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Provide Medication and Food Interaction Information

Information about potential adverse interactions between medications, or between medications and foods, must be easily accessible by clinicians who may order or administer medications. Make sure the information is current and easily accessible. It is also important to make patients aware of the potential interactions between drugs and foods.

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Use a computerized ordering system that provides alerts about potential interactions when prescribers enter orders.
Teach patients about drug and food interactions during their medication education, especially if the patients will continue taking potentially interactive drugs or foods after discharge from the hospital.

Improve Core Processes for Administering Medications
Well-designed administering processes minimize the risk of failures and errors, both of which can lead to adverse drug events (ADEs).
Improve Core Processes for Ordering Medications
Core processes for ordering medications have become enormously complex, and the risk of errors and process failures has grown in turn.
Provide Patient Information and Drug Profiles to Prescribers
In the process of ordering medications, prescribers must always review patient information such as age, weight, allergies, and relevant laboratory values.
Use Drug Interaction Software
Clinicians should avoid ordering medications that may interact harmfully with others already in use. A pharmacist should review all medication orders to check for any potential drug interactions the clinicians may have missed.

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