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The Dosage Range Check Module helps clinicians monitor the appropriateness of drug dosing using patient-specific age, indications and organ function data. If patient-specific data are not available in the CPOE, EMR or other information system providing clinical decision support, this module checks a dose range for a specified drug that consolidates typical data for common illnesses.
Drug Allergy Module Help Prevent Drug-Allergy Reactions to Enhance Patient Safety
Drug-allergy screening is critical, since drug-allergy reactions can result in seriouseven life-threateningconsequences. They are known to comprise about 25% of all adverse drug reactions. That's why they have to be considered carefully when you're prescribing drug therapy.
Drug Images Module For Better Patient Safety, Identify and Reconcile Drugs Prescribed with Drugs Dispensed, Using Drug Images
To elaborate an old saying: A picture (drug image) is worth a thousand words (of descriptive text).And with First DataBanks Drug Images Module, you have immediate access to over 21,000 drug image NDCs (National Drug Codes). These are high-resolution images of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, using state-of-the-art digital photography.
Indications Module Lower the Risk of Inappropriate Drug Therapy Based on Indication Screening
First DataBank's Indications Module can be used as a tool for assessing the appropriateness of a particular course of drug therapy, given a specific medical condition. This module can help you make informed decisions regarding a choice of medications that are known to be appropriate for your patient's condition.
Pediatric Precautions
Pediatric patients can be very sensitive to drug therapy, especially within specific age ranges. With this module, you'll have access to valuable information for minimizing adverse effects. It provides everything you need to generate comprehensive messages when problems may exist.
Geriatric Precautions
This module enables you to create warning messages about drug use in geriatric patients. It gives you access to extensive geriatric precaution information, including: Severity level and contraindication information for the precaution Specific organ systems associated with an adverse effect A brief summary of the particular precaution
Pregnancy Precautions
This module enables the healthcare professional to recognize drug therapy that may not be appropriate for pregnant women. It provides not only all of the FDA's precautions, but also additional research as well. Our staff of clinical pharmacists continually reviews the primary and secondary literature for any drugs that warrant precautions. When there is no FDA designation, you can rely on First DataBank's supplementary warnings when studies reveal that a precaution may be prudent. This module automatically provides information about contraindications, potential risks, and precautionsat the system designer's discretion.
Lactation Precautions
This module creates warnings about the use of drugs by nursing mothers. The warnings provided enable the healthcare professional to make informed decisions about altering a patient's drug therapy when potential problems exist. This module encompasses everything needed to generate comprehensive messages for the healthcare professional. It supplies four basic pieces of information about drug use in a nursing mother: Reports if a contraindication, precaution, or lack of risk has been documented in available studies Establishes whether it is known if a particular drug is excreted in breast milk Provides data on whether or not the excreted drug affects the infant Gives details about the particular precaution