Outpatient Pharmacy (PSO) Manager’s User Manual - Version 7.0 - Reference guide

Sep 2, 2026

Outpatient Pharmacy V. 7.0 Manager’s User Manual provides functional guidance for pharmacists and technicians working in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. It documents operational conventions, help and related reference materials, and how to manage patient lists and actions within the Outpatient Pharmacy environment. It also covers the manager menu, archival workflows, autocancel behavior, Bingo Board monitoring and data lifecycle, label printer changes, drug interaction checks, and clozapine dispensing control workflows and related patient override conditions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatDOCX

Pages539

Reading Time3 h 9 min

AccessFree to download

Chapter 1: Introduction

Documentation Conventions

Getting Help

Related Manuals

Chapter 2: List Manager

Patient Demographics and Clinical Alerts

Using List Manager with Outpatient Pharmacy

Entering Actions

Outpatient Pharmacy Hidden Actions

Chapter 3: Using the Outpatient Pharmacy Manager Menu

Patient Lookup

Chapter 4: Using the Archive Menu Option

Archiving

Find

Save to Tape

Tape Retrieval

Archive to File

File Retrieval

Purge

List One Patient's Archived Rx's

Print Archived Prescriptions

Chapter 5: Autocanceling

Autocancel Rx's on Admission

Chapter 6: Using the Bingo Board Menu

Bingo Board

Bingo Board Manager (BM)

Enter/Edit Display

Auto-Start Enter/Edit

Print Bingo Board Statistics

Print Bingo Board Wait Time

Purge Bingo Board Data

Start/Stop Bingo Board Display

Bingo Board User (BU)

Enter New Patient

Display/Remove Patient's Name on Monitor

Status of Patient's Order

ScripTalk Mapping Error Messages

Chapter 7: Changing the Label Printer

Change Label Printer

Chapter 8: Check Drug Interaction

Check Drug Interaction

Chapter 9: Controlling the Dispensing of Clozapine

Clozapine Pharmacy Manager

Display Lab Tests and Results

Edit Data for a Patient in the Clozapine Program

List of Override Prescriptions

Clozapine Dispensing Overview

Hierarchy for Addressing Clozapine Patient Override Conditions

Outpatient Pharmacy (PSO) Manager’s User Manual Version 7.0 December 1997 (Revised July 2021) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Revision History When updates occur, the Title Page lists the new revised date and this page describes the changes. Bookmarks link the described content changes to its place within manual. There are no bookmarks for format updates. Page numbers change with each update; therefore, they are not included as a reference in the Revision History. Preface This user manual describes the functional characteristics of Outpatient Pharmacy V. 7.0. It is intended for pharmacists and technicians who are familiar with the functioning of Outpatient Pharmacy in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740407"  Added the section, Reset Copay Status List Manager PAGEREF _Toc65740407 \h ii HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740408" Chapter 1: Introduction PAGEREF _Toc65740408 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740409" Documentation Conventions PAGEREF _Toc65740409 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740410" Getting Help PAGEREF _Toc65740410 \h 2 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740411" Related Manuals PAGEREF _Toc65740411 \h 2 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740412" Main Package Documentation PAGEREF _Toc65740412 \h 2 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740413" Additional Documentation PAGEREF _Toc65740413 \h 2 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740414" Chapter 2: List Manager PAGEREF _Toc65740414 \h 3 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740415" Patient Demographics and Clinical Alerts PAGEREF _Toc65740415 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740416" Using List Manager with Outpatient Pharmacy PAGEREF _Toc65740416 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740417" Entering Actions PAGEREF _Toc65740417 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740418" Outpatient Pharmacy Hidden Actions PAGEREF _Toc65740418 \h 8 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740419" Speed Actions PAGEREF _Toc65740419 \h 10 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740420" Other Outpatient Pharmacy ListMan Actions PAGEREF _Toc65740420 \h 10 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740421" Other Screen Actions PAGEREF _Toc65740421 \h 10 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740422" Chapter 3: Using the Outpatient Pharmacy Manager Menu PAGEREF _Toc65740422 \h 12 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740423" Patient Lookup PAGEREF _Toc65740423 \h 12 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740424" Chapter 4: Using the Archive Menu Option PAGEREF _Toc65740424 \h 14 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740425" Archiving PAGEREF _Toc65740425 \h 14 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740426" Find PAGEREF _Toc65740426 \h 14 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740427" Save to Tape PAGEREF _Toc65740427 \h 14 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740428" Tape Retrieval PAGEREF _Toc65740428 \h 14 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740429" Archive to File PAGEREF _Toc65740429 \h 15 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740430" File Retrieval PAGEREF _Toc65740430 \h 15 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740431" Purge *Temporarily Out of Order* PAGEREF _Toc65740431 \h 17 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740432" List One Patient's Archived Rx's PAGEREF _Toc65740432 \h 17 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740433" Print Archived Prescriptions PAGEREF _Toc65740433 \h 17 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740434" Chapter 5: Autocanceling PAGEREF _Toc65740434 \h 18 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740435" Autocancel Rx's on Admission PAGEREF _Toc65740435 \h 18 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740436" Chapter 6: Using the Bingo Board Menu PAGEREF _Toc65740436 \h 20 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740437" Bingo Board PAGEREF _Toc65740437 \h 20 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740438" Bingo Board Manager (BM) PAGEREF _Toc65740438 \h 20 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740439" Enter/Edit Display PAGEREF _Toc65740439 \h 21 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740440" Auto-Start Enter/Edit PAGEREF _Toc65740440 \h 22 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740441" Print Bingo Board Statistics PAGEREF _Toc65740441 \h 22 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc65740442" Print Bingo Board Wait Time PAGEREF _Toc65740442 \h 23 HY

FAQs

Who is the Outpatient Pharmacy V. 7.0 Manager’s User Manual intended for?

The manual is intended for pharmacists and technicians familiar with how Outpatient Pharmacy functions in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).

What topics are covered in the List Manager chapter?

It covers patient demographics and clinical alerts, using List Manager with Outpatient Pharmacy, entering actions, and manager-specific actions such as hidden and speed actions.

How does the manual address clozapine dispensing control?

It provides guidance for the Clozapine Pharmacy Manager, including displaying lab results, editing patient data in the program, listing override prescriptions, registering clozapine patients, and understanding override-condition hierarchy.

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