System and method for conducting drug use evaluation

12 The method of claim 6 the drug use evaluation alert being a drug-allergy precaution alert, the drug use evaluation including a drug-allergy precaution assessment comprising:

• determining from the medical history information if the patient has an allergy;
• determining if each of the plurality of drugs is contraindicated with the allergy;
• and
• generating the drug-allergy precaution alert for each drug determined to be contraindicated with the allergy.

A method comprising:

• retrieving at least one patient identifier of at least one patient that has an upcoming patient appointment with a prescriber on a specific day;
• prior to the appointment on the specific day, retrieving patient information from a database, the patient information being at least one of medical history information of the patient and prescription history information of the patient;
• and
• prior to the appointment on the specific day, conducting a drug use evaluation for the patient based on the retrieved patient information.

A method of comprising:

• viewing on a graphical user interface of an electronic prescription creation device a plurality of drugs that may be selected for a prescription for a patient;
• selecting via the electronic prescription creation device at least one of the plurality of drugs;
• and
• viewing on the graphical user interface a representation corresponding to a drug use evaluation alert, the drug use evaluation alert resulting from a drug use evaluation conducted for the patient prior to said selecting the at least one of the plurality of drugs, the drug use evaluation being for at least one of the plurality of drugs that may be selected via the electronic prescription creation device.

A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed by an electronic prescription creation device cause the electronic prescription creation device to:

• create a prescription for a patient;
• present on a graphical user interface of the electronic prescription creation device a plurality of drugs that may be selected for a prescription for a patient;
• receive a selection of at least one of the plurality of drugs;
• and
• present on the graphical user interface a representation corresponding to a drug use evaluation alert, the drug use evaluation alert resulting from a drug use evaluation conducted for the patient prior to said selecting the at least one of the plurality of drugs, the drug use evaluation being for at least one of the plurality of drugs that may be selected via the electronic prescription creation device.

A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed by a computer cause the computer to:

• retrieve at least one patient identifier of at least one patient that has upcoming patient appointment with a prescriber on a specific day;
• prior to the appointment on the specific day, retrieve patient information from a database, the patient information being at least one of medical history information of the patient and prescription history information of the patient;
• and
• prior to the appointment on the specific day, conduct a drug use evaluation for the patient based on the retrieved patient information.

A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium comprising:

• computer-readable program code for causing a computer to retrieving at least one patient identifier of at least one patient that has upcoming patient appointment with a prescriber on a specific day;
• computer-readable program code for causing the computer to, prior to the appointment on the specific day, retrieve patient information from a database, the patient information being at least one of medical history information of the patient and prescription history information of the patient;
• and
• computer-readable program code for causing the computer to, prior to the appointment on the specific day, conduct a drug use evaluation for the patient based on the retrieved patient information.

An apparatus comprising:

• a computer connectable to an electronic prescription creation device via a network, the computer including:
• means for retrieving at least one patient identifier of at least one patient that has an upcoming appointment with a prescriber on a specific day;
• means for retrieving, prior to the appointment on the specific day, patient information from a database, the patient information being at least one of medical history information of the patient and prescription history information of the patient;
• and
• means for conducting, prior to the appointment on the specific day, a drug use evaluation for the patient based on the retrieved patient information.