Comprehensive Drug Coverage for Real-World Use

Adverse Drug Events (ADE's) in a nation-wide study in 2001 resulted in an estimated 4.3 million patient visits to hospitals or doctors' offices (data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). The largest component of ADE's has consistently been errors in prescribing, particularly in dosing.

To guard against unsafe patient dosing levels and many drug-related illnesses, integrate First DataBank's Dosage Range Check Module into your healthcare information system.

Monitor the Appropriateness of Drug Dosing

Dosage range checking works in the background to monitor the appropriateness of drug dosing. It uses patient-specific age, indications and organ function data—when these are available in your information system. If patient-specific data are not available, this module recommends a dosage range for a specified drug that consolidates typical data for common illnesses.

Get Real-Time Coverage of Most Drugs

The Dosage Range Check Module screens against more than 10,000 frequently prescribed drug products. So your information system can quickly ensure that doses for most drugs are checked against low, high or maximum dosage levels. And recommend a dosage range appropriate for the drug being considered for your patient

Dosage recommendations include (when appropriate):

• Low, high and maximum daily dose
• Dosing frequency or frequency range
• Duration of therapy, minimum and maximum lengths
• Maximum single dose
• Maximum lifetime dose
• Renal and hepatic impairment dosage adjustment indicators
• Age ranges
• Multiple dose types
• Narcotic-analgesic monitoring