🔗Linking Medication to Problems – Made Easy

You can link medication to a patient’s problems in a few ways:

✅ When Adding New Medication

• When you prescribe new medication, you can link it to one or more existing problems in the patient’s record.
• If the medication is added during a consultation that already includes a problem, it will automatically link to that problem*.
  *Currently (Sep 2025), an issue exists in Emis Web that may prevent this happening - see here for more details

✅ For Medication Already Issued

• You can link previously issued medication to a problem using either the Problems or Medication modules.

🔺 Linking via the Problems Module

1. Go to EMIS Web > Care Record > Problems.
2. Select the patient (if not already selected).
3. Choose the problem you want to link medication to.
4. If the Detailed View isn’t visible, click the small arrow << on the right side of the screen.
5. In the Linked Medication area, click Edit Links.
6. Tick the box next to the medication you want to link
7. Click OK.

💊 Linking via the Medication Module

1. Go to EMIS Web > Care Record > Medication.
2. Select the patient if prompted.
3. Click Link Problems on the toolbar.
4. In the Problem Medication Linker screen:
   • Use the Unlinked Medication or All Medications tab.
   • Drag the medication from the left side to the matching problem on the right.
5. Click OK to save the link.

💡 You can link one medication to multiple problems by repeating the drag-and-drop steps using the 'All Medications' tab.

❌ Removing a Link Between Medication and a Problem

1. Go to EMIS Web > Care Record > Problems.
2. Select the patient (if not already selected).
3. Select the relevant problem.
4. Open the Detailed View if needed.
5. In the Linked Medication section, click Edit Links.
6. Untick the box next to the medication you want to unlink, then click OK.

💡 Alternatively, in the Problem Medication Linker screen, right-click the link and choose Unlink (this can be seen in the Linking via the Medication Module above).

🖨️ Printing Linked Problems on Prescriptions

You can choose to print linked problems on prescriptions using the Medication Configuration screen.

💡 Keep in mind:

• This information will be visible to others (e.g. pharmacists, patients).
• Make sure this complies with your organisation’s information governance policies.

Grouping by Problem Oriented view can be activated in several areas within the Medication Configuration screen:

❓ Further Support

For further support on all things medication - or anything else - please contact your practice's designated trainer or email mlcsu.academy@nhs.net