3.19 Recording Adverse Drug Reaction and Allergy Information in PharmaNet

 

1. Use the Patient Profile Information Update—TPI function.
2. Enter the required information in the Add Adverse Drug Reaction screen, as described below:

Field Name	Mandatory?	Information details
DIN	Yes	Drug DIN, PIN, or NPN (Natural Health Product Number)—see information below to determine the correct information to enter
Drug name	Maybe	Drug's generic name. Some software requires you to enter the drug's generic name, while other software auto-completes the drug name when you enter the DIN
Reported by	Yes	Person who reported the reaction to you: patient (or a family member), pharmacist, physician, Drug and Poison Information Centre
Date reported	Yes	Date on which the adverse reaction was reported to you
Comments	No	Details about the adverse reaction or allergy (maximum length that can be uploaded to PharmaNet is 80 characters)
Practitioner ID reference code	Yes, if comments are included	Your information as the health care provider entering the information
Practitioner ID	Yes, if comments are included	Your information as the health care provider entering the information
Date entered	Yes, if comments are included	Date on which the adverse reaction was entered into PharmaNet. Your software may not display this field if it automatically fills in the date.

For non-prescription or natural health products

Certain non-prescription or natural health products do not have a DIN; PharmaCare assigns a PIN to such products.

To decide which identifier to use:

• If a DIN exists for a product, enter the DIN

• If there is no DIN, enter the product's unique PIN

• If there no unique PIN for a product, enter the appropriate Miscellaneous PIN and provide product details in the Comments field

For compounded products

When a patient has an adverse reaction to a product compounded with multiple ingredients that have DINs, create an adverse reaction record for each DIN in the product, unless the patient knows the particular ingredient to which they are allergic.

       3. After recording the reaction in your local system, follow your software's procedures for uploading the entry to PharmaNet.

When someone reports an allergy that is not specific to a particular product, enter the information in the Clinical Conditions screen of the Patient Profile Information Update—TPI function.

If you (or a patient) identify inappropriate or incorrect information in the adverse drug reaction field, submit a Request to Inactivate Adverse Reaction/Clinical Condition on PharmaNet Profile (HLTH 5550) (PDF, 930KB).