Your Allergies & Medications

• Current Medications: A detailed record of all medications currently in use, covering:
  • Purpose: Clearly indicates the condition or disease for which each medication is prescribed.
  • Form and Route: Specifies if the medication is in tablet, injection, cream form, and its route of administration (oral, intravenous, topical, etc.).
  • Frequency and Timing: Outlines how often the medication should be taken and any specific association with meals or other circumstances.
  • Duration: Details the length of time the medication is to be taken, including any special monitoring required.
• Allergies: All drug allergies are documented as they occur and flagged in the system. This critical information is accessible at all times to prescribing doctors and healthcare professionals, ensuring harmful substances are not prescribed.
• Stopped Medications: A record of discontinued medications, including:
  • Reason for Stoppage: Notes whether a medication was stopped due to ineffectiveness, side effects, or patient preference. This helps avoid re-prescription of unsuitable medications.
  • Completed Treatment Courses: Maintains a history of completed treatment courses, such as multiple antibiotic treatments, to prevent unnecessary repetitions and support future care decisions.

This comprehensive record not only provides clarity for the patient and healthcare providers but also enhances treatment planning by considering past reactions, effectiveness, and compatibility with current conditions.

• Drug Allergy Alert:
  • Checks all listed medications against recorded allergies and similar drug groups to prevent prescribing medications that could cause an allergic reaction.
• Drug Duplicate Alert:
  • Identifies if any duplicate drugs are being prescribed simultaneously, even if under different trade names, to avoid overdose or adverse effects. Found
• Drug Interaction Alert:
  • Reviews all medications for potential interactions that could impact treatment efficacy or increase side effects.
• Drug Pregnancy and Lactation Alert:
  • Ensures medications are safe for use during pregnancy and lactation, offering guidance to avoid those that could harm the mother or child.
• Renal Disease Alert:
  • Cross-references medications against the patient’s renal function (e.g., creatinine clearance) to prevent the use of nephrotoxic drugs. It can suggest stopping a drug or using it in a reduced dose.
• Liver Disease Alert:
  • Calculates a liver disease risk score and checks for medications that could exacerbate liver conditions, providing a caution alert.
• Drug with Previous Side Effects or No Benefit:
  • Flags medications previously associated with side effects or lack of benefit to guide doctors in avoiding ineffective or harmful drugs.
• Drug Health Alert:
  • Monitors general health warnings associated with specific medications and considers the patient’s medical history to warn against drugs that might worsen existing conditions.
• Drug Dose Alert:
  • Ensures prescribed doses fall within safe limits based on the patient’s age, weight, and health condition, flagging any discrepancies for review.