The Medications and Supplements section is where you list what the patient is taking at home. This is separate from medications you give them on the call — those go on the Timeline tab.

How to add a home medication

  1. Click Add Medication.
  2. Type the first few letters of the medication name. CloudPCR searches a national drug database and shows you matches.
  3. Pick the right strength and form.
  4. Enter the dose and how often the patient takes it, if you know.

Tips

  • If the patient brought their pill bottles or a list, use them. Patients often forget medications they take every day.
  • For polypharmacy patients (15+ medications), focus on the ones that matter for the chief complaint. You do not have to list every supplement.
  • If a medication is in the list but with a different brand name than the patient's bottle, use the generic name. Both names point to the same drug.

An example

You transport a 65-year-old with chest pain. He hands you a printout from his cardiologist with his current medications. You start typing each one: aspirin, metoprolol, atorvastatin, lisinopril, metformin. CloudPCR finds each one in the national database, you pick the right strength, and the list is built in under a minute. The receiving cardiologist sees the full list when she gets the report.