What's the best way to track expiration dates in PSTrax?

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. 

  1. Click the check mark for each medication that will not expire within X days. 
  2. Click the alert icon next to the medication set to expire within X days. 
  3. In the notes field, enter the number of medication set to expire and enter the expiration dates. 
  4. Click Log All Checked Items
  5. 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. 
  6. 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.

  1. Click the check mark next to each medication.
  2. Enter the quantity of medication expiring in the notes field. 
  3. Click Log All Checked Items and then Log Tasks
  4. 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.

  1. Click the check mark next to each medication and enter the earliest expiration date in the notes field. 
  2. Click Log All Checked Items and then Log Tasks
  3. 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. 

  1. Click the check mark next to each medication and enter the medication expiration dates for each item in the notes field. 
  2. Click Log All Checked Items and then Log Tasks
  3. View the information in the Logs or create a Custom Report.