Table 1.

Rates at which medication-based alerts result in order removal or cancellation during the 7^th and 8^th month after activation

Type	% Orders removed or cancelled	% Actions taken by Physician	Action taken
Drug-Drug Interaction	53.1%	54%	95% cancelled
Allergy	37.0%	77%	80% removed
Dose Alert	17.2%	49%	52% removed
Pregnancy	27.1%	55%	90% cancelled
Lactation	45.7%	46%	90% cancelled