See Overview of DDIs . Drug-drug interactions are not checked in all circumstances.
For chemo medication orders only, options differ depending on the treatment location. Some orders cannot be canceled or discontinued —see Overview of DDIs regarding chemotherapy .
For all inpatient orders, and for ambulatory orders for non-chemo medications, click the option to either cancel the new order you started, or discontinue the existing active medication order.
For ambulatory orders for chemotherapy only, which interact with a chemo on the patient's LMR active medication list, the chemo medication shown cannot be ordered. To include the medication in the ambulatory chemo orders, you must continue past the DDI warning, then cancel the chemo orders. Next, discontinue the interacting medication in the LMR. See Discontinuing Medication Orders in the LMR. Finally, write the ambulatory chemo orders.
Click Continue.
For medications that are required as part of a chemo regimen or protocol, you will be prompted to indicate the reason for omitting the med.
"DDI" is entered by default; type additional information as required.
Click OK. The summary views of the orders are both flagged with <IOvr>, and the intervention and override are documented in the order details.