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Inward BHT Medicine Request

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Inward BHT Medicine Request

Overview

Ward staff use the BHT Medicine Request to ask the pharmacy to prepare and issue medicines for an admitted patient. The ward submits the request, and pharmacy staff review it and issue the medicines when ready. If the request was submitted in error — and the pharmacy has not yet acted on it — ward staff can cancel it.

When to Use

Use this feature when:

  • A doctor has prescribed medicines and the ward needs to request them from the pharmacy
  • A previous request was submitted in error and needs to be cancelled before the pharmacy issues against it
  • You want to review or reprint a previously submitted medicine request for a patient

How to Use

Submitting a New Medicine Request

  1. Navigate to InwardPharmacyBHT Medicine Request (or the equivalent menu entry for your ward)
  2. Search for the patient using their BHT number or name
  3. Select the patient — the admission details will load
  4. In the Drug Order section, type the first few letters of the medicine name in the search box and select the correct item from the suggestions
  5. Enter the Quantity required
  6. Click +Add to add the line to the request
  7. Repeat steps 4–6 for each medicine needed
  8. Click Submit Request to send it to the pharmacy

Note: The request is visible to pharmacy staff immediately after you submit it.

Viewing and Reprinting Existing Requests

  1. Navigate to InwardPharmacyBHT Issue Request List
  2. Enter a date range in the From Date and To Date fields
  3. Optionally enter a Request No or BHT No to narrow the search
  4. Click Search All, Search Not Issued, or Search Issued Only depending on what you need:
    • Search Not Issued — shows requests the pharmacy has not yet acted on
    • Search Issued Only — shows requests where pharmacy has already issued medicines
    • Search All — shows all requests in the date range
  5. Find the request in the list and click View Request to open it
  6. Click Reprint to print the request slip

Cancelling a Medicine Request

You can cancel a request only if the pharmacy has not yet issued medicines against it. Once pharmacy staff have issued, the request is locked and cannot be cancelled.

  1. Navigate to InwardPharmacyBHT Issue Request List
  2. Search for the request (use Search Not Issued to find requests that are still cancellable)
  3. Click View Request on the relevant row
  4. On the request details page, click the Cancel Request button
    • If the button is greyed out (disabled), the pharmacy has already issued against this request and cancellation is not possible
  5. In the confirmation dialog, enter a reason for the cancellation in the comment box
  6. Click Yes to confirm cancellation

The request will be marked as cancelled. The cancellation details (who cancelled it and when) are displayed on the list page for audit purposes.

Understanding Messages

Success Messages

  • "Request cancelled successfully": The request has been cancelled and the pharmacy will no longer see it in their pending issue list

Error Messages

  • "This request has already been issued from pharmacy and can no longer be cancelled.": The pharmacy has already processed an issue against this request. To reverse the issue, contact the pharmacy to cancel the issue bill separately.
  • "Provide a comment to cancel the request.": You must enter a reason in the comment box before confirming the cancellation

Best Practices

  • Cancel requests as soon as you realise they were submitted in error — once the pharmacy starts preparing the medicines, cancellation is no longer possible
  • Use Search Not Issued when looking for requests you may want to cancel, as it filters to only the requests still pending at the pharmacy
  • Include a clear reason in the cancellation comment so pharmacy staff and auditors understand why the request was withdrawn

Troubleshooting

The "Cancel Request" button is greyed out

Cause: The pharmacy has already issued medicines against this request, or the request has already been cancelled. Solution: Check the request details to see if an issued bill is linked. If the pharmacy issued in error, ask pharmacy staff to cancel their issue bill — the request will become cancellable again once that issue is cancelled.

I cannot find the request in the list

Cause: The request may belong to a different pharmacy department. The list only shows requests directed to the pharmacy department of your current session. Solution: Confirm which pharmacy department the request was sent to and ensure your session is set to that department.

Permissions

The Cancel Request button is available to users who have been granted the Inward Pharmacy Issue Request Cancel privilege. Contact your system administrator if you need this access.

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