That works for non controlled substances. In Florida you have to use approved pre-printed scripts for all schedule II - V drugs.
On Feb 26, 2012, at 9:15 AM, William Stacy <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you considered NOT doing it? I mean most programs just print > everything, including the facility, the Rxing Dr, the Rx symbol, and > everything you need on blank paper. If you need that secure watermarked > paper, maybe you can get it blank. The thing I like about doing it this way > is the same formatting can be used for other docs in other practices. > Besides that, the trend is away from paper Rxs in favor of electronic > submission anyway. > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Michael J. Sinclair <[email protected]> > wrote: > Hi All, > > I need to print perscriptions on preprinted forms. The forms I have to use > come to me made for a dot matrix printer. Each form is exactly 4.25" tall > measured from perforation to perforation. I need to use one pre printed form > per perscription. > > The first problem I ran into is that when the forms are loaded into the > printer, and the top form is advanced such that the perforation is lined up > with the tear off bar, the print head is sitting a little too low to start > typing at that point. I was able to solve that problem by placing a PCC > (Printer Control Code) object in the Report Header that causes the printer to > do a a very precise reverse line feed. So far so good. > > (First question....does the size of the Report header affect the printing if > all it contains is a PCC?) > > But...now I am having trouble making each perscription start the printing at > the exact same place on each printed form. It seems that I don't know how to > make each perscription take up exactly 4.25" of vertical space. Some of my > perscriptions are 5 lines long, some are as much as 8 lines. There is more > than enough room to print all the lines, but they do have to be lined up with > the preprinted typing on the preprinted forms. I need something like a form > feed after the last line of each perscription. > > (Second question, should I put a Form Feed PCC in the page footer?) > > Finally, after the last perscription is typed, I need to do a very precise > line feed so that the next peforation lines up with the tear off bar on the > dot matrix printer. I think my solution is to put a PCC in the Report Footer > section. > > Here is what confuses me. When I am creating the report, I can change the > size of each section (Report Header, Page Header, Details, Page footer, > Report footer. Does the physical size of the various sections affect the > location of the text, even if there is no text in the section? If I am using > exactly 8 lines per inch, then I should have essentially 34 "vertical lines > of space" to work with. I need the patient name to always go on "line 16" > (exactly 2 inches from the top peforation). Since the print head is sitting > at line 18 at the beginning of the process, I do a 0.25" reverse line > feed....that works. Now how do I make sure the rest of the lines end up where > they need to be? The last line, todays date, has to go on line 30, which is > exactly 0.5 inches above the bottom perforation. > > How do I control the relative vertical spacing between the lines so my text > ends up printing where it needs to go? Blank lines are ok, not every line on > the script has to be filled in. But the expiration date always has to go on > line 26....and that does not change based on the number of lines of print > above line 26. > > When I do a print preview, it looks great on the screen...but when I print > it, the printing is misaligned starting with the second perscription. > > How do I fix this? > > I hope I am making sense at this hour! > > Mike > > > > -- > William Stacy, O.D. > > Please visit my website by clicking on : > > http://www.folsomeye.net > > >
