What, if all alerts were specific – Estimating the potential impact on drug interaction alert burden

Highlights • About 80% of drug interaction alerts are potentially sensitive to context factors. • Promising context factors refer to comedication, potassium and renal function. • Context factors should urgently be implemented in drug interaction alerting systems.

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Published in:	International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Vol. 83; no. 4; pp. 285 - 291
Main Authors:	Seidling, Hanna M, Klein, Ulrike, Schaier, Matthias, Czock, David, Theile, Dirk, Pruszydlo, Markus G, Kaltschmidt, Jens, Mikus, Gerd, Haefeli, Walter E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-04-2014
Subjects:	Alert fatigue Alert specificity Clinical decision support systems Decision Support Systems, Clinical Drug Interactions Drug–drug interactions Humans Internal Medicine Medication Errors - prevention & control Medication Systems - utilization Other Reminder Systems Safety Alert specificity Alert fatigue Clinical decision support systems Drug–drug interactions
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Summary:	Highlights • About 80% of drug interaction alerts are potentially sensitive to context factors. • Promising context factors refer to comedication, potassium and renal function. • Context factors should urgently be implemented in drug interaction alerting systems.
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ISSN:	1386-5056 1872-8243
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.12.006