Janus computerised prescribing system provides pharmacological knowledge at point of care - Design, development and proof of concept

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 251-258

  Eliasson, Marie ^a   Bastholm, Pia ^a,b   Forsberg, Peter ^a   Henriksson, Kjell ^a   Jacobson, Lennart ^a   Nilsson, Anders ^c   Gustafsson, Lars L ^a,b  

^a Stockholm Health Region ^*  (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Taby Centrum Doctor   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alerts for interactions; Breast feeding; Computerised drug prescribing tools; Pregnancy; Qualitative evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREAST FEEDING; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST FEEDING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 33645678286     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-006-0114-2     Document Type: Article

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