Nikshay for drug dispensation to patients

N-ikshay platform has a module for drug dispensation to patients. This feature is used for:

• Adding details of the product and quantity of drugs issued to patients.
• Printing and downloading the details of drugs dispensed as a prescription to share with the patients.
• Saving the time spent in repetitive data entry by copying previous dispensation details.
• Logging details of drugs that are returned by patients.
• Ensuring timely dispensation of drugs to patients by accessing the list of patients whose refill is due through the ‘Refill Due Task List’.

The stepwise details of adding dispensation are shown in the figure below.

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Figure: Workflow for "Add Dispensation" on Ni-kshay; Source: Ni-kshay Portal.

Steps for Dispensation to Patients in Ni-kshay

1. Click on the ‘Add Dispensation’ button.
2. Search by episode ID or dispensation ID.
3. Enter dispensation details:

• Enter the “Date of Prescription”.
• The type of regimen gets auto-populated based on the test results.
• Enter the “Date of  Dispensation”.
• “Weight Band” is getting auto-populated. 
• The phase also gets auto-populated based on the test.
• Enter the “Current Weight”.

4. Enter drug issuing facility details.

• Select the State.
• Select the District.
• Select the “Drug Issuing Facility Type”.
• Select the “Drug Issuing Facility Name”.

5. Enter Product Details.

• Click on “Add” if required to add more product(s).
• Select the “Source” from the list.
• Select the prescribed product name from the drop-down option, it is a mandatory field.
• It is an auto-populated field based on the chosen product.
• Enter the “Quantity” as per the prescription, it is a mandatory field.
• Select the quantity less than or equal to the available quantity.

6. Enter Refill Details.

• Enter the dosing start date as per the prescription, it is a mandatory field.
• Enter the number of days of dispensation as per the prescription, it is a mandatory field.
• Enter remarks, if any.

In case a patient returns drugs, the same can be recorded under Return Dispensation. 

Resources

• Ni-kshay Portal.

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