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10.4.5.5. Close an Open Bottle

Closing a bottle is a rare action. It is typically only used if you’ve opened a bottle by mistake. This section will show you how to mark a bottle closed.

How to Close a Bottle

Closing a bottle is different from marking the bottle as Done. If a bottle is finished and has no physical remaining balance, it should be marked Done. If a bottle was opened but has not been drawn from, it can be marked Closed.

There are three places you can close a bottle from, depending on the drug you are using and when you are doing that action.

  • Patient Flow: This is where you will open and log bottles that are used on patients. It includes drugs you have setup protocols for, your available drug setup, and your compounded controlled drugs. You can only Close recently opened bottles here.
  • Compound Bottle Creator: This is where you will open and log bottles that are used to CREATE compounded drugs. For example, your butorphanol and tiletamine bottles when creating TTDex. You can only Close recently opened bottles here.
  • Confirm Bottle Balances: This popup appears when you start the daily drug log each morning. It lists all bottles that are marked Open in your system. If a bottle is open that shouldn’t be, you can mark it closed in this popup.

Here are the steps to close an open bottle

Patient Flow

  1. Go to Patient Flow.
  2. Find the drug popup menu for your drug. If it is a pre-med drug it will be under Exam & Pre-Med > Drugs > Given. If it an induction drug, it will be under Drug Draw > Drugs > Drawn. For surgery drugs, other drugs, or emergency drugs, Go to Drugs under the Action menu and find the appropriate popup.
  3. Once you are in the Record or Edit Amounts popup, find the drug and bottle number you are looking to close. In the Action column, you will click the Close Bottle button.

Compounded Drug Popup

  1. Go to Settings > Patient Flow Setup > Setup Controlled Substances and Compounded Controlled Substances.
  2. Find the compound drug you are creating. Click Manage.
  3. Click Add New Batch of Bottles. The compound creator popup will appear.
  4. If a drug bottle was accidently opened, but is not being used you can click Close Bottle to return it to your container inventory.

Marking a bottle as Closed.

Drug Log Confirm Balances

  1. When you go to open the drug log for the day under Clients > Medical > Drug Logs > Start Day, a popup will appear that has you confirm your bottle balances.
  2. Under the Action column, you may see the option to close a bottle. If needed, click Close bottle. Note that this is only available if a bottle has not been drawn from.