Edit prescription

ModulePrescriptions

Suggested profileDoctor

PermissionPRESCRIPTIONS: WRITE

StatusValidated

Objective

Modify an existing prescription before printing or sending it. Allows adjusting medications, doses, indications or comments.

Before starting

• Locate the patient with the module's search.
• Identify the prescription to be edited.

Step by step

1. Enter the Prescriptions module.
2. Search for the patient by name or medical record.
3. Expand the patient's row by clicking the expand icon.
4. Locate the prescription and click the Edit icon (pencil).
5. Modify the necessary fields: medications, indications, comments, etc.
6. Click Save.

Expected result

• The dialog closes.
• The prescription is updated in the TreeTable.
• If the prescription had already been printed or sent, the system preserves the history; new PDFs or sends use the edited information.

Pending: add screenshot of recetas-editar-01-dialogo.png.

Common errors

Situation	What to do
The Edit icon does not appear	Verify the PRESCRIPTIONS: WRITE permission.
The changes are not saved	Check the connection and the mandatory fields.
The edited prescription is not seen in the TreeTable	Refresh the page or expand the patient's row again.

Suggested permissions

• PRESCRIPTIONS: WRITE.

Operational recommendations

• If the prescription has already been sent to the patient, notify them of the update through the same channel or reprint the PDF.

Relation with other modules

• Patients: the prescription remains associated with the patient.
• Medications: the changes use the current medications catalog.