Record an Allergy
1. Within the patient's record, locate and click 
at the top of the window. The Medication Precautions form appears.
o This form contains a section for entering allergy information.
o If the patient already has allergies recorded, the button will list them, as in this example: 
o If you enter an allergy not known to the system, it will be considered 'non-coded', and will not be safety-checked against medications you prescribe. Safety-checked allergies are flagged with the 
icon (see example below).
2. To add a new allergy, click in the Enter Allergy /Adverse Reaction field, and type the name of the allergy.
o If you enter an allergy not known to the system, it will be considered 'non-coded', and will not be safety-checked against medications you prescribe. Safety-checked allergies are flagged with the icon (see example image in Step 3, below).
o If you select a brand / trade product, you must indicate whether the allergy is related to Ingredient, Drug Class or Brand, and then record the type of reaction.
Later, if you attempt to prescribe something the patient is allergic to, you will be alerted accordingly. Red indicates highest severity, followed by orange, and then yellow.
Delete an Allergy
1. Within the patient's record, locate and click at the top of the window. The Medication Precautions form appears.
2. Locate the allergy you wish to delete, and click 
Edit an Allergy
1. Within the patient's record, locate and click at the top of the window. The Medication Precautions form appears.
2. Locate the allergy you wish to edit, click the 
icon, and make any changes desired.
3. Click away from the Medication Precautions panel to save the changes, and close the panel.
o The allergy is safety-checked against the patient’s current medications and prescriptions. Any warnings are displayed and colour-coded. Red indicates highest severity, followed by orange, and then yellow.