Optional Features

Lexi-Comp - Drug Monographs, Patient Leaflets, Drug/Drug Interaction Checking

DRUG INTERACTION CHECKING: Previous versions of Apothesoft offerred a "Pharmacist Maintained" Drug-Drug Interaction checking method. This legacy feature is still included in the ApotheSoft program. However, we DO NOT recommend using it and do not recomend the pharmacist attempt to maintain their own drug-drug interaction checking module. We recommend you subscribe to the Lexi-Comp Online Service.

A new internet based drug-drug interaction method supplied by and supported by Lexi-Comp is our only recommended method of getting automated drug-drug interaction checking. Should you choose to use the legacy method be aware that you, the pharmacist, hold full responcibility to ensure that the method is working correctly and that you, the pharmacist, are keeping the files updated and current.

The Lexi-Comp drug-drug interaction module can be order from Lexi-Comp directly or through Apothesoft, LLC. Lexi-Comp Online module comes with drug information and patient information leaflets. You can contact Lexi-Comp by going to their web site at: http://www.lexi.com
The cost is $450.00 per year for the service.

Remote Offsite Backup - Store your data in a safe off site data center

To backup files:
1) Ensure all other users (workstations have exited the program)
2) Click on the Files Drop Down menu
3) Select the Back up option

The program will make a ZIP backupC:\$Backup directory. You can optionally have a copy of this file copied to a USB Flash Drive just enter the drive letter of the USB drive. This provides you a way to keep an "off site" copy of your backup files. It is highly recommended that you keep a secure offsite copy of your backups.

We highly recommend that you do daily backups. Then at least once a week copy a back up to a removable media or to an internet based secure storage site such as rSync.com Also, rename that backup to include the date in the name it will make easier to identify the backup should you ever have need to restore your database from a backup. You might want to consider using a USB thumb drive as your removable backup media. They are relatively inexpensive and easy to use.

Normally, (default settings) the program will prompt the user whether the to make a backup. We recommend that you do daily backups. They only take a couple of minutes to complete. There is an optional automatic, offsite backup method., which allows you to create a "windows scheduler" routine that will launch the backup program automatically for you at night after store hours. This backup can be setup to place one copy of the backup on your local computer and put a copy of this backup in a secure internet storage website rSync.com . The cost for this additional service is $150.00 per year.

No matter what method you choose to do backups, it is ultamately your responsability to ensure that you have reliable backups. Some pharmacist, keep a backup computer at another location that they periodically restore a backup to ensure the backups are not corrupted.