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About prescription refill requests

A client can make a prescription refill request in the Vello client portal. Your practice receives the request in the Requests tab of the Requests & Notifications screen.

In the Prescriptions screen of the client portal, a client can get access to prescribed medications and previously prescribed medications for their pets. And if your practice activates prescription refill requests, a client can make requests for medications that the screen shows.

Figure 1. Medication example in the Prescriptions screen

Medication example in the Prescriptions screen

A prescription refill request shows as an entry in the Requests tab of the Requests & Notifications screen.

Note: A client can make a prescription refill request for more than one medication at the same time. Vello shows all of the medications in one entry. The entry shows as Prescription for one medication. For more than one medication, the entry shows the number of medications (for example, 2 Prescriptions). If you select Archive for the entry, Vello removes all of the medications in the request from view.
If you select a prescription refill request in the Requests tab, Vello shows a Review Prescription Refill dialog box:
Review Prescription Refill dialog box
The Review Prescription Refill dialog box shows:
  • The name and phone number of the client who made the prescription refill request
  • The name of the pet and basic information about the pet (for example, the breed and age)
  • The services that are due or overdue for the pet (if applicable)
  • Each medication in the request, with the quantity of the medication and the date that a staff member prescribed it
  • A message to the practice that the client entered in the refill request (if applicable)

After you receive a prescription refill request, you can dispense the medication. It is not possible to use Vello to dispense the medication.

Tip: To easily send a text message to the client that tells them when to collect the medication:
  1. Make a quick reply in Vello
  2. Select Send Message in the Review Prescription Refill dialog box

If you want to remove the prescription refill request from view, select Archive.

Note: If you selected Archive for a prescription refill request, you can get access to the request again if you select the Show Archived filter in the Requests tab.