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Facilitating drug-use evaluation with spreadsheet software.

T G Burnakis1

  • 1Department of Pharmacy, Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center, MI 48192.

American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
|January 1, 1989
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Spreadsheet software, like Lotus 1-2-3, streamlines drug-use evaluation by automating criteria checks. This technology offers a faster, more accurate method for assessing appropriate medication use compared to manual reviews.

Area of Science:

  • Pharmacoeconomics
  • Health Informatics
  • Clinical Pharmacy

Background:

  • Drug-use evaluation is crucial for optimizing patient outcomes and healthcare costs.
  • Manual drug-use evaluations can be time-consuming, prone to errors, and inconsistent.
  • Dipyridamole, a widely prescribed medication, was selected due to frequent use and potential for questionable indications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the application of a personal computer spreadsheet program for drug-use evaluation.
  • To assess the efficiency and accuracy of using spreadsheet software in determining appropriate drug use.
  • To explore the potential for non-pharmacist personnel to conduct data entry for drug-use evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Lotus 1-2-3, a spreadsheet program, to automate drug-use evaluation.

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  • Developed criteria for appropriate drug use that were translated into conditional logic statements within the spreadsheet.
  • Entered patient data into the spreadsheet, allowing for simultaneous assessment against predefined criteria.

    • Main Results:

    • The spreadsheet program facilitated rapid and accurate drug-use evaluations.
    • Automated data entry and criteria checking proved more consistent than manual methods.
    • The system allowed for efficient data extraction for further analysis of drug-use patterns.
    • Non-pharmacist personnel could perform data entry, freeing up pharmacist time.

    Conclusions:

    • Personal computer spreadsheet programs are effective tools for drug-use evaluation.
    • Implementing spreadsheet software enhances the speed, accuracy, and consistency of medication appropriateness assessments.
    • This technological approach can improve the efficiency of drug-use evaluation processes within healthcare settings.