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# Manage Protocols
A protocol consists of a group of supplements, with dosage and directions, needed to assign during the wellness plan template creation. For example, the Detox Protocol is created with a variety of supplements such as vitamin C, D, Magnesium among others, for each one of this supplements an intake time and day is defined. Later this protocol is assigned to a Wellness Plan.
**Characteristics**
Coaches are responsible to manage protocols. They can execute the following actions:
* [Create](#create-a-protocol), [edit](#edit-a-protocol), [delete](#delete-a-protocol), [share](#undefined) and [duplicate ](#duplicate-a-protocol)a protocol
* A protocol can be private to an individual coach or shared with other coaches
* A protocol can have more than one supplement.
* A user can have more than one active protocol at the same time
## Create a Protocol
To create a protocol, click on the New Protocol button:
Fill the fields below:
### Setup the basic information
* **Name** the new protocol
* **Linked program.** Select a program from the list. This is an optional field
* Set the **length of the protocol** in days. This is an optional field.
### **Add Supplements to the protocol**
Select one or more supplements that will be part of the protocol. From the left list, choose as many supplements as required, then click on the 
right arrow to move them to the list of added protocols.
To remove one or more protocols, select them from the added list and click on the 
left arrow:
After a supplement is added, define its intake frequency. Click on the down arrow to expand the supplement information:
**Where:**
* **Select Intake Time** among the following values:
* **Serving Name.** This information is filled automatically according to the supplement name.
* **Quantity** of the supplement intake.
* Select the days the supplement will be intake
Repeat the same steps for all the supplements added.
Once the protocol information is setup, click on the Save protocol button:
Check the new protocol under **My Protocols** tab:
The protocol is ready to use in a [wellness plan template](/telewellness-portal/using-the-telewellness-portal/navigating-the-telewellness-portal/wellness-plan/manage-wellness-plan-templates.md).
### View a protocol information
After creating a protocol, access its information by clicking on its name:
The protocol information is displayed in read-only mode:
## Share a Protocol
Find all the shared protocols in the **Shared Protocols** tab:
Where:
* **Name** of the protocol.
* **Created by.** Name of the coach who created the protocol.
* **Supplements.** One or more supplement names assigned to the protocol.
* **Actions.** Duplicate a shared protocol and use the information as needed.
To share a protocol with other coaches, move the toggle from left to right, it will be visible in the **Shared Protocols** tab.
To keep it private to an individual coach, move the toggle from right to left
## Edit a Protocol
To edit a protocol, click on the  icon:
Edit the information as required and then click on the **Save Protocol** button:
The **Protocol Updated** message is displayed at the bottom of the page:
## Duplicate a Protocol
To duplicate a protocol, click on the  icon
A copy of the protocol is listed at the top of the list:
## Delete a Protocol
To delete a protocol, click on the 
icon:
The following confirmation message is displayed:
The **Protocol Deleted** message is displayed at the bottom of the page:
