Potential Clinical Safety Issue with Methotrexate Dosage Instructions

We have found a potential Clinical safety issue with Methotrexate which will affect ALL sites.

We know there are some drugs for which it will be necessary to limit the choice of dosage to a pre-defined set. One of these drugs is Methotrexate. If such a drug is selected (regardless of the preparation), then the dosage control will be replaced by a drop-down list of possible dosages, thereby  limiting the users choice.

The problem arises when dosages are manually changed via the keyboard rather than using the drop-down boxes.

Please download and read the explanation guide to ensure you are fully aware of the situation.

http://www.helpline.inps.co.uk/uploads/jul10/INPS_V3_Methotrexate_Clinical_Safety_Risk_v001.pdf

14/07/2010

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