There are several different options for logging expiration dates on your medications / EMS supplies in PSTrax. Take a look at the video and/or read more about the configuration options below.
Configuration Option #1: Set an alert for any medication set to expire within a specific time frame.
- Click the check mark for each medication that will not expire within X days.
- Click the alert icon next to the medication set to expire within X days.
- In the notes field, enter the number of medication set to expire and enter the expiration dates.
- Click Log All Checked Items.
- You can opt to send alerts for each medication or combine items in a single alert. We recommend combining items into one single alert in this case. Recipients of the alert will receive an email and/or text message depending on how the recipient configured their alert notification in the user setting.
- Click Log Tasks and then set the alert.
Configuration Option #2: Capture medication expiration dates in the notes field and set up a custom report to view expiring medication.
- Click the check mark next to each medication.
- Enter the quantity of medication expiring in the notes field.
- Click Log All Checked Items and then Log Tasks.
- View the information in the Logs or create a Custom Report.
Configuration Option #3: Capture the earliest expiration date in the notes field and configure a custom report to view expiring medication.
- Click the check mark next to each medication and enter the earliest expiration date in the notes field.
- Click Log All Checked Items and then Log Tasks.
- View the information in the Logs or create a Custom Report.
Configuration Option 4: Separate each unit of medication as it's own task and require users to capture expiration dates in the notes field. Configure a custom report to view medication expiration dates.
- Click the check mark next to each medication and enter the medication expiration dates for each item in the notes field.
- Click Log All Checked Items and then Log Tasks.
- View the information in the Logs or create a Custom Report.