Table 5.
Prescribers' reported needs for drug information. Overview of the results summarized as two major themes reported during the focus group discussions
| A. Reported needs of drug information | Expectations/needs for functionalities when integrating information/knowledge into the electronic health record (EHR) |
|---|---|
| A.1 Drug–drug interactions | • Integrated and automatically generated alert system |
| • Alerts only for severe drug–drug interactions | |
| A.2 Adverse effects | • Alerts only for severe adverse effects |
| • Search for side effects in the patient's drug list based on PDR (Physicians desk reference) information | |
| • Information about the reversibility of adverse effects | |
| A.3 Allergy and hypersensivity | • System should stop prescribing |
| • Automatically generated alert system | |
| A.4 Dose related to age | • Recommended doses for children |
| • Should warn when the dose is too high related to weight | |
| • Calculate the approximate glomerular filtration rate or the creatinine clearance automatically | |
| A.5 Indication, duration and treatment plan | • Indication of the prescribed drug therapy |
| • Duration of the chosen drug therapy | |
| • Treatment plan and goals | |
| • Plan for the follow-up | |
| A.6–A.7 Additional information about prescribed drugs | • Recommended drugs from The Wise Drug List* |
| • Register of pictures of the drugs | |
| • Visualization of pharmacodynamics | |
| B. User friendly features/solutions in the EHR | |
| B.1 Needs for smart features linked to the EHR | |
| • better structure and disposition of information presentation | |
| • possibility for links/sheets for personal tips | |
| B.2 Interactive functionalities | |
| • interactive/questioning search functions | |
| • messenger: leaving a message for other caregivers | |
*
A list of recommended drugs produced by experts from different specialities within the Stockholm County.