Clinical provides a mechanism for finding medications that have similar ingredients
The search takes into consideration the following factors:
o Alternative brands of medication i.e. of the same active ingredients and strength.
o Alternative types of medication i.e. of same active ingredients, regardless of strength.
o Alternative strengths of medication i.e. of the same drug name and dose-form but different strength, quantity or other field.
o Single and Multi-Ingredient medications i.e. where the active ingredient is shared by two or more medications.
Via the Select Drug Window
1. When prescribing via the Select Drug window, right-click a given medication, and select the Single and Multi-Ingredient Products option.
2. The Single and Multi-Ingredient Products window appears.
o This window displays any medications that share at least one ingredient with the selected medication, regardless of whether they themselves contain more or fewer ingredients than the selected medication.
o MDref Explorer also appears at this time. See MDref and the MDref Explorer for more information.
• PBS - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
• RPBS - Restricted Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
• B.P.P. - Brand Price Premium
• T.G.P. - Therapeutic Group Premium
• S.P.C. - Special Patient Contribution
3. Via the Alternatives section at the bottom of the window, filter the drug list if desired.
4. Select the medication you wish to prescribe.
5. Click 
to confirm your selection.
Via the CurrentRx Tab
1. After you have prescribed a medication, right-click a given medication from the Current Rx tab, and select the Single and Multi-Ingredient Products option.
2. The Single and Multi-Ingredient Products window appears.
o This window displays any medications that share at least one ingredient with the selected medication, regardless of whether they themselves contain more or fewer ingredients than the selected medication.
• PBS - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
• RPBS - Restricted Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
• B.P.P. - Brand Price Premium
• T.G.P. - Therapeutic Group Premium
• S.P.C. - Special Patient Contribution
3. Via the Alternatives section at the bottom of the window, filter the drug list if desired.
4. Select the medication you wish to prescribe.
5. Click to confirm your selection.
Via MDref Explorer
1. Within MDref Explorer, right-click a given medication, and select the Single and Multi-Ingredient Products option.
2. The Single and Multi-Ingredient Products window appears.
o This window displays any medications that share at least one ingredient with the selected medication, regardless of whether they themselves contain more or fewer ingredients than the selected medication.
• PBS - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
• RPBS - Restricted Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
• B.P.P. - Brand Price Premium
• T.G.P. - Therapeutic Group Premium
• S.P.C. - Special Patient Contribution
3. Via the Alternatives section at the bottom of the window, filter the drug list if desired.
4. Select the medication you wish to prescribe.
5. Click to confirm your selection.