BlankWe are having some issues with labels and MARs that aren't using a full vial of medication. For example Rocephin 750 mg from a 1 gm vial. On the MAR and the label it prints out like this:
CEFTRIAXONE 1 GM VIAL (0.75 GM)
IN: SOD CHLORIDE 0.9% 100 ML BAG (100 ML)
(SOD CHLORIDE)
IV Q24H16 SCH
200 MLS/HR 30 MIN
SUB FOR ROCEPHIN
[LUPIN/BAXTER]
Our PHA Department Head sent me this request:
"RE: my phone message about the MAR problem with partial vial doses such as
Rocephin 750 mg
(from a 1 gm vial).
I entered a Rocephin 750 mg order on Carmel Corn in test so you can see what
the MAR looks
like and see if you can come up with a way to make the dose more conspicuous.
I think ideally I'd like to see a combination of additional text and bolding.
Instead of
just "0.75 gm" in parentheses something like: "Note dosage: 0.75 gm" with all
of that in
bold. And then for a real programming trick, how about printing "MADE BY
PHARMACY" on the
next line if the item is "zero-dosed"? That might not be as hard as it sounds,
since I
think it would be the same condition that causes the dose to appear in
parentheses that
would trigger the "Made by pharmacy" statement."
Any help would be appreciated. I've attached the NPR report we are using for
this.
Janet Duback
MIS Clinical Coordinator
Community Hospital of Ottawa
Ottawa, IL 61350
815-431-5504
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