Table 3.
Number of Patients with TPMT deficiency added to the problem list | Number of TPMT alerts that fired | Number of patients that the TPMT alert fired | Average number of TPMT alerts firing per patient (for prescribers and pharmacists) | Number of unique practitioners for whom the TPMT alert fired | Average number of TPMT alerts firing per practitioner | Percentage of prescribers who cancelled the order in response to the TPMT alert (%) | Percentage of prescribers who initiated a modified dose after receiving the alert for the initial prescription (does not include subsequent alerts on refills) | Ratio of inpatient orders to outpatient prescriptions |
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38 | 160 | 31 | 5 (range 1–21) | 69 | 2.3 (range 1–18) | 23 | 71% (5/7) | 15:116 |