Exception doses are used when a patient needs an additional dose on a day where they have already received a dose.

This could be due to the patient vomiting the dose, it being stolen, the doctor prescribing an additional dose for that day, etc.

1. Click on Add Exception under the General tab.
   
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3. Click on the patient in the list then press Select on the right. You will see the below screen.
   
   
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5. Under Exception Type, select the corresponding reason and type additional information into the Exception Comments box underneath.
6. If the dose is part of a prescription select the matching prescription – this will autofill most of the information for you.
7. Enter the date of the exception dose and press Continue.
8. You will see the dose form as below. Click on the Ex-Today entry, select who it was administered by, then press Dose.
   
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10. Open the patient’s Dose History window to confirm the exception dose has been added correctly.