Add Your First Medicine¶

Add a medication to a person's profile before you create a schedule or record a dose.

Step 1: Log in¶

Open https://med-tracker.localhost in your web browser.

Sign in with the local demo account you selected during setup, or with the account your administrator invited. Do not use development fixture accounts on a public or shared server.

Step 2: Open the person's profile¶

Open People, then select the person who uses the medication.

Step 3: Start the medication workflow¶

Select Add Medication on the person's profile. MedTracker asks how the medication is taken.

Add a prescribed or scheduled medication¶

Choose Prescribed / Scheduled when the medication has a fixed schedule.

1. Search for and select the medication.
2. Choose the dose.
3. Set the active dates and schedule.
4. Review the plan before you save it.

Add an as-needed medication¶

Choose As needed when the medication does not have a fixed schedule.

1. Search for and select the medication.
2. Choose the dose.
3. Add any guidance, such as a dose limit or minimum time between doses.
4. Choose Add Medication.

The saved medication appears on the person's profile. A scheduled medication also appears as a task when a dose is due.

Record a dose¶

Follow Record a dose when the person takes the medication.