Dosage Calculations

Ascend I.P. stores, calculates and displays dosage information. This information can be viewed/modified during order entry and transmitted via an interface to other vendor systems via interfaces.

In the example below, a 325MG tablet was originally selected from the formulary and then the Dose for this item was been edited to '650' MG. Ascend automatically adjusts the Qty/Dose to '2'. Likewise, if the Qty/Dose had been edited from "1" to '2', the Dose amount for this item would have been automatically changed from '325' to '650' MG.

If you are unable to see the dosage fields on your screen, use the "View slection" drop-down list at the bottom of the order ingredients list, and select the "Full" view as shown above. To set the default view to display dosage information in the Order Entry screen for all future orders... Go to Utilities/Options/Order Entry tab.

Setting "dosage" information in the drug formulary record

You can pre-set the Dose/Unit of Measure and "Per" amount and unit of measure for an item in the formulary (Utilities --> Formulary). Select the inventory item and edit the "Dose" and/or "Per" fields. (See screen shot below). The "Dose" is typically a strength while "Per" is typically a solution volume. IV solutions should normally use the "Per" field for the volume while leaving the "Dose" field empty. Tablets, capsules, ampoules, pre-loaded syringes, etc should normally have the "Dose" amount completed and the "Per" field left blank. 

The dosage fields will automatically transfer to the order when you select the item. 

Bulk or multi-dose dispensed/charged items

These items should have the entire container (i.e., the billable quantity) reflected in one of the dosage fields, (e.g., Dose = total GMs in the container or Per = total MLs in the container). For bulk/multi-dose items, don't use the Dose and Per fields to try to indicate "concentrations" as it makes it impossible to edit these fields at order entry time to correctly indicate both the amount to be billed (usually the entire container) AND the patient dose (usually NOT the entire container). Instead, include the concentration in the name of the drug, or in a comment line