Clinical ward medication safety
Contraindicated drug prescription ADR pilot
Scenario: a patient already taking simvastatin is prescribed clarithromycin during an inpatient respiratory infection review. The workflow documents the contraindicated combination for licensed prescriber or pharmacist review, captures the reviewer action, and stores the review trail for pharmacy and ward governance.
- Medication reconciliation against active orders and discharge medicines.
- ADR reference summary for human pharmacist or prescriber confirmation.
- Audit log for alert timing, reviewer action, and final prescribing decision.