Combination Drugs
- Vivianne Bui
- Yi Fen Kueh
Combination medications usually consist of 2 or more medications in the same box or medication entry. E.g. Rosuzet Composite Pack 10mg/10mg (Rosuvastatin 10mg tablet x 30 tablets and Ezetimibe 10mg x 30 tablets). It is recommended to enter each individual medication separately to the patient’s profile according to how each medication is being packed.
If there is only one of the combination medication saved either in myPak drug database or dispense system, an additional entry for the subsequent medication is required.
Instructions
The following example has been created based on the medication: Rosuzet Composite Pack 10mg/10mg. This drug consists of Rosuvastatin 10mg and Ezetimibe 10mg.
Enter the first drug Rosuzet Rosuvastatin 10mg manually into your profile.
Select the patient from your Patient List.
Select the Blister you wish to add this drug to.
Select Add Drug. Then toggle from Import Drug → Add Drug to manually search for Rosuzet Rosuvastatin 10mg tab (MYPA411)
Select Add → to be directed to Add drug page, then complete the mandatory fields.
Select Add to save drug.
Enter the second drug Rosuzet Ezetimibe 10mg manually into your profile.
Select Add Drug. Then toggle from Import Drug → Add Drug to manually search for Rosuzet Ezetrol 10mg tab (MYPA415)
Select Add → to be directed to Add drug page, then complete the mandatory fields.
Select Add to save drug.
Managing Virtual Pill Balance for Combination Drugs
Once you have added the medication as their individual entries, your profile should appear like below:
Proceed with dispensing the Rosuzet Composite Pack 10mg/10mg prescription in your dispense system. The generic code for Rosuzet Composite 10mg/10mg has been linked to Rosuzet Rosuvastatin 10mg and will now be available to be imported via Dispense Tracker as below.
The Initial QTY will be imported as 1.
Manually adjust the balance, in this instance 30. A balance of 30 tablets will now be added to Rosuzet Rosuvastatin 10mg.
You will now need to manually enter the remaining balance into Rosuzet Ezetimibe10mg (MYPA15).
Select Virtual Pill Balance.
Search Patient.
Select Rosuzet Ezetrol 10mg → Adjust balance icon
Select Adjust type - Add → and enter the balance for Rosuzet Ezetrol 10mg i.e. 30.
Select Save.
