How to Generate Prescriptions

MyDentalPractice includes a built-in prescription module that lets you create professional prescriptions, check for drug interactions, and maintain a complete medication history for each patient.

Creating a Prescription

Open the patient record

Click the Prescriptions tab

Click + New Prescription

Adding Medications

For each medication:

Start typing the drug name — the system searches a built-in drug database

Select the correct medication from the dropdown

Fill in the prescription details:

- Dosage — e.g., 500mg

- Frequency — e.g., Twice daily

- Duration — e.g., 7 days

- Route — Oral, Topical, Injection, etc.

- Quantity — Total number of tablets/capsules/units

- Instructions — Special directions (e.g., "Take after meals", "Do not crush")

Click Add to include the medication in the prescription

You can add multiple medications to a single prescription.

Drug Interaction Checks

When you add a medication, the system automatically checks for:

Drug-drug interactions — Conflicts between prescribed medications

Drug-allergy interactions — Conflicts with the patient's recorded allergies

Duplicate therapy — Same or similar drug already prescribed

Warnings appear in three severity levels:

Level	Color	Action
Severe	Red	Must acknowledge before proceeding
Moderate	Orange	Review recommended
Mild	Yellow	Informational only

Common Dental Prescriptions

The system includes quick-select templates for common dental prescriptions:

Post-Extraction — Amoxicillin 500mg + Ibuprofen 400mg

Dental Infection — Augmentin 625mg + Metronidazole 400mg

Pain Management — Ibuprofen 400mg or Diclofenac 50mg

Pre-Medication — Amoxicillin 2g (for patients requiring antibiotic prophylaxis)

Click Templates when creating a prescription to select a pre-built template.

After creating the prescription:

Print — Generates a formatted prescription with your clinic header, patient details, and medications

Email — Send a PDF copy to the patient

SMS — Send a brief summary to the patient's phone

The printed prescription includes:

Clinic name, address, and contact

Prescribing dentist's name and license number

Patient name and age

Date of prescription

Medication details with clear instructions

Signature line

Prescription History

View all prescriptions for a patient in the Prescriptions tab, sorted by date. Each entry shows:

Date prescribed

Medications included

Prescribing dentist

Status (Active, Completed, Cancelled)

For clinical documentation, see How to Write Clinical Notes. For patient allergies, see Medical History.

How to Generate Prescriptions