Alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications for use in e-prescribing software: Triggers and treatment algorithms

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 875-884

  Hume, Anne L ^a   Quilliam, Brian J ^a   Goldman, Roberta ^b,c   Eaton, Charles ^b,c   Lapane, Kate L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; BUSPIRONE; CELECOXIB; CETIRIZINE; CITALOPRAM; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DARIFENACIN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DOXEPIN; ESCITALOPRAM; FEXOFENADINE; FLUOXETINE; HYDROXYZINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; LORATADINE; LORAZEPAM; MIRTAZAPINE; NAPROXEN; OXAZEPAM; OXYBUTYNIN; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; SERTRALINE; SOLIFENACIN; TROSPIUM CHLORIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; E PRESCRIBING SOFTWARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION ERROR; PHYSICIAN; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION; PRESCRIPTION;

ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 80053269082     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.049635     Document Type: Article

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