Drug interaction alerts for posing problems
September 1997
Drug interaction alerts are posing problems for pharmacists.
First, new drugs...and newly recognized interactions...don't show up in the computer databases for 5 to 12 months.
Second, the interactions that are in the computer cause alerts so frequently that they're often ignored.
Get concise advice on drug therapy, plus unlimited access to CE
Pharmacist's Letter Canada includes:
- 12 issues every year, with brief articles about new meds and hot topics
- 200+ CE courses, including the popular CE-in-the-Letter
- Quick reference drug comparison charts
- Access to the entire archive