Impact of pharmacist-evaluated clinical decision support system alerts on potentially missing or inappropriately prescribed proton pump inhibitors at hospital discharge: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most prescribed drugs. A clinical decision support system (CDSS) could improve their rational use.

Aim

The impact of an electronic algorithm (e-algorithm) implemented in a CDSS on potentially missing or inappropriately prescribed PPIs at hospital discharge, its specificity and sensitivity, and the outcome of the alerts issued were analysed.

Method

An e-algorithm continuously monitored patients of a tertiary care hospital for missing or inappropriate PPIs. Following relevance assessment by a pharmacist, the alerts raised were either displayed in the patients' electronic record or dismissed. After a three-month period, all adult patients' records were retrospectively reviewed for missing or inappropriate PPIs at dis

SUBMITTER: Fluckiger L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11399224 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature