Table 7.
Interventions with an impact on decreasing morbidity
| Intervention | Number of recommendations estimated to decrease morbidity | % of all morbidity reducing recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| Indication w/o a medication | 85 | 31% |
| Existing allergy, reaction | 22 | 8% |
| Vaccines missing | 21 | 8% |
| Med w/o indication | 15 | 5% |
| Potential drug/food/disease interaction | 15 | 5% |
| Patient counseling | 15 | 5% |
| Medication selection | 15 | 5% |
| Appropriate dosing | 13 | 5% |
| Duplicate therapy | 13 | 5% |
| Subtherapeutic dosing | 11 | 4% |
| Supratherapeutic dosing | 10 | 4% |
| Renal/hepatic dosing | 10 | 4% |
| Guideline only | 9 | 3% |
| Notable adverse drug reaction | 8 | 3% |
| New alergy identified | 4 | 1% |
| Dose adjustment for drug interaction | 2 | 1% |
| Route change | 2 | 1% |
| Allergy Information updated/deleted | 1 | 0% |
| Patient allergic to original med | 1 | 0% |
| Patient cannot afford original med | 1 | 0% |
| Nonformulary/insurance issue | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 273 | 100% |