EHR: Order listing of bactrim components

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Tue, 03/22/2022 - 11:03
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Heather Dell'Orfano
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EHR: Order listing of bactrim components

UpToDate references bactrim components as "trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole", while the packaging on the products themselves are labeled as "sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim". As the dose is based on the trimethoprim component, does anyone list trimethoprim first in their electronic health record? We can see why there are discrepancies/confusion between resources.
Thank-you, Heather Dell'Orfano
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston

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