Evaluation of an Outpatient Modified Prescription Form

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Medication Errors

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if a modified paper prescribing form decreases prescribing errors compared to a traditional or standard paper prescribing form.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00256594

Run by

University of Vermont

People needed

84

Starts

2005-08-01

Expected to finish

2011-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-12-15

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant with a current license to write outpatient prescriptions
• Must practice in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics
• Must practice in rural Vermont, West Virginia, South Dakota, or Montana
• Must write outpatient paper prescriptions
• Must write prescriptions in English

You may not qualify if…

• Not licensed to write prescriptions
• Practice in a specialty, inpatient, or long term care setting
• Do not write paper prescriptions
• Do not write prescriptions in English

Where it is running

• University of Vermont, Division of General Internal Medicine — Burlington, Vermont, United States

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