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# Edit Medication

**Audience:** Super Admin, Admin, Supervisor, Clinician\
**Page type:** Task Guide\
**Status:** Draft\
**Owner:** Compassly Documentation Team\
**Last verified:** 2026-04-03

## Purpose

Use this guide to update an existing medication record in the Medication library.

## Before you start

Before editing a medication, confirm the following:

* You can open **Medications → Medication library**.
* The dataset dropdown is set to **Medications**.
* You know which medication record you want to update.

## Important

Medication library records behave like snapshots in client medication workflows.

Changes made here affect future assignments. Existing client medication records keep the information captured when they were assigned.

## How to get there

1. Sign in to Compassly.
2. Select **Medications** in the left navigation.
3. Select **Medication library**.
4. Confirm the dropdown is set to **Medications**.

## Steps

1. Find the medication you want to edit.
2. Open the available row action menu for that medication.
3. Select **Edit**.
4. Update one or more fields:
   * **Medication name**
   * **General description**
   * **Side effects**
5. Review the changes.
6. Click **Apply** or **Update**, depending on the action shown in your workspace.

## Role differences

* **Super Admin / Admin / Supervisor / Clinician:** Can edit medication records.
* **Basic:** Cannot edit medication records.

## What happens next

After you save the changes, the updated medication remains in the library for future use.

## Related guides

* [View Medication List](/compassly-docs/core-modules/medications/medication-library/view-medication-library.md)
* [View Medication Details](/compassly-docs/core-modules/medications/medication-library/view-medication-details.md)
* [Add New Medication](/compassly-docs/core-modules/medications/medication-library/add-new-medication.md)


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