Table 2.
Corticosteroid prescribing and review database
| Corticosteroid prescribing and review database | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Hospice code |
| 2 |
Individual patient code |
| 3 |
Patient history: gastrointestinal tract cancer; urogenital cancer; lung cancer; breast cancer; melanoma; haematological cancers; brain cancer; other cancers; non-cancer |
| 4 |
Patient age (years) |
| 5 |
Patient gender |
| 6 |
Corticosteroid prescribing event: which agent was prescribed? (separate entry for each prescribing event) |
| 7 |
Date, if noted, when the corticosteroid was commenced |
| 8 |
Initial dose of corticosteroid prescribed |
| 9 |
Route: oral, subcutaneous; intramuscular; intravenous |
| 10 |
Prescribed by: hospital doctor; general practitioner; hospice doctor |
| 11 |
Indication (reason) for corticosteroid prescribing (see Table 3) |
| 12 |
Concurrent prescribing of: omeprazole; NSAID; phenytoin; zopiclone |
| 13 |
Corticosteroid stopped: gradually; abruptly; patient died while still on their corticosteroid |
| 14 |
Adverse effects to corticosteroids: yes; no; not recorded |
| 15 |
Was drug reviewed? |
| 16 |
Date of review |
| 17 |
Was there an indication change for giving corticosteroid: if yes, complete a new entry |
| 18 |
Dose change decision: decrease dose; increase dose; stop corticosteroid; no change; change corticosteroid: if yes, complete a new entry |
| 19 | Reason for change: patient deterioration; no change in patient; improvement in patient; not recorded |