# Transfer Outpatient Medications to Inpatient

You can transfer outpatient medications to inpatient medications with CPRS. CPRS will tell you if the medication cannot be changed to an inpatient medication.

Because of the differences, you will go through eac h order and make the necessary changes.

To transfer the medication to inpatient, use these steps:

1. Select the Meds tab.

2. Select the outpatient medications you want to transfer. Use SHIFT and CTRL click in combination to select the desired medications.

o CTRL click to select individual medications.

o Click on a medication and SHIFT click another to select those two medications and the entire range of medications between them.

3. Select Action | Transfer to Inpatient.

4. Enter the necessary information for the first order and select Accept.

Note: Provider comments are brought forward for editing if necessary. Sometimes, provider comments give needed instructions to the patient.

5. Repeat step 4 as needed for the selected medications.

Note: When finished, you can sign the orders now or wait until later.

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