Hospital Pharmacists' Perceptions and Decision-Making Related to Drug-Drug Interactions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmacists often overlook drug interaction alerts because of limitations in clinical decision support (CDS) software systems intended to detect evidence-based, clinically significant drug-drug interactions (DDIs). Alert fatigue, which occurs when pharmacists become desensitized to an overload of DDIs, may also contribute.

Objectives

To gain a better understanding of how pharmacists assess common DDIs and the extent to which computerized drug alerts affect their decision-making, as background for initiatives to overcome alert fatigue and improve detection of DDIs.

Methods

This qualitative study used focus group methodology. A structured focus group was planned at each of 3 large tertiary hospitals. Pharmacists were invited to participate if their jobs inclu

SUBMITTER: Bagri H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6699872 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature