Table 5.

Dose range checking (DRC) alerts by medication type

Medication Order Name	Order Total	Alerts	% Alerts per Order
acetaminophen	12,329	1124	9.1%
levetiracetam	681	489	71.8%
albuterol	4481	361	8.1%
ibuprofen	3643	300	8.2%
pantoprazole	344	218	63.4%
sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim	1078	214	19.9%
vancomycin	712	210	29.5%
amoxicillin-clavulanate	748	209	27.9%
acetaminophen-hydrocodone	285	196	68.8%
ketorolac	671	188	28.0%
diazepam	576	175	30.4%
mycophenolate mofetil	371	175	47.2%
ergocalciferol	221	165	74.7%
ranitidine	1202	165	13.7%
methylPREDNISolone	995	156	15.7%
methotrexate	714	153	21.4%
gentamicin	444	148	33.3%
fluticasone	593	145	24.5%
morphine	5916	137	2.3%
topiramate	248	134	54.0%
piperacillin-tazobactam	331	133	40.2%
ondansetron	6800	129	1.9%
sirolimus	156	125	80.1%
amphetamine-dextroamphetamine	403	123	30.5%
omeprazole	248	122	49.2%
oxyCODONE	3696	120	3.2%
methylphenidate	795	119	15.0%
calcium GLUConate	283	115	40.6%
diphenhydrAMINE	3535	113	3.2%
glycopyrrolate	101	113	111.9%
hydrocortisone	513	110	21.4%
sodium chloride	111	107	96.4%
acetaminophen-codeine	1318	104	7.9%
enoxaparin	286	103	36.0%
heparin	346	102	29.5%

For orders with > 100 alerts from November 1st, 2008 through January 31st, 2009

% = total alerts/orders for each medication