Computerized prescription checking system.

Abstract

This is a report on a validation system which was developed by utilizing medication history profiles of drugs prescribed to patients. Upon entering the current prescription data of a patient, the system will automatically retrieve the patient's history of past medication and the previous prescription, and print out the contents of both the current and previous prescriptions in order to validate the treatment. As a result of the Prescription Validation System, the safety of dispensing drugs by the pharmacists has been greatly improved compared to the past by checking on operator's errors of input of data, by identifying transcription error and by matching the spelling in the prescription. Medication instruction to the patients become more accurate since it is easier to monitor any changes on the prescription.