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Automatic Stop Order Univ Kentucky hospitalPH04-04 PDF
Automatic Stop Order Univ Kentucky hospitalPH04-04 PDF
CURRENT AS OF 8/09
To define the medication policies for automatic stop orders or cancellation of current
orders.
INFORMATION:
A.
B.
Physicians are encouraged to write for a specific length of therapy on appropriate drugs
and to limit their orders for drugs which require frequent monitoring of response such as
anticoagulants and cancer chemotherapeutic agents.
C.
Orders that are written as hold will be interpreted as a discontinue order by the
pharmacy and entered as such into the pharmacy computer. If the time frame or
parameters are designated, the order shall be discontinued and a new order shall be
entered in the pharmacy computer to start at the time the physician has indicated. If the
order has been put on hold without any time frame or parameters indicated, the order
shall be discontinued. In this case, the physician will need to write a new order to restart
the medication.
D.
All new orders for vancomycin will be dispensed and given a 72 hour stop date. If use of
the vancomycin meets the guidelines, vancomycin will be continued. If vancomycin use
does not meet the criteria, the adult or pediatric Infectious Disease (ID) consult service
should be contacted by the team to discuss the continued use of the antimicrobial with
the attending physician. See PH-04-15 Vancomycin Continuation Policy for details.
E.
Drugs may have Automatic Stop Order limits as approved by the Pharmacy and
Therapeutics Committee.
1.
Approved:__________________________Authorized:_________________________________
Kimberley B. Hite, MS, PharmD
John Armitstead, MS
Manager, Inpatient, Pharmacy Services
Director, Pharmacy Services