Development of an algorithm to detect methotrexate wrong frequency error using computerized health care data.
Lisa J HerrintonTiffany S WoodworthEfe EworukeLaura B AmsdenLiyan LiuJo WyethAndrew PetroneTalia J MenzinJames WilliamsRobert GoldfienMichael NguyenPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2019)
Rescue therapy is a specific indicator of methotrexate overdose among first methotrexate dispensings. This method is generalizable to other medications with serious adverse events treated with antidotes.