Pharmacy e-Prescription Dispensing Before and After CancelRx Implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

An estimated 1.5% to nearly 5% of medications are dispensed after discontinuation in the electronic health record (EHR), with 34% meeting criteria for high risk of potential harm.

Objective

To evaluate the association of the implementation of e-prescription cancellation messaging (CancelRx) with medication dispensing after discontinuation of e-prescriptions in the EHR.

Design, setting, and participants

This case series with interrupted time series analysis included patients who had at least 1 medication e-prescribed in ambulatory care to a health system pharmacy and discontinued in the 2-year study period from 1 year prior to approximately 1 year after CancelRx implementation (January 15, 2018, to December 7, 2019). Prior to CancelRx implementation, changes

SUBMITTER: Pitts SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481320 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature