It Is Important To Remember That No Amount Of Technology Can Prevent Human Error.

This appeared last week: Software glitch changing doses on GP scripts for RHD drug The issue could result in potential under-dosing in patients with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease 25th November 2020 By Kemal Atlay A glitch in Best Practice software means the wrong dosages have been printed when doctors issue repeat scripts for a rheumatic heart disease (RHD) treatment. SA Health has urged all GPs who manage patients with acute rheumatic fever or RHD to be aware of the issue when prescribing Bicillin LA injections, warning it could result in significant under-dosing. The issue emerged after Pfizer changed the unit measurements for the long-acting penicillin from 900mg/2.3mL to 1,200,000 units/2.3mL in early 2019. At the beginning of this year, a GP in South Australia reprinted an old script for Bicillin from a patient ’s past prescription list. According to SA Health, the software updated the drug’s strength to the new unit measurement, but the dosage was... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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