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Medication with incorrect dates

In this article, we explain why medication showing as stopped with a to date before the from date might occur in eMAR.

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Written by Billy Dilks
Updated over 4 months ago

If an eMAR is showing as stopped, but does not show who stopped it, and it has a to date before the from date, it may be that it was added as short-term and configured incorrectly.

When an eMAR is added as short-term, the user has to specify a start date, a start time, and for how many days the eMAR will run. If the user specifies the number of days to be 0 or they input a negative value, such as -1, the to date will be set to a date before the from date. and the eMAR will be on the stopped status as soon as it is created.

To prevent this issue from occurring, please ensure that a value of at least 1 is entered into the number of days for a short-term eMAR. If an eMAR is long-term, the recurring option should be selected instead.

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