DMARD Medication Review >3 months (HP037)
DMARD Medication Review >3 months (HP037)
Overview/Purpose
This protocol ensures that users are warned if they set a medication review to over 3 months if the patient is on DMARD medication
What does it do?
- When a medication review is coded, checks to make sure that this is not more than 3 months in the future.
Why is it important?
There are well established guidelines for monitoring of Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDS) and none of these allow more than 3 months to pass before the patient needs to be reviewed again. This protocol acts as a safety net to ensure that users do not advance the planned medication review date by more than 3 months in the future.
What does it look like?
See below screenshot which shows an example of the protocol in use:
System Dependencies
Relies on using the clinical system to record medication issues as well as medication reviews.
System Triggers
System trigger: Add a code
Code: All medication review codes
Run mode: Always run
Enable trigger for: All staff
Change management considerations
Your team need to understand the requirements for DMARD monitoring.
How to get it
This protocol is automatically installed in your system. If you are waiting for installation and want us to prioritise your site, please submit a ticket to request this.
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