Inactivate Repeats

Inactivate repeats to ensure stopped medicines are not issued in error.

Process

• Highlight the original /1 dispensing on the patient history grid:
  
  
  
• Press F2 View/Edit, then F2 Edit Rx.
• Select F10 Other and choose V - Inactivate repeats/copies.
• Press F12 Accept Rx then F11 End Edit to save the changes.
  
  

Once the repeats have been inactivated:

• A red I is displayed in the Owe/Status column of the history grid,
• The red repeat dots change to grey on the history grid, and
• The dark grey grid summary line shows the inactive status:
  
  
  
• Viewing the script, it shows that it has been inactivated, when, and by whom, in red on the bottom left of the screen:
  
  
  

To Re-activate an Inactive Repeat

On the original dispensing on the patient history grid:

• Press F2 View/Edit, then F2 Edit Rx.
• Select F10 Other and choose V - Inactivate repeats/copies.
• Press F12 Accept Rx then F11 End Edit to save the changes.

The Inactivate repeats/copies option toggles between activate and inactive.

Reviewed: 20/02/2025