As far as I know, that's not possible unless you have multiple mnemonics (a distinct mnemonic for each NDC). You'd also need a separate drawer in Pyxis (or whatever) for each mnemonic/NDC combination. You'd have to make sure the pharmacist entering/verifying the order knows exactly which of the multiple mnemonics that nursing will pull from the Pyxis for the duration of the order. (I guess we'd have to be clairvoyant.)
Please don't expect this to happen, there aren't enough hours in a day for your friends in the pharmacy to keep up with this unrealistic task using the tools that Meditech provides. Maybe eventually what is scanned using BMV will allow us to easily differentiate what particular brand is used, but for now, no way. Alan Miller, RPh Pharmacist Patient Care Information Systems Catawba Valley Medical Center 810 Fairgrove Church Road Hickory, NC 28602 >>> "Vaughan, Terri M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/02/2007 10:01 >>> Good day, I was asked to post the following question At sites that do not have a one-to-one relationship between the Drug mnemonics in the Drug dictionary and the NDC codes, what process is used to capture the NDC value for a specific dose of a drug? For example, the drug Ketorolac-15 mg (J1885) is manufactured and supplied to your pharmacy by several companies (Baxter, Hospira, Roche) and each would assign a different NDC to their product. Yet in the drug dictionary, only one entry exists for Ketorolac. How would the specific NDC for a specific dose be captured and passed to the BAR system to meet billing requirements being imposed by the state Medicaid program? Marilyn Rasmussen, RHIA, CPC Austin Medical Center 1000 First Drive NW Austin, MN 55912 Phone: (507-434-1649) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please visit and add information to the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, and is believed to be clean. Catawba Valley Medical Center 810 Fairgrove Church Rd Hickory NC 28602 828-326-3000 "This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from your computer if you have received this message in error. Do not deliver, distribute, or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action as a result of the information it contains. Thank you." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, and is believed to be clean. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please visit and add information to the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com
