GAO Zhi,HAN Lulu,LIU Fang,et al.Effects of prescription pre-review system on rational drug use and off-label drug use management in outpatient and emergency department[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2025,36(13):1666-1670.
GAO Zhi,HAN Lulu,LIU Fang,et al.Effects of prescription pre-review system on rational drug use and off-label drug use management in outpatient and emergency department[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2025,36(13):1666-1670. DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2025.13.19.
Effects of prescription pre-review system on rational drug use and off-label drug use management in outpatient and emergency department
To explore the effects of prescription pre-review system on rational drug use and off-label drug use management in outpatient and emergency department.
METHODS
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A retrospective analysis was conducted on outpatient and emergency department prescription data from three phases in our hospital: January to May 2023 (silent review phase, control group), June to October 2023 (systematic automatic review phase, intervention group 1), and November 2023 to March 2024 (phase combining systematic automatic review with centralized feedback from pharmacists to physicians regarding irrational prescriptions, intervention group 2). These phases followed the implementation of our hospital’s pre-prescription review software. Statistical analysis of the prompt rate of alert, rate of irrational prescriptions, registered the off-label drug use rate and false positive irrationality prescription rate were conducted. Meanwhile, the composition of irrational prescriptions was analyzed, and evidence-based evaluation of the off-label drug use proposed by clinicians was also conducted.
RESULTS
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Compared with control group, the prompt rate of alert and the rate of irrational prescriptions in intervention group 1 were all decreased significantly after receiving pop-up notification, with statistically significant differences (
P
<0.05). With the help of system warning and the pharmacists feedback, the prompt rate of alert and the rate of irrational prescriptions declined further in the intervention group 2, but there was no statistically significant difference when compared with intervention group 1 (
P
>0.05). The main type of irrational drug use was improper administration routes. When comparing intervention group 1 with the control group, as well as intervention group 2 with intervention group 1, a significant
decrease in the rate of improper administration routes was observed, with statistically significant differences (
P
<0.05). Compared with control group, there was no significant difference in the registered off-label drug use rate of intervention group 1 and intervention group 2 (
P
>0.05). The doctor’s awareness of off-label drug use registration increased due to the real-time alerts from the pre-prescription review software, along with the pharmacists’ regular summarization and feedback. Total 13 items registrations of off-label drug use were proposed by clinicians from June 2023 to March 2024, all of which were supported by evidence of varying levels; among them, 3 items received FDA approval, 4 items were included in the Micromedex database, and the remaining 6 items were supported by evidence from system reviews or randomized controlled trials.
CONCLUSIONS
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Prescription pre-review system can improve the level of rational drug use and assist in the standardized management of off-label drug use.
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