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The Owing Scripts Report displays a detailed summary of prescriptions that have been dispensed as an owing based on a number of sort criteria in a detailed or summary format.

Step by step instructions

From Dispense Pro:

1. From the Reports menu, click 9. Owing Scripts.

The Owing Scripts Report window is displayed.

2. Select from one of the following options in the Sorted By dropdown:

  • 0. Patient
  • 1. Doctor
  • 2. Supply Date (see Step 5)
  • 3. Nursing Home
  • 4. Hospital
  • 5. Drug
  • 6. Non Nursing Home Patients
  • 7. Serial Numbers only

3. Check Report on the entire range to report on all owing scripts sorted by the selected criteria. 

4. Alternatively, use the From and To fields to report on a specific category or range of categories.

5. When Sorted By 2. Supply Date is selected, the Report Period field is enabled.

a. Select the date range to report on from the Report Period dropdown. 

Note    If you selected Last... or Other date range, specify the relevant period in the additional fields provided.
b. Review the Preview field to ensure the correct date range has been selected.


6. Check Detailed to include dosage and directions for each script. Leave Detailed unchecked to generate a summary report.

7. Check Separate Page to print each of the selected categories on a separate page. For example, if the report is Sorted By Doctor, each doctor will print on a separate page.

8. Pricing is checked by default and will display the Government, Customer and Total Price for each owing script. Uncheck Pricing if the report will be sent outside the pharmacy (such as to a patient or doctor).

9. The Doctors Address checkbox will be enabled when 1.Doctor, 3.Nursing Home or 4.Hospital are the sort order and if Detailed and Separate Page have been checked. Check Doctors Address to include the address of each doctor in the report.

10. Also Sort by Name is enabled when the report is Sorted By 1. Doctor. Check Also Sort By Name to sort the patients by surname for each doctor.

11. Click Run to generate the report immediately.            

The report is displayed. 

12. Alternatively, to schedule the Owing Scripts report to run automatically after the End of Day click Schedule. Refer to Schedule a report.


Example Owing Script report sorted by Supply Date