Drug-Pregnancy Checking

Interactions between a drug and pregnancy are checked when:

  • A new medication is added - the patient's record is checked to determine if a current pregnancy is recorded.
  • An existing medication is re-prescribed i.e. re-printed via the CurrentRx tab of the patient's record.
  • A new pregnancy is recorded for the patient - their current medication list is checked. Likewise when a patient is flagged as pregnant, their current medications list is checked for interactions. If any medications are found which are known to interfere with the pregnancy, a warning window which includes the pregnancy code is displayed for each interacting drug. Also, for category X medications, you must confirm that you wish to prescribe/maintain the prescription by manually typing the word YES into the associated prompt window.