Hi, Similar discussions have occurred in a few other forums and offline. As Vinkesh notes, this is not yet prioritized for Bahmni development, but I will make just a few comments:
Your question combines two functions that we have been separating in past OpenMRS discussions:
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Dispensing: identifying the stock you are taking from – including donated vs. paid; taking medications from stock; reducing the stock count
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Administration: actually putting the medication in the patient’s body, whether it is a pill, injection, or other
You will find, when you get into administration in detail, that there are other considerations, including:
- recording that a drug was not given or only partially given at its scheduled time, and why;
- giving a variable amount of the drug (when the order is, for example, “1-2 tablets”);
- administering drugs that are ordered “PRN” – only in case of symptoms, e.g., paracetamol only if the patient has a headache.
When you are moving into active design, I’d be happy to discuss further – either here, by phone or in a design meeting.
Jonathan
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