An algorithm for integrating contraindications into electronic prescribing decision support

Drug Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1089-1096

  Ferner, Robin E ^a,b   Coleman, Jamie J ^b,c  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Computers; Drug interactions; E prescribing; Prescribing.

Indexed keywords

ACNOCIN; ADCAL D3; ADENOSINE; AGGRIPAL; ALTEPLASE; ARTHROTEC; BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; BUMETANIDE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; COSMOFER; DIANE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS GESTODENE; EXEMESTANE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYUREA; INFLUENZA VACCINE; INTERFERON BETA SERINE; LEVONORGESTREL; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; METHYLPHENIDATE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYBUTYNIN; PHENELZINE; RAMIPRIL; SUXAMETHONIUM; TELITHROMYCIN; TIPRANAVIR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; VERTAB; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ALGORITHM; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMORBIDITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG TOXICITY; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 78549280194     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11539390-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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