Electronic Pharmacopoeia: A Missed Opportunity for Safe Opioid Prescribing Information?

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-18

  Lapoint, Jeff ^a   Perrone, Jeanmarie ^b   Nelson, Lewis S ^c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boxed warning; Medication safety; Opioids; Pharmacopoeia; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC PHARMACOPOEIA; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAINDICATIONS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG LABELING; EVALUATION STUDY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICATION ERROR; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CELL PHONES; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG LABELING; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICATION ERRORS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PHARMACOPOEIAS AS TOPIC; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84897481833     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-013-0351-6     Document Type: Article

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