Documentation of drug substitution in the medical record.
Although generic drugs have been well accepted by many pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and patients, some pharmacists are reluctant to use them because of difficulties in communicating these substitutions to other health care practitioners in the facility. This article present one method of communicating this information, thereby making the use of generic drug more acceptable and safer.
D004282:Documentation; D004348:Drug Labeling / Q000379:methods; D008499:Medical Records; D008509:Medication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D013810:Therapeutic Equivalency; D014922:Wisconsin