Why Use This Function:

Adding a new Script Line Macro allows you to create predefined prescription lines that can be reused during Script creation, helping to streamline workflows and improve prescribing consistency. Each Macro can include important prescription details such as diagnosis, medication, dosage, frequency, quantity, repeats, and directions for use, reducing repetitive manual entry and minimising the risk of prescribing errors.

Script Line Macros are especially useful for commonly prescribed medications or treatment plans linked to specific diagnoses, allowing Practitioners to quickly generate accurate, tailored prescriptions. This supports clinical efficiency, prescription consistency, billing accuracy, and compliance with prescribing.

 

  • This user manual will start on the Settings screen.

  • Click on the Billing Settings screen. 

    • The Billing Setting screen will open.

    • For more information on the Billing Settings screen, please refer to the user manual: Billing Settings.

  • Click on the Script Line Macros panel.

    • The Script Line Macros panel will open.

  • Click on the Add New Macro button to add a new macro.

    • The Add New Macros panel will open.

  • Click on the Nothing Yet panel.
    • The Nothing Yet panel will open.

  • Click on the Code field and enter a unique identifier for the Macro.

  • Click on the Description field and enter the name of the Macro.

  • Click on the Treating Practitioner drop-down menu and select the treating Practitioner for whom the macro is being created. The selected Practitioner will be associated with the macro, and the macro will be available for that specific Practitioner to use.

💡Please Note: If the All option is selected, the macro will be made available to all Practitioners who have been set up within the Practice.

  • Click on the Include Consumables checkbox to include any consumable items (e.g., bandages, syringes, gloves) together with the Macro when it is applied.

💡Please Note: If this checkbox is not selected, the consumable items linked to the Macro will not automatically be included when the Macro is applied.

  • Click on the Add Script button.
    • A new Script Line will be added where a new item can be added to the Macro.

  • Click on the Diagnosis field and enter the Diagnosis for the condition to which this Macro applies.

💡Please Note: If the Diagnosis field is left blank, the ICD 10 code can be selected on the Script screen.

  • Click on the Medication field and start typing the item that you want to add. As you type, a selection menu will appear from which the item can be selected.

  • Click on the Dosage field and enter the Dosage of the medicine or drug that the Patient takes or should take.

  •  Click on the Route drop-down menu and select the route by which the item should be administered.

  • Click on the Frequency field and enter how often the item should be used.

  • Click on the Days Supplied field and enter  the number of days for which the item should be supplied.

💡Please Note: The Total Quantity field will be automatically calculated and populated based on the dosage, frequency, and number of days entered.

  • Click on the Time Of Day drop-down menu and select when the item should be used.

  • Click on the Meal Relationship drop-down menu and select how the item should be used in relation to meals.

  • Click on the Repeat field and enter the number of times the script should be repeated.

💡Please Note: The directions for use will be automatically generated based on your selections for Time of Day, Meal Relationship, and Repeat.

  • Click on the Save button to save the Script Line Macro.

    • Once saved, the Script Line Macro will be added to the relevant Macro list, where it can be selected and applied to script items as required.

Last modified: Tuesday, 2 June 2026, 3:10 PM