Table 3.
Error Rates by CDSS Type Overall and by Individual Medication
| Medication | Pharmacist-Based CDDS | Prescriber-Based CDDS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error Count | Total Rx Dispensed | Error Rate | Error Count | Total Rx Dispensed | Error Rate | |
| Amantadine | 4 | 213 | 1.88% | 8 | 221 | 3.62% |
| Ciprofloxacin | 13 | 8091 | 0.16% | 12 | 7862 | 0.15% |
| Colchicine | 7 | 614 | 1.14% | 6 | 632 | 0.95% |
| Dabigatran | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | 0 | 244 | 0.00% |
| Dofetilide | 2 | 43 | 4.65% | 3 | 55 | 5.45% |
| Enoxaparin | 11 | 1147 | 0.96% | 7 | 1353 | 0.52% |
| Famciclovir | 9 | 1287 | 0.70% | 22 | 1311 | 1.68% |
| Fondaparinux | 0 | 22 | 0.00% | 0 | 21 | 0.00% |
| Gabapentin | 37 | 5428 | 0.68% | 40 | 6762 | 0.59% |
| Glyburide | 5 | 211 | 2.37% | 5 | 172 | 2.91% |
| Levofloxacin | 29 | 2103 | 1.38% | 46 | 2717 | 1.69% |
| Metoclopramide | 8 | 696 | 1.15% | 6 | 623 | 0.96% |
| NSAIDS | 28 | 19932 | 0.14% | 32 | 21314 | 0.15% |
| Sotalol | 5 | 170 | 2.94% | 2 | 166 | 1.20% |
| Spironolactone | 0 | 3419 | 0.00% | 0 | 3922 | 0.00% |
| Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole | 16 | 4915 | 0.33% | 11 | 2745 | 0.40% |
| Trimethoprim | 2 | 713 | 0.28% | 1 | 558 | 0.18% |
| Overall | 176 | 49,054 | 0.36% | 201 | 50,678 | 0.40%* |
* P=0.523
CDSS – clinical decision support system; EHR – electronic health record; Rx – prescriptions