Cerner and generic and trade names

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Randi Trope
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Cerner and generic and trade names

I am new to an institution that uses Cerner and trying to understand its build in relation to a problem I hope you can help me with.

For those that use Cerner do you have issues with viewing trade and generic names together?
We have several medications where if the trade name is ordered it does not display with the generic name.
This led to a patient having the same med ordered twice, one as the trade and one as the generic and received several doses before this was picked up.

In trying to solve the issue I was told it has to do with building the IV set

My background is a physician and not pharmacy so trying to see what others have done/do

Thank you.

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