Computerized screening for appropriate dosing of renally eliminated medications.
A method of rapid screening for appropriateness of certain drug doses is described. The program extracts patient information from a hospital mainframe computer system, performs an estimation of creatinine clearance (CrCl), and prints a report of patients, drugs, doses, and CrCl for patients within a specified CrCl range.
Skinner
R
R
Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland.
Caldwell
J
J
Vitale
P
P
D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations