Charge for Medication

Overview: What are we talking about?

Set it Up: Let's get started.  

Step 1: Set Up Medication Types 

1. Navigate to Left-hand Navigation: Admin » Medication. 
   
   
2. Go to the Medication Type section. Click + Add to create a new medication type or click the pencil icon to edit an existing medication type.
   
   
   
   
3. Select Yes/On for the Charge for Administration setting.
   
    
4. You can optionally toggle any feeding status to Charge for Administration by toggling this setting to Yes/On.

Medication Report Statuses:

1. Navigate to Left-hand Navigation: Admin » Medication.
   
   
2. Go to the Medication Report Statuses section. Click + Add to create a new medication report status or click the pencil icon to edit an existing medication report status.
   
3. You can then determine which status will implement the charges:
   
   

Step 2: Create Pricing Rule 

1. Navigate to Left-hand Navigation: Admin » Pricing Rules. 
   
   
2. Choose the Location and Reservation Type that you would like for this medication rule to apply to.
   
   
3. Click Add Rule, and create the rule based on the Field Guide below, and click Save
   
   

Example:

Let's say that you charge $5 for every time you have to administer medication. 

You could also set it up to charge per day, rather than per administration.

Step 3: Marking Medication as Administered 

Now that you've set-up the Medication Types, Medication Report Statuses, and Pricing rules in order for the charges to apply, you must mark them accordingly in the Medication Report.

1. Navigate to Left-hand Navigation: Reports & More » Reports » Medication Report.
   
   
2. Locate the pet you would like to mark accordingly and select administration (Medication Report Status):
   
   
   
   

Reservation Details Page:

You can also mark Medication as administered from the Reservation Details page for the pets reservation:

Medication Charges in Action 

The system will now calculate medication charges based on the animal's medication schedule and display as a line item in estimates, receipts, and in the cart: