Table 2 |
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Evaluation of measures taken during the prescription process in response to an alert. |
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Adjustment of medication regimen in response to an alert |
Total number of adjustments n (%) |
Suboptimal adjustments |
Number of suboptimal adjustments n |
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Switch to another product (same or lower strength) |
26 (37.7) |
Prescription still demands splitting of unscored brand |
4 |
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Switch to ≥ 2 brands with different strengths |
16 (23.2) |
Suboptimal combination of strengths (preventable large number of tablets has to be taken) |
3 |
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Selection of a liquid formulation |
1 (1.4) |
Selection of parenteral solution instead of oral solution |
1 |
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Adjustment of dosage regimen (dosage interval and/or daily dose) |
23 (33.3) |
maintenance dose was increased and exceeds the maximum recommended dose in the SPC |
1 |
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Selection of another brand and adjustment of dosage regimen |
3 (4.3) |
none |
0 |
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Total |
69 (100) |
9 |
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Quinzler et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009 9:30 doi:10.1186/1472-6947-9-30 |
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