Table 18PICO characteristics of review question

PopulationPatients with drug allergies and healthcare professional involved in the care of patients with drug allergies
Interventions
  • Patient-held records or information worn by patients
  • Hospital-based notices worn by patients (such as coloured arm bands)
  • Automated messages (for example, screensavers)
  • Mandatory reporting of drug allergy status in paper or electronic medication records
  • Mandatory documentation of details related to adverse drug reactions
  • Mandatory documentation of details of any investigations for suspected drug allergy
  • Position of the information or alerts relating to drug allergy status in medical or electronic records
  • Design of drug charts
  • Use of Summary of Care Records
  • Computerised physician or prescriber order entry systems (CPOE)
ComparisonsNo intervention or another intervention alone or in combination
Outcomes
  • Medication errors (inappropriate prescription or administration of drugs)
  • Number of repeat drug allergic reactions (including patient-reported episodes)
  • Inappropriate avoidance of drugs
  • Health-related quality of life
Study designAny study design other than case studies, comments and letters to the editor

From: 9, Documenting and sharing information with other healthcare professionals

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