Drug monitoring and alerting system
First Claim
1. A method for detecting dosage errors in one or more drugs administered to a patient, the method comprising:
- for each of the one or more drugs;
comparing an order of the drug to one or more predetermined limits; and
determining that the drug is dosed in error if the order of the drug exceeds the one or more predetermined limits.
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Abstract
A clinical decision support application screens drug orders for drug dosing errors based on patient-specific information. The support application verifies that medication dosages are appropriately adjusted for renal function based upon calculated creatinine clearance (CrCI). In addition to looking for overdosing errors, other important features are its ability to detect under-dosing, and dosages and intervals that are not consistent with institution policy. The clinical decision support application also detects potentially dangerous drug combinations and serves as a safety net by providing a drug-drug interaction alert to a healthcare professional as well as reminders and escalations. Alert reports contain patient demographic data, the dose and start date of the interacting medications, pertinent laboratory or drug data, an educational comment with a recommendation for alternative therapy, and a customized outcome section that includes expected adverse events and treatment options for the detected interaction.
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1. A method for detecting dosage errors in one or more drugs administered to a patient, the method comprising:
for each of the one or more drugs;
comparing an order of the drug to one or more predetermined limits; and
determining that the drug is dosed in error if the order of the drug exceeds the one or more predetermined limits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- 4. The method of claim 4 wherein the one or more allowable dosage amounts includes a range of allowable dosage amounts.
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