Ah, sometimes when a drug is sent over without a strength, we have to input SOMETHING in there to complete the typing section and generate a fax to send the doctor. I generally pick either the patient's previous strength or a very common one. When we fax the doctor for clarification, it copies over what we typed (and I can't remove that). Though I also try to attach the original image, sometimes it's not possible. So the doctor ends up getting a fax similar to the one above.
Try checking the original fax to see if the strength you sent over is legible.
Anon @8:57am, that's a helpfully coherent answer. Now, in the world of interactive-system design, the requirement that "faxes that request omitted dosage must include a dosage" would be considered a bug.
More specifically a boneheaded design bug.
Why does healthcare put up with that sort of thing?
In light of what anonymous 8:57 and 9:14 have posted, some of this can be attributed to incompatible electronic systems. I see this a lot in my field of medical imaging.
Incompatible electronic systems is a big deal. Also, a problem that I see on my own prescriptions is the issue of the truncated generic name of a drug--I always say to myself when I see it, "It's no wonder the patient doesn't know what they're taking, that doesn't make any sense to me either" (and, I know what it is!).
I also try to get my prescribers to choose somewhere in the sig information about the milligram strength of the dose if that is a problem, though I don't see it as an issue here. For example, when doc wants patient to take 1.5 mL or 'half a tab', please, let the pharmacist know what dose that will be in actual drug amount such as (= 15 mg). Thanks!
The previous answers seem reasonable. Was the release mechanism included with the original Depakote 500 mg fax? For example Extended Release versus Delayed Release (original Depakote)? There's a huge potential for mix ups between the two and I've had to get clarification on scripts before, where the instructions were for Depakote ER BID.
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ReplyDeleteAh, sometimes when a drug is sent over without a strength, we have to input SOMETHING in there to complete the typing section and generate a fax to send the doctor. I generally pick either the patient's previous strength or a very common one. When we fax the doctor for clarification, it copies over what we typed (and I can't remove that). Though I also try to attach the original image, sometimes it's not possible. So the doctor ends up getting a fax similar to the one above.
ReplyDeleteTry checking the original fax to see if the strength you sent over is legible.
If 2 different entities use different electronic prescribing platforms sometimes what you send is not what we see....
ReplyDeleteSend back "Super extra Strong"
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laugh.
ReplyDeleteAnon @8:57am, that's a helpfully coherent answer. Now, in the world of interactive-system design, the requirement that "faxes that request omitted dosage must include a dosage" would be considered a bug.
ReplyDeleteMore specifically a boneheaded design bug.
Why does healthcare put up with that sort of thing?
We can all laugh but it's really not funny.
ReplyDeleteIn light of what anonymous 8:57 and 9:14 have posted, some of this can be attributed to incompatible electronic systems. I see this a lot in my field of medical imaging.
Incompatible electronic systems is a big deal. Also, a problem that I see on my own prescriptions is the issue of the truncated generic name of a drug--I always say to myself when I see it, "It's no wonder the patient doesn't know what they're taking, that doesn't make any sense to me either" (and, I know what it is!).
ReplyDeleteI also try to get my prescribers to choose somewhere in the sig information about the milligram strength of the dose if that is a problem, though I don't see it as an issue here. For example, when doc wants patient to take 1.5 mL or 'half a tab', please, let the pharmacist know what dose that will be in actual drug amount such as (= 15 mg). Thanks!
The previous answers seem reasonable. Was the release mechanism included with the original Depakote 500 mg fax? For example Extended Release versus Delayed Release (original Depakote)? There's a huge potential for mix ups between the two and I've had to get clarification on scripts before, where the instructions were for Depakote ER BID.
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