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Patient Safety Warnings For Chemotherapy Medications

Instinct is equipped with smart calculators and medication safety warnings to ensure patients are receiving a safe and effective treatment dose.  Chemotherapy medications can also be calculated by using our BSA (m2) calculator with patient safety dose ranges reported in mg/m2.

How This Works:

  • When ordering a medication that has been set up in the Product Admin using BSA (m2), an additional dosage result in mg/m2 is shown (more on setting this up below).
  • A carefully designed/subtle warning is also displayed if the medication dose is outside specified ranges. You can always bypass the warnings by selecting ‘Ignore + Order’, if needed.

ProTip: If the patient’s weight changes, the dose will not automatically change. The mg/kg and mg/m2 dosage will change on the calculator but a human needs to verify/add the quantity on the Treatment Sheet for patient safety.

How To Turn On the BSA (m2) Calculator:

Medical directors and Admin teams can turn the BSA (m2) calculator on or off in the Instinct Product Admin section:

  1. Click the Admin button (settings gear) followed by Products.
  2. Search for the product you’d like to turn the BSA (m2) calculator on or off, and select it from the list. Make sure the Class is ‘Product + Calculator’, otherwise, the calculator will not appear.
  3. Under the “Medication” section you will see a toggle next to “Allow calculations and safety warnings using BSA (m2)”.  Slide right to turn on and slide left to turn off.

How To Edit Patient Safety Warnings:

Medical directors and Admin teams can always add, adjust, and inactivate alerts at any time in the Instinct Product Admin section:

  1. Click the Admin button (settings gear) followed by Products.
  2. Search for the product you’d like to add a Patient Safety Warning to and select it from the list. Make sure the Class is ‘Product + Calculator’, otherwise, the calculator will not appear.
  3. Ensure the BSA (m2) calculator is turned on.
  4. Under the “Advanced Ordering” section you’ll see a blue button labeled “Add/Edit Safety Warning”. Click this button to add a safety warning based on species.

ProTip: Need help managing patient safety warning ranges? Contact us at support@instinct.vet for assistance!