# Hold Medication Order

Only active orders may be placed on hold. Orders placed on hold will continue to show under the ACTIVE heading on the profiles until it is removed from hold. An entry is placed in the order's Activity Log recording the person who placed/removed the order from hold and when the action was taken.

To place a medication on hold, use these steps:

1. Select the Meds tab.

2. Locate and highlight the medication.

3. Select Action | Hold.

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Release Hold Order

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Ordering Inpatient Medications (Complex Dose)

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Ordering Outpatient Medications (Complex Dose)

Change Medication Order

Discontinue Medication Order

Renew Medication Order

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