Table 2. Frequency and examples of free-text comments by category in the outpatient and inpatient settings for a benzodiazepine and nonbenzodiazepine sedative clinical decision support alert.

Comment category	Examples (outpatient)	Examples (inpatient)
Allergy/adverse reaction	“Allergic reaction prevention” “Prn for blood transfusion”	”Administer prior to platelet transfusion” “For iodine sensitivity”
Dependency/continuity-of-care	“Already on” “Continuity-long term use”	“Chronic use” “Home med, requested by patient”
Disease related (nononcology)	“Dizziness with Menier's disease” “MS”	“Acute MI” “Stiff man syndrome”
Generalized anxiety/insomnia	“Long time use for anxiety” “Ambien is not a benzodiazepine and has been tolerated”	“Takes every night” “Insomnia” “Anxious”
N/A	“!” “Not a benzodiazepine”	“MD order” “MD aware”
Neurological/musculoskeletal	“Cervical dystonia” “Spasms”	“Muscle spasm after breast recon”
Oncology/chemotherapy	“Chemo” “Nausea during chemo”	“Cancer dx with anxiety and difficulty sleeping” “Chemotherapy”
Situational anxiety	“Emergency med” “Rare use for anxiety” “Travel - just in case”	“Acute anxiety” “For MRI” “Postsurgery”

Abbreviations: MD, medical doctor; MI, myocardial infarction; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; MS, multiple sclerosis; N/A, not available.