Please see below:
 
These are instructions for setting up the ability for a clinician to enter an unknown medication as a home med.

 
I THINK THIS IS IT I FORGET WHAT YOU WANTED TO CALL IT, SO I NAMED THE ORDERABLE ITEM UNKNOWN DRUG.
 
NAVIGATE TO PHARMACY DATA MANAGEMENT>DRUG ENTER/EDIT
 
Select DRUG GENERIC NAME: MISCELLANEOUS DRUG
  Are you adding 'MISCELLANEOUS DRUG' as a new DRUG (the 5655TH)? No// Y  (Yes)
   DRUG NUMBER: 5656//
   DRUG VA CLASSIFICATION:
   DRUG FSN:
   DRUG NATIONAL DRUG CLASS:
   DRUG LOCAL NON-FORMULARY:
   DRUG INACTIVE DATE:
   DRUG MESSAGE:
   DRUG RESTRICTION:
GENERIC NAME: MISCELLANEOUS DRUG//
VA CLASSIFICATION:
DEA, SPECIAL HDLG:
DAW CODE:
 
NATIONAL FORMULARY INDICATOR: Not Matched To NDF
LOCAL NON-FORMULARY:
VISN NON-FORMULARY:
Select DRUG TEXT ENTRY:
Select FORMULARY ALTERNATIVE:
Select SYNONYM:
MESSAGE:
RESTRICTION:
FSN:
NDC:
INACTIVE DATE:
 
WARNING LABEL SOURCE is not 'NEW'.
WARNING LABEL will be used until the WARNING LABEL SOURCE is set to 'NEW'.
WARNING LABEL:
Current Warning labels for MISCELLANEOUS DRUG
No warnings from the new data source exist for this drug.
Verify that the drug is matched to the National Drug File.
 
Would you like to edit this list of warnings? N// O
ORDER UNIT:
PRICE PER ORDER UNIT:
DISPENSE UNIT:
DISPENSE UNITS PER ORDER UNIT:
PRICE PER DISPENSE UNIT:
 
Do you wish to match/rematch to NATIONAL DRUG file? Yes// N (No)
Just a reminder...you are editing MISCELLANEOUS DRUG.
 
LOCAL POSSIBLE DOSAGES:
 
Do you want to edit Local Possible Dosages? N// YES
 
Strength:                    Unit:
 
Select LOCAL POSSIBLE DOSAGE:
 
MARK THIS DRUG AND EDIT IT FOR:
O  - Outpatient
U  - Unit Dose
I  - IV
W  - Ward Stock
D  - Drug Accountability
C  - Controlled Substances
X  - Home Med
A  - ALL
 
Enter your choice(s) separated by commas : O,U,X
                                          O - Outpatient
                                          U - Unit Dose
                                          X - Home Med
** You are NOW editing OUTPATIENT fields. **
 
AN Outpatient Pharmacy ITEM? No// Y  (Yes)
CORRESPONDING INPATIENT DRUG:
MAXIMUM DOSE PER DAY:
LOCAL NON-FORMULARY:
NORMAL AMOUNT TO ORDER:
SOURCE OF SUPPLY:
CURRENT INVENTORY:
ACTION PROFILE MESSAGE (OP):
MESSAGE:
QUANTITY DISPENSE MESSAGE:
 
Do you wish to mark to transmit to CMOP?
Enter Yes or No: NO
 
Do you wish to mark/unmark as a LAB MONITOR or CLOZAPINE DRUG?
Enter Yes or No: NO
** You are NOW editing UNIT DOSE fields. **
 
AN Unit Dose ITEM? No// Y  (Yes)
CORRESPONDING OUTPATIENT DRUG:
ATC MNEMONIC:
Select WARD GROUP FOR ATC CANISTER:
** You are NOW Marking/Unmarking for NON-VA MEDS. **
 
A Non-VA Med ITEM? No// Y  (Yes)
 
** You are NOW in the ORDERABLE ITEM matching for the dispense drug. **
 
 
Choose Dosage Form: MISCELLANEOUS
 
   Dose Form -> MISCELLANEOUS
 
Match to another Orderable Item with same Dosage Form? NO//
 
 
   Dosage Form   -> MISCELLANEOUS
   Dispense Drug -> MISCELLANEOUS DRUG
 
 
Orderable Item Name: UNKNOWN DRUG
 
Matching MISCELLANEOUS DRUG
   to
UNKNOWN DRUG MISCELLANEOUS
 
Is this OK? YES//
Match Complete!
 
   Now editing Orderable Item:
   UNKNOWN DRUG   MISCELLANEOUS
 
FORMULARY STATUS:
Select OI-DRUG TEXT ENTRY:
INACTIVE DATE:
DAY (nD) or DOSE (nL) LIMIT:
MED ROUTE:
SCHEDULE TYPE:
SCHEDULE:
PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS:
 
Select SYNONYM:
 
Select DRUG GENERIC NAME: