Screening with software to confirm appropriate prescription . Aleem M A. BMJ 2018;363:k4688

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Tackling potentially inappropriate prescribing

BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4688 (Published 14 November 2018)

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Screening with software to confirm appropriate prescription

To find out the appropriate prescription for a disease state, the following methods can be useful

1. Use of software to find out the proper drug prescriptions for a particular disease condition by scanning the prescription sheets at dispensing.

2. For this, proper diagnosis and other comorbid conditions must be in prescription sheets.

3. Writing the generic name of the drug in the prescription sheet can also be useful in assessing the appropriate drug prescription for the particular disease.

This type of information in prescription sheets for screening with the help of software can be very useful to find the appropriate prescribing in medical practice.

Competing interests: No competing interests

16 November 2018

M.A. Aleem

Emeritus Professor of Neurology* Visiting specialist in Neurology** Neurologist***
The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University* Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical college ** ABC Hospital***
Chennai 600032* Perambaur 621212** Trichy 620018*** Tamilnadu India

M.A.Aleem