Here are some additional time-management suggestions to add to those of John Crosby.1 If a patient has more than 3 prescriptions, I use a square of carbon paper to copy my script directly into the chart. A bonus of this system is that it provides evidence for the not-infrequent disputes with pharmacies over number of refills and other aspects of the prescriptions. And for the one patient who is using a large number of herbs, vitamins, medications and shampoos, I have a preprinted large-size script page listing all of the items; at any particular visit, I simply initial the items requested.
Ralph M. Jones Department of Family Practice University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC
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