Re: [Gnumed-devel] Enhancement proposal: Medication cloning

[Busser, James]

On 2011-10-29, at 5:27 PM, Jim Busser wrote:

> Well, we can uncheck 'Approved of' so that instead of using it only for 
> unapproved-of substances (cigarettes, street drugs) it could also indicate 
> unapproved-of regimens or schedules.

There is a further way in which 'Approved of' may be used …

… suppose that a patient is on a medication prescribed by a specialist, however 
it is a medication with which you may not have much experience and in fact you 
may know little about it. WOuld you wish to list this as 'Approved of' or not 
approved of. Where a patient has an in-praxis primary it is possible that the 
clinicians could decide the flag is up to them to decide. Other praxi may use 
it to mean

- a drug / substance for which someone in the praxis initiated therapy or has 
taken over the responsibility for therapy

or

- prescribed by (or under the advice of) a clinician that we believe or expect 
is clinically knowledgeable or safe

-- Jim