Name and describe at least four things checked for in a DUR.
Expert Answer
In order to determine the duplicate therapy, drugs are evaluated. This mainly happens when the drugs belonging to the same class are being consumed by the patient and it would have the effect of an overdose.
In order to determine the food and drug allergies which could be increased by the use of new drugs are required to be checked by Allergy records. There will also be an analysis of patient’s diagnosis history to know if the patient has a medical condition that the drug would negatively affect
In the events when there are some kinds of the reaction of the drug with the by certain foods or
alcohol interactions, an alert for the patient education is created. If during DUR any signs are entered, there will be an evaluation of matching these with the guidelines for the drug. overdosing, under dosing (causing the drug to be ineffective), or abuse could result from Too much, too little, too many days, or too many refills