Performing a Drug Interaction Check

When you have enabled the Lexicomp Data Integration for your office, you can perform drug interaction checks when prescribing medications for a patient. You can also access a detailed drug monograph for a prescription or medication.

The patient's current medications and prescription history are listed on the EMR - Rx tab of the Patient Workspace.

Printed prescription

Medication given

Electronic prescription

To perform a drug interaction check:

From the Patient window, select EMR > Rx tab. The patient's list of prescriptions is displayed.
From the buttons on the top of the list, select . Your browser opens to the Lexicomp online service website where you are prompted to log in.

If the prescriptions in the patient's Rx list have not been mapped, the Lexicomp Drug Mapping window is displayed. You can map them in this window by selecting an item from the drug list on the left, and dragging it to the applicable Lexicomp description on the right. The ID is then displayed in the drug list. Click Continue to proceed to the interaction check.

Follow the Lexicomp prompts and instructions to retrieve the requested information.

To obtain a drug monograph from the Lexicomp online service, do one of the following:

From the Medications list (EMR > EMR Summary), click an item in the list.
From the patient's Rx list (EMR > Rx), select an item in the list and click .