Dispensing
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Birender goes to the Pharmacy and get his prescription fulfilled.
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After leaving Dr. Sood's room, Birender walked over to the pharmacy. Imtiaz Ali, the pharmacist, asked whether Birender has just had a consultation. Birender nodded. Imtiaz then looked up recent consultations, and asked, "You are Birender, right?".
Birender remembered that Simran had handed him a slip the previous evening, with medicines that she wanted to keep handy. Birender showed the slip to Imtiaz. It said, "Paracetamol 650 mg, two strips." Not even a please or a thank you.
Imtiaz checked his stocks. He has 1,947 tablets of Paracetamol 650 mg in stock. He also has 970 tablets of Amlodipine 2.5 mg, 663 tablets of Amlodipine 5 mg, but only 78 tablets of Metformin 500 mg in stock.
He dispensed 90 tablets of Amlodipine 2.5 mg, 15 tablets of Metformin 500 mg and 20 tablets of Paracetamol 650 mg to Birender. He asks Birender to take both of his prescribed medicines after supper, so that it is easier to track.
While logging medicines dispensed, he changed 30 x 7.5 mg Amlodipine to 30 x 7.5 mg Amlodipine, reduced the number of Metformin tablets, and added an entry for Paracetamol.
As soon as Imtiaz saved his dispensing records, Birender got a message with the details of the Amlodipine and Metformin tablets dispensed to him. The message also stated that there was a 15-day shortfall between the prescription and its fulfillment.
Finally, Imtiaz printed out a receipt, and collected payment. Birender only paid only for the Paracetamol; the other medicines were provided at no charge by the public health system.
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To illustrate how user stories translate to system scope and FHIR specifications, see Dispensing Scope.
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