Duplicate Orders Policy/Protol/Procedure

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Bridget Bridgman
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Duplicate Orders Policy/Protol/Procedure

We recently implemented Epic and have seen an increase in our drug/drug as well as therapeutic duplications. Does anyone have a protocol or policy they would be willing to share giving pharmacists the authority to discontinue certain medications without contacting the provider?