
  • Prescribe and Print 

E-prescriptions will be sent to the patients mobile number and printable paper prescription can be printed in the pharmacy. 

• The prescribed medication/s will now be visible in the form. Select Drug status drop-down to mark the script as New or Continuing. 

• Click the pencil icon to edit/amend the prescription
  

• Click the Select Action drop-down to Cancel the script, Print again, Re-issue or Cease