Record an Allergy
Add a patient's drug or substance allergies or intolerance to their record.
About this task

Procedure
To record patient's allergies:
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In the patient's
record, locate and click
Check For Allergies / Adverse Reactions at the top of the window.
Tip:If the patient already has a drug allergy recorded in their record, select it. -
In the
Allergies / Adverse Reactions section, if the patient has no known allergies or adverse reactions, set No known allergies/adverse reactions and skip the remaining steps. Otherwise, record the patient's drug allergies.
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In the Enter Allergy /Adverse Reaction field, click and
start typing the patient's drug allergy and select the ingredient, trade product or
brand from the list.
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For ingredient allergies, in the Enter Reaction field,
record the type of adverse reaction.
Tip:
- Safety-checked allergies are flagged with the
icon in the Interaction alerts column.
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If you enter an allergy and it is not known to the system, it will not
be safety-checked against medications you prescribe and is flagged with the
Not Coded icon in the Interaction alerts column.
- Safety-checked allergies are flagged with the
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For brand or trade product allergies, record the patient's allergy details in the
Confirm Allergy / Adverse Reaction panel:
- From the Enter severity list, select an appropriate severity for the drug allergy.
Results


If you selected no known allergies for the patient's allergies, a
No Known Allergies / Adverse Reactions message is
displayed next to the medication precautions (if any) at the top of the window.



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