If you are using Legacy eRx, the following resources may be helpful.

See our video: Using Legacy eRx Webinar.

External resources

To access some of the areas below, you need to launch Legacy eRx (click eRx in Open Dental).

• Videos: See the HowTo Video Playlist.
• Read Me First Documentation: Click the Admin tab (under Support).
  • How to Write a Prescription
  • Administrative Page Functions
  • Online help for each screen (click the links at the bottom of each screen)
    • Popup Help: Display help information in a new window.
    • Help: Show help information at the bottom of the current screen.
  • Reference Manual: A complete listing of all Help pages.
• Audio Tour: Click Resources in the top left corner of the Legacy eRx interface, then Tour at the bottom of the page.

Hints

• Legacy eRx will configure itself with use. The more you use it, the more information that will be available.
• Use the tabs across the top of the interface to move through the system.
  • Select Dr./Staff: When you launch from Open Dental, the doctor/staff is passed to eRx.
  • Compose Rx: Where each new prescription begins.
  • Med Entry: Enter a medication without prescribing.
  • Patient Details: General patient information. This field usually automatically populates.
  • Diagnoses: Patient diagnoses and past medical history. Used for drug disease checking.
  • Admin: Training materials, health plan and pharmacy lists.