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- Title
Enhancing pharmacosurveillance with systematic collection of treatment indication in electronic prescribing: a validation study in Canada.
- Authors
Eguale, Tewodros; Winslade, Nancy; Hanley, James A; Buckeridge, David L; Tamblyn, Robyn
- Abstract
Adverse drug reaction reports used in pharmacosurveillance often lack complete information on treatment indication that is important for benefit-risk analyses and clinical and regulatory decision making. A systematic documentation of treatment indication using electronic prescribing applications provides an opportunity to develop new pharmacosurveillance tools that will allow evaluation of drugs by weighing benefits and risks for specific indications, and evaluate off-label prescribing. In addition, interfacing indications with reminders and clinical guidelines can enhance clinical decision making. We investigated the validity of treatment indications documented using an electronic prescribing system at the time of prescribing.
- Publication
Drug safety, 2010, Vol 33, Issue 7, p559
- ISSN
1179-1942
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2165/11534580-000000000-00000