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Chapter 3
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Setting Up the System
52 Pyxis MedStation 4000 System Console User Guide
Viewing an equivalency
This section describes how to view an equivalency.
1. Select
System Setup > Formulary Management > Equivalencies
.
2. In the Equivalency Setup dialog box, click the plus sign for the group whose
details that you want to view.
Editing an equivalency
This section describes how to update an equivalency.
1. Select
System Setup > Formulary Management > Equivalencies
.
2. In the Equivalency Setup dialog box, select the equivalency that you want to
update.
Click
Edit Equivalency
. Equivalencies appear in the bottom section of the
dialog box.
3. Select a medication on which to base your equivalency.
4. To create an equivalency, select a medication from the lower listbox.
5. Click
Setup Qty
.
The Equivalency Verification message box appears, suggesting the
equivalency relationship. If the dosage forms, strengths, strength units, or
medication classes of the two formulary line items do not match, a warning
appears.
6. To continue, click
Accept Equivalency
.
7. Click
Save
.
Deleting an equivalency
This section describes how to delete a specific equivalency, an equivalency group,
and a medication within an equivalency.
1. Select
System Setup > Formulary Management > Equivalencies
.
2. In the Equivalency Setup dialog box, do one of the following:
• To delete an individual equivalency, select the equivalency and click
Delete Equivalency
.
• To delete an equivalency group, select the group and click
Delete
Equivalency Group
.
NOTE
Modified items in the list are preceded by a > symbol and added items are
preceded by an * symbol for easy identification.
NOTE
The Edit Equivalency button only shows when you click on the equivalency. It
does not appear when you click the group name or the individual medication.