Medication Master File
The medications section in the LIS is used in the toxicology module. Adding medications in this section and associating with: Anticipated Positives, Associated Medications and Confirmatory Tests will help when resulting toxicology tests to determine whether the metabolites detected or not detected are consistent or inconsistent.
📘 Instructions
Follow the steps below to add medications.
- Click on Master Files
- Click on Medications
- When the form opens, fill in the fields marked with asterisks
- Click on the Add button to complete.
Refer to your laboratory manager/lab director or policy when configuring.
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