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• Where do you list the patient’s pharmacy?
  In the demographics under "pharmacy" or in the prescriptions under "pharmacy." For this information to be useful, the pharmacy must first be entered in the Addresses file. Ideally, you should include a phone number so that you can fax prescriptions directly to the pharmacy.
• Where do you list the pharmacy that a patient uses?
  In the demographics under "pharmacy" or in the prescriptions are under "pharmacy".
• Will ComChart warn me of a drug allergy?
  Yes, ComChart will look for an exact match between the prescribed medication and the medications listed on the patient's allergy list. It will warn you of a drug allergy only if it finds an exact match. For example, if the patient’s allergy list contains "amoxicillin" and you prescribe "ampicillin," ComChart will not notify you that the patient is allergic to ampicillin. Similarly, if you list “sulfa’ on the allergy list and prescribe Bacterium, it will not warn you. However, if you prescribe sulfamethoxazole, it will warn you of a possible drug allergy as the word “sulfa” appears within the word “sulfamethoxazole.”
• Does ComChart check for drug interactions or cross-drug allergies?
  

  It is our belief that it is impossible for an EMR to maintain a truly accurate and up-to-date list of all cross drug allergies and drug interactions, as new medications are being brought to the market on a daily basis. Therefore, we have decided not to add this feature, as it will likely become out-dated very quickly.

  We suggest that you purchase a separate program to check for drug interactions. The Medical Letter Drug Interaction program is inexpensive, cross platform, easy to use and it comes with regular up-dates.