Doctors And Patients Should Co-Sign Prescriptions
...nce model for the relationship between patient and prescriber should ensure that decisions on prescribing are made jointly, with both parties in agreement and with responsibility shared." Contact: Dr Joe Collier, Reader and Consultant in Clinical Pharmacology or Professor Sean Hilton, Professor of General Prac...Eisenhower Mem. 1st CA hospital to use Bridge barcode system to prevent medication errors
...wide in one-third the time of a CPOE (computerized prescriber order entry) system. And, it costs 70 percent less. CPOE (a controversial error-reduction strategy advocated by Leapfrog, an employer group) only prevents errors during the medication-ordering phase. It does not impact the medication errors that occu...VHA to measure impact of Bridge barcode patient safety system
...tals are now considering implementing computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) systems to help reduce prescription errors. However, Grotting noted, many hospitals are now finding BPOC to be an easier and much less costly starting point for integrating technology into the error-reduction process. Research show...Computers prove to greatly reduce prescription errors
...s of errors require a pharmacist to track down the prescriber to clarify before the prescription can be filled. Although this occurs infrequently, it takes extra time from the pharmacist and could lead to increase time to get a prescription filled. The study proved their theory. With the assistance of the OHSU...PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC receives FDA approval for Plenaxis
...ysicians which must be signed in order to become a prescriber of the drug; An agreement for hospital pharmacists confirming their participation in the program and the actions required prior to dispensing the drug; A patient information form which patients sign, indicating that they are informed about th...Computerized prescriber order entry systems may have limited impact on patient harm
Computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) systems decrease medication error, but they may not decrease patient harm due to medication error, according to the results of a study conducted at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and published this week in Archives of Internal Medi...CellCept's cardioprotective profile reinforced
...'s Pharmaceuticals Division. "CellCept has boosted prescriber confidence and is the ideal cornerstone immunosuppressive agent for 'heart healthy' treatment regimens." About the study A total of 650 heart transplant patients from 28 centres were enrolled in the pivotal trial. Patients were then randomly assign......of warnings to inform, and occasionally forbid the prescriber to continue. "Those who walk the therapeutic tightrope in general practice will want the assurance of a safety net that will catch important errors before they harm patients, an assurance that current systems cannot provide," he concludes....