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title: Edit Protocols
slug: help/en-us/dairycomp/cowcare-protocols-edit
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createdAt: 2026-01-26T11:43:19.775Z
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After you [install and launch CowCare](docId:0J33mMR0OdFEORqVJd2ES), you need to add assigned drugs to your DairyComp treatment protocols. Follow the steps below to edit protocols:

1. In CowCare, click the **ALTER Protocols** tab to open the **ALTER7: Protocols** window.
2. Double-click on any protocol to open it for editing.

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3. Click the **Add Drug** button on the right side of the screen to add a drug to the protocol.

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4. Use the search field or scroll through the list to find the drug you would like to add.

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**NOTE: **You can click the **View Label** button on the right of the screen to view details about the selected drug. The label will remain open for 5 minutes so that you can refer to it when entering the drug in the next step. If you need to keep the label open longer, check the **Keep Open** box at the bottom of the screen. Click the **Done** button when you are ready to close the label.
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5. Double‑click on the drug you want to add to open a form that allows you to add the drug to the protocol (see example in the next step).
6. Enter the following drug information and click the **Add** button to add it to the protocol.

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   - <font color="#67854E">**Starting Day (Required)**</font>: The number of the day of the protocol that this drug is started.
   - <font color="#67854E">**Duration Days (Required)\:**</font> The number of days the protocol is given in a row.
   - <font color="#67854E">**Dose (Required)\:**</font> The amount of the drug that is given.
   - <font color="#67854E">**Milk Withhold Days\:**</font> The amount of days from the last treatment of that drug that the milk will be withheld for human consumption.
   - <font color="#67854E">**Meat Withhold Days**</font>: The amount of days from the last treatment of that drug that cannot be harvested for meat.
   - <font color="#67854E">**Route (Required)\:**</font> Route of drug entry (i.e., how the drug is administered).
   - <font color="#67854E">**Use Dose Based on Event Remark for Young Stock Drugs\:**</font> Check to substitute an alternate dosage for young stock, such as calves and heifers. When this is enabled, users will be prompted to enter the alternate dosage in a remark when they select this protocol for an animal in an event. When specifying an alternate dosage in the event's remark, users must enter a **#** symbol, followed by the dose that should be given. For example, a remark of **PENIM#3** would designate that 3 units of the drug (in this case ccs of Penicillin) were given to the calf.

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   <font color="#F97316">**IMPORTANT**</font>**:&#x20;**&#x4F;nly drugs that are approved by the veterinarian can be added to a protocol. Therefore, the **This drug has been approved by the Veterinarian** box must be checked before you can add the drug.
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7. After drugs are added to the protocol, verify that the numbers at the bottom of the screen are correct. After you confirm that the information is correct, check the **Accept the withdrawal values** box.
   Checking this box activates the **Save** button.

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8. Click **Save** to save the changes to the protocol, and then repeat the steps above to edit all other required protocols.
9. When you are finished, close the **ALTER7 : Protocols** window to return to CowCare.

From here, you can proceed to the [Manage Drug Usage Transactions](docId\:DnSaose5qrLxOd7ric9na) to begin managing drug usage transactions.