Ask About Indications When Taking Med Histories

Documenting indications on med histories helps catch med errors.

Think of this as one more safety check in the med-use process.

For example, a patient taking hydroxyzine "for blood pressure" is a red flag something is amiss. HydrOXYzine is an antihistamine that can easily be mistaken for the look-alike antihypertensive, hydrALAzine.

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