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AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► The absence of a drug–disease interaction alert leads to a child's death.

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The absence of a drug–disease interaction alert leads to a child's death.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 21, 2015;20:1-4.

The disabling of alerts due to alarm fatigue can hinder the ability of a health information system to warn prescribers and pharmacists of potentially harmful drug–disease combinations. This newsletter article describes an incident in which a patient died when health information technology systems failed to alert the physician and pharmacist regarding a drug–disease interaction. Recommendations to avoid risks include evaluating drug information databases, adding comorbid conditions into electronic health records, and reducing provider overreliance on alerts.

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