Jeff- I checked with Melinda and somehow it was left off of the tape.
However, if we are talking strengths, why don't they list the different
strengths for things like Lanoxin, Zestril, Lipitor, etc. I don't see where
Darvocet-N is any different from these. I've never had a patient give a
strength when giving me an allergy, so if they don't give a strength, then
it is up to us to arbitrarily pick a strength, which may be incorrect. If
they were being consistent, then they would display strengths for
everything.
Charlie
Charles Downs Pharm.D.
Washington County Hospital
Inpatient Pharmacy
251 E. Antietam Street
Hagerstown, MD, 21740
301-790-8904
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thompson, Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Charlie Downs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <MEDITECH-L@MTUSERS.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 9:37 AM
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Fw: Allergens
Hi, Charlie. Respectfully, I'm going to disagree. I think the lookup
is the Brand name of the drug. This makes it easier for non-pharmacy
users to be more exact. I've noticed that if the strength is included in
the Brand name it seems to be there. I do realize that not having DCN
100 doesn't fit this so it should be added to be consistent.
Jeff Thompson, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Informatics
Newman Regional Health
Emporia, KS 66801
Direct: 620-340-6150
-----Original Message-----
From: meditech-l@MTUSERS.COM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Charlie Downs
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:34 AM
To: MEDITECH-L@MTUSERS.COM
Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Fw: Allergens
Below is a message that I sent to Melinda Carson at FDB regarding the
way the allergens pick list from FDB looks. I wanted to know if people
agree with what I am asking them to do?
Thanks,
Charlie
Melinda - Last night I was staffing and noticed that when I entered an
allergy for Darvocet, I got the following choices:
Darvocet-N 50 Multiple
Darvon Multiple
Darvon Compound 32 Multiple
Darvon Compound-65 Multiple
Darvon-N Multiple
Darvocet-N 100 wasn't even listed, so shouldn't it be? The other
option is to just not put a strength and just have Darvocet-N. The
same for Darvon Compound - why not get rid of the strength. I've never
seen a strength listed for a med when it is listed as an allergy.
Also, Vicodin and Lortabs are listed kind of the same way
1 Vicodin Multiple
2 Vicodin ES Multiple
1 Lortab Multiple
2 Lortab 10/500 Multiple
3 Lortab 7.5 Multiple
4 Lortab Elixir Multiple
Something like Zocor isn't listed separately for each strength, so
neither should any drug - it makes no sense. Granted if we are looking
at excipient allergies, it may be an issue, but like I said, I've
never seen a strength written on an allergy in my entire life.
Thanks,
Charlie
Charles Downs Pharm.D.
Washington County Hospital
Inpatient Pharmacy
251 E. Antietam Street
Hagerstown, MD, 21740
301-790-8904
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