Prescribing Principles
Physicians' Principles for Quality Prescribing
Commit to Zero Tolerance for Errors
Commit to....
- Asking patients about their use of prescription and nonprescription medications and dietary supplements and including this in a computerized medication record for each patient
- Recording information about adverse drug reactions and drug allergies as well as food allergies in computerized patient record
- Fully informing patients about medications and their potential effects, including both positive and negative outcomes
- Reporting errors and adverse events so others will not repeat them
Withstanding pressures to prescribe in ways that are not in the patients' best interest - Knowing thoroughly the drugs you prescribe most frequently
- Anticipating and preventing drug interactions
- Establishing a partnership with pharmacists and nurses to monitor therapy for interactions or errors and effective counseling of patients
