Dispensing of Electronically Discontinued Medications

Letters2 April 2013Dispensing of Electronically Discontinued MedicationsJames A. Villier, MDJames A. Villier, MDFrom Randolph Internal Medicine, Charlotte, North Carolina.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-7-201304020-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:In almost 35 years of medical practice, I had never considered it my responsibility to notify patients' pharmacies of medication discontinuations. As a user of a robust electronic medical record (EMR) system for more than 5 years, I have become more aware of the problems that electronic prescribing has caused with inappropriate refilling of prescription medications, as noted in Allen and Sequist's article (1). Although notifying pharmacies of changing medication profiles would be desirable, the reality of dispensing practices makes this nearly impossible. The pharmacies' own practices of attempting to automate the process of refilling medications create ...Reference1. Allen AS, Sequist TD. Pharmacy dispensing of electronically discontinued medications. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:700-5. [PMID: 23165661] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: James A. Villier, MDAffiliations: From Randolph Internal Medicine, Charlotte, North Carolina.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPharmacy Dispensing of Electronically Discontinued Medications Adrienne S. Allen and Thomas D. Sequist Dispensing of Electronically Discontinued Medications Adrienne S. Allen Metrics Cited byElectronic Medical Records and Quality of Cancer Care 2 April 2013Volume 158, Issue 7Page: 571KeywordsChartsConflicts of interestElectronic medical recordsMedical conditions ePublished: 2 April 2013 Issue Published: 2 April 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...