Maximum Tablets to Make a Dose

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Liz Hess
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Maximum Tablets to Make a Dose

Hi All,

We have had a few errors related to the number of tablets to create a dose. We decided to take a closer look at this, since there was also an error published with 38 tablets of Bactrim. We have anecdotally discussed using 5 as a cut off. We are currently operating on AllScripts SCM and transitioning to Epic in 2021.

1. Does your institution have a maximum number of tablets to create a dose? If yes, how many?
2. What evidence did you use to determine this number?

Thanks in advance!
Rachel Stone
UK HealthCare Administrative Intern

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