Metro medDISPENSE User Manual
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Wasting a Medication
Sign on to the medDISPENSE unit.
Select Dispense to Patient, if the patient list does not appear automatically.
Select the Wastage function button.
Search for the desired patient and select by touching the name.
Select the desired medication to be wasted.
Enter the amount of the medication being wasted, make sure to include quantity (ML, CC. MG).
Press the Dispose button.
If the medication is a narcotic, another operator must sign on to witness the transaction.
Dispose of the wasted medication in the designated receptacle.
Acknowledge the waste by pressing the <OK> button on the screen.
Select the Main Menu button.
Select the Sign Off button.
Always remember to Sign Off the medDISPENSE system.
Resolving a Discrepancy
Sign on to the medDISPENSE unit.
Select the Main Menu button.
Select the Med Discrepancies button.
NOTE: Depending on security level, operators may not be able to access this function.
Select the desired discrepancy by touching the medication name.
Press the Resolve Selected Discrepancy button.
Have a witness enter their ID and password (two operators are required to resolve a
discrepancy). NOTE: Some locations also have barcode/fingerprint scans as added security.
Confirm the current quantity of medication in the drawer and press <ENTER>
Enter the explanation for the discrepancy in the provided field.
Confirm the resolution by pressing the <OK> button.
Select the Sign Off button.
Always remember to Sign Off the medDISPENSE system.