Open AccessPrescriptions with potentially hazardous/contraindicated drug combinations presented to community pharmacies
Author(s) -
Chen Y.F.,
Neil K. E.,
Avery A. J.,
Dewey M. E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2002.tb00630.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hazardous waste , pharmacy , drug , medical prescription , community pharmacy , medical emergency , environmental health , family medicine , emergency medicine , pharmacology , waste management , engineering
Focal points Not all potentially hazardous drug combinations are detected by some of the computer systems in community pharmacies Pharmacists do not always act upon drug interaction alerts triggered by computer systems, even if the drug combination is potentially hazardous Communication between community pharmacists and GPs regarding potentially hazardous drug combinations is currently infrequent Drug interactions with immediate serious consequence are relatively rare in the community, but many would require close monitoring of therapeutic and adverse effects