Identification of High Risk Medications

Does the drug have a narrow therapeutic range?

Is the drug a chemotherapy agent?

Is the drug associated with a significant rate of serious toxic reactions?

Does the drug have a name very similar to one or more other drugs in common use?

Does the formulation of the drug look very similar to that of one or more other drugs?

Does the drug's labeling or packaging look very similar to that of another medication?

Can the dose for the drug be expressed in more than one way?

Is the drug commonly prescribed using an abbreviation that can be misinterpreted?

Is the drug associated with a high rate of drug-drug interactions?