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Should the "Move to Old" medication dialog have Allergy ?

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11-09-2006, 8:27 PM 1337

Jason
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Should the "Move to Old" medication dialog have Allergy ?

Attachment: stop.medication.for.allergy.jpg

An allergy button needed ?

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11-09-2006, 8:37 PM 1338 in reply to 1337

Graham
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Re: Should the "Move to Old" medication dialog have Allergy ?

That's side effects ...

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11-09-2006, 8:40 PM 1340 in reply to 1338

Jason
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Re: Should the "Move to Old" medication dialog have Allergy ?

Graham:
That's side effects ...

Allergy not= to Side Effects.

Much more important.

Giving someone a drug they've had side effects to is one thing. Giving someone a drug that they've had an allergic reaction to is a major mistake.

I'm working at half mast today, I think my ESR is higher than Grahams :( Dx: URTI vs. Flu.
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11-09-2006, 8:41 PM 1341 in reply to 1340

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Re: Should the "Move to Old" medication dialog have Allergy ?

Allergy is more important than Fear, add it there.

If a drug was stopped for Fear, "just type it in" :)

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11-09-2006, 8:42 PM 1342 in reply to 1341

Graham
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Re: Should the "Move to Old" medication dialog have Allergy ?

I get far more people declined to get their meds filled on account of fear of side effects that developing an allergy!

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11-09-2006, 8:49 PM 1343 in reply to 1341

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Re: Should the "Move to Old" medication dialog have Allergy ?

I'm not sure I know of an EMR that doesn't have a section dedicated to allergies.

Certainly doctors would be used to having an allergy section.

At least being able to easily add Allergy as the first word in the Reason column would be a good idea.

Another problem would be the co-mingling of allergies and discontinued drugs makes reporting allergies to other physicians difficult. Does a doctor receiving my referral note really want to know the 4 NSAIDs, 5 SSRIs, 3 Sleeping pills and 2 statins the patient eventually stopped ?

I think most doctor expect a section dedicated to allergies. Drugs stopped b/c of intolerances and the million other reasons could go in another category.

I'm working at half mast today, I think my ESR is higher than Grahams :( Dx: URTI vs. Flu.
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11-09-2006, 8:50 PM 1344 in reply to 1342

Jason
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Re: Should the "Move to Old" medication dialog have Allergy ?

Graham:

I get far more people declined to get their meds filled on account of fear of side effects that developing an allergy!

Well you Rx crazy meds, no wonder.

OK keep fear, but just add Allergy.

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08-06-2008, 3:45 PM 6445 in reply to 1344

Jason
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Re: Should the &quot;Move to Old&quot; medication dialog have Allergy ?

Attachment: two.methods.of.adding.drug.allergy.jpg

This should be addressed soon.

Allergies vs. Discontinued drugs for other reasons

Drug Allergies needs it's own tab.

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IDEA: add the word ALLERGY to the Instructions - and order the Old Meds with Allergies first.

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08-06-2008, 3:50 PM 6446 in reply to 6445

Jason
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Re: Should the &quot;Move to Old&quot; medication dialog have Allergy ?

Another IDEA: each medication has a column (field?) in the database called Allergy - it is set to "N" for No. But when either method of adding an allergy is used ... it is Updated to Y. The Allergies and Old medications could be sorted on this (undisplayed) field ... with all the drug allergies listed first.

I'm working at half mast today, I think my ESR is higher than Grahams :( Dx: URTI vs. Flu.
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