Index: sources/gui/qml/pages/pretreatment/create/PreTreatmentCreatePatientPrescription.qml
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diff -u -radf593e5ad91c1e689564298bf8d411d7847b158 -r456da384df52c20ce45b2bec4317806ee11af1f6
--- sources/gui/qml/pages/pretreatment/create/PreTreatmentCreatePatientPrescription.qml	(.../PreTreatmentCreatePatientPrescription.qml)	(revision adf593e5ad91c1e689564298bf8d411d7847b158)
+++ sources/gui/qml/pages/pretreatment/create/PreTreatmentCreatePatientPrescription.qml	(.../PreTreatmentCreatePatientPrescription.qml)	(revision 456da384df52c20ce45b2bec4317806ee11af1f6)
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 
     function clear () {
         vTreatmentCreate.patientID          = ""
-        vTreatmentCreate.secondaryPatientID = ""
         _hdfTreatmentModeControl        .clear()
         _subFluidVolume                 .clear()
         _bloodFlowRate                  .clear()
@@ -113,15 +112,31 @@
 
         LabelUnitContainer { id: _patientID
             text                            : qsTr("Patient ID")
-            showEdit                        : true
-            onEditClicked                   : _patientIdEntry.open()
 
-            contentItem : Text { id: _patientIDText
-                anchors.centerIn    : parent
-                horizontalAlignment : Text.AlignRight
-                font.pixelSize      : Fonts.fontPixelValueControl
-                color               : Colors.offWhite
-                text                : vTreatmentCreate.patientID !== "" ? vTreatmentCreate.patientID : Variables.emptyEntry
+            contentItem : TextEntry { id: _pretreatmentPatientIDEntry
+                clip                        : true
+                textInput.width             : parent.width - Variables.defaultMargin * 4
+                text                        : vTreatmentCreate.patientID
+                anchors.centerIn            : parent
+                textInput.maximumLength     : 20  // LEAHI-PRS-236
+                textInput.rightPadding      : Variables.defaultMargin
+                textInput.leftPadding       : Variables.defaultMargin * 14
+                textInput.inputMethodHints  : Qt.ImhPreferLowercase
+                textInput.echoMode          : TextInput.Normal
+                textInput.validator         : RegExpValidator { regExp: Variables.regExp_PatientID }
+                line.visible                : false
+                enabled                     : _root.editingEnabled
+
+                Text { id: _patientIDPlaceHolderText
+                    text                : Variables.emptyEntry
+                    anchors.fill        : parent
+                    rightPadding        : 125
+                    horizontalAlignment : Text.AlignRight
+                    font.pixelSize      : Fonts.fontPixelValueControl
+                    color               : Colors.offWhite
+                    visible             :   _pretreatmentPatientIDEntry.textInput.text.length === 0 &&
+                                          ! _pretreatmentPatientIDEntry.textInput.activeFocus
+                }
             }
         }