In this article, we will cover how to add and edit pharmacy information in DrFirst. Remember, to access DrFirst, you must start in the Rula provider portal.
Adding a pharmacy
- Log in to the Rula provider portal
- Navigate to the Clients tab and select the client you'd like to add a pharmacy for
- Click Manage medications in the top right corner to open DrFirst for this patient
- Note that you can only manage medication for this specific patient. If you'd like to go to another patient's information page in DrFirst, you'll need to navigate back to that client's chart in the portal and launch DrFirst again.
- Now that DrFirst is open in a new tab, click the magnifying glass icon to open the Pharmacy search.
- Select which pharmacy list you'd like to search from. You'll have 3 options:
- Practice List - This contains only pharmacies located within the first three digits of your practice's zip code.
- Favorites List - This contains pharmacies that the patient has previously selected to be in their favorites list.
- All Lists - This contains all available pharmacies in DrFirst's database. (Default setting)
- Enter the criteria for the pharmacy you're looking for, and click Search. Please note that the pharmacy address must match the Google street address, or no results will appear.
- This will pull up a list of pharmacies that fit your criteria. Click the pharmacy you'd like to add to the patient's information screen.
- Be sure to confirm the pharmacy type and that it meets your needs to ePrescribe for your patient
- (C) - Pharmacy only accepts controlled substance prescriptions electronically.
- (E) - Pharmacy accepts electronic prescriptions.
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(R) - Pharmacy is a retail pharmacy.
Editing the pharmacy on file
If you need to change the pharmacy on file, all you need to do is select the magnifying glass next to the current pharmacy. This will take you back to the pharmacy search to select a new one to put on file.
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