Computer Stop Order Alert to Prevent Concurrent Prescribing of Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole and Warfarin

Terminated 1971 enrolled University of Pennsylvania

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blind

Summary

To determine if a computerized stop order will reduce the number of concurrent trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and warfarin orders accepted through the inpatient electronic ordering system while a patient is hospitalized.

Timeline

Start: 2006-08
Primary completion: 2007-01
Completion: 2007-01

Publications

Strom BL, Schinnar R, Aberra F, Bilker W, Hennessy S, Leonard CE, Pifer E. Unintended effects of a computerized physician order entry nearly hard-stop alert to prevent a drug interaction: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Sep 27;170(17):1578-83. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.324.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Background	Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole	Unknown	—	—
Background	Warfarin	Small molecule	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.