How to: Create Prescription Charge Types and Set Them Up

In order to use prescription charges, you must create and set up prescription charge types.

To create Prescription Charge Types

  1. Go to Departments - LS Retail - Pharmacy - Pharmacy Product Design - Prescription Charges - Prescription Charge Types.

  2. On the Prescription Charge Types page, fill in the columns according to the following table:

    Column Description
    Code Here you give the charge type a code, for example: BREAK, WATER, OTHER
    Type Here you select the charge type. The charge type can be an Item (retail item), for example: Water, 100 ml, or Income, for example for breaking the packaging.

    The options are:

    • Item - for posting into an item ledger entry.
    • Income - for posting into an income account.
    No. Here you select the number of the type from the Retail Item List.
    Description Displays the description of what you selected in the No. column.
    Default Amount Here you enter the default amount for the charge type.
    Blocked For internal use only.

  3. Once you have created pharmacy charge types, you must set them up and apply them to pharmacy items.

To set up Prescription Charges

  1. Go to Departments - LS Retail - Pharmacy - Pharmacy Product Design - Prescription Charges - Prescription Charge Types.
  2. Click Where Used on the Home action menu.

  3. Fill in the columns according to the following table:

    Column Description
    Charge Code Here you select a charge code that has been created beforehand on the Prescription Charge Types page, for example: WATER.
    Type Here you select the whether you want the charge to apply to a specific pharmacy item or to all pharmacy items.
    Code If you selected the Pharmacy Item option in the Type field, this is where you select the pharmacy item number.
    Apply Prescription Charge % Select this check box if you want the prescription charge to be added as a percentage to the pharmacy item. The system uses the following formula to calculate the price:

    (QTY * Net Price) * (Prescription Charge / 100)
    Prescription Charge % If you selected the Apply Prescription Charge % check box, this is where you define the prescription charge in percentages.
    Apply Prescription Charge Amount Select this check box if you want the prescription charge amount to be added as an amount to the pharmacy item. The system uses the following formula to calculate the price:

    Charge Amount + Prescription Charge Amount
    Prescription Charge Amount If you selected the Apply Prescription Charge Amount check box, this is where you define the prescription charge amount.

See also

Prescription Charges

How to: Add Prescription Charges to a Prescription Order Line