Implementation and Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Minimize Drug-Drug Interactions Among Older Patient Populations in Emergency Department and Ambulatory Care Settings

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Identifier 027_Biksacky_M_Mini_EBPF2017
Title Implementation and Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Minimize Drug-Drug Interactions Among Older Patient Populations in Emergency Department and Ambulatory Care Settings
Creator Biksacky, Meryl; Sloan, Cole; Jacquez, Macheala; Lee, Jenessa;; Lee, Karissa; Ruiz-Negron, Natalia; Lingenfelter, Erin; Stephen, Robert; Day, Julie
Subject Evidence-Based Practice; Aged; Emergency Service, Hospital; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Trimethoprim; Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Blockers; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Drug Interactions; Medication Errors; Hyperkalemia; Renal Insufficiency; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Poster
Description Older patients prescribed trimethoprim (TMP) with reninangiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) blocking agents may be at an increased risk of cardiac sudden death due to drug-induced hyperkalemia. Medication errors and clinical pharmacist observations at the University of Utah Health (UUH) reveal gaps in knowledge of the drug interaction between TMP and RAAS blocking agents. There are currently no published studies investigating the effects of a pharmacist-driven intervention on TMP prescribing patterns in the setting of concomitant RAAS blocking therapy. A pharmacist-driven BPA may be significantly impacting trimethoprim prescribing in 5 clinical areas. When the BPA fires, providers may prefer alternatives to trimethoprim in elderly patients or patients with renal insufficiency.
Relation is Part of Evidence Based Practice Posters - 2017
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Date Digital 2017
Date 2017
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Rights https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
Language eng
ARK ark:/87278/s6xd5d37
Setname ehsl_ebp
ID 1399396
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xd5d37
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