Solutions for Medication Safety

Medication Safety

Thomson Healthcare delivers clinical knowledge solutions that meet medication safety needs from every angle through easy-to-use solutions. The clinical knowledge solutions can be used across an entire healthcare organization by prescribers, nurses, medical librarians, and other clinical staff members. Thomson Healthcare offers flexibility to help any hospital or healthcare organization build custom solutions through a variety of content and technology options.

• Ensure appropriate medication administration
• Safely administer medications
• Avoid inappropriate drug selection
• Find evidence-based treatment protocols
• Efficiently manage drug information requests
• Achieve JCAHO compliance
• Reduce costs through improved formulary management
• Better educate patients on their drugs and conditions
• Increase the effectiveness of CPOE, EMR, and pharmacy information systems

Drugs and Dosing

Drug overviews

• Comprehensive drug details – DRUGDEX®
• Summarized drug information – DrugPoints®
• Facts on FDA-approved drugs – PDR®
• Drug information from Royal Pharmaceutical Society – Martindale
• International drugs – Index Nominum
• Material safety data sheets for drugs and chemicals – Pharmaceutical MSDS
• PDA access to drug information – Thomson Clinical Xpert™
• Evaluate human reproductive risks of drugs – REPRORISK®
• Check the formulary status – Formulary Advisor®

Workflow Solutions

• Admission-to-discharge workflow solution which addresses hospital-based functions required for medication reconciliation – Clinical Xpert Medication Reconciliation

Interactive tools

• Check for drug interactions – DRUG-REAX®
• Prescribe, calculate, formulate, and administer essential drugs and parenteral nutrition solutions for infants – NeoFax®
• Identify loose tablets & capsules – IDENTIDEX®
• Verify prescribed dosages – Dosing calculators
• Drug product, packaging, and pricing – RED BOOK™
• Drug pricing comparison reports – ReadyPrice®
• Calculate pharmacokinetics – KINETIDEX®

IV Compatibility

• Verify IV compatibility – IV INDEX®

Alternative Medicines and Therapies

• Herbals, supplements & alternative therapies – AltMedDex®
• Blend conventional and alternative medicines – AltMedDex® Protocols
• Referenced monographs covering herbal medicines commonly used around the world – Herbal Medicines