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Active and inactive allergies | Add an allergy
The Allergy List is streamlined to exclude unnecessary codes with an improved Add Allergy feature. The system prevents users from adding non-drug allergies when medication allergies are already listed and blocks entry of duplicate allergies.
Active and inactive allergies
- Allergies are organized by type and severity.
- Drug allergies are prioritized and appear at the top of the list, followed by non-drug allergies.
- The system performs a secondary sort within each category based on severity, ensuring that severe drug allergies are always listed first.
- The number of allergies appears in the Active and Inactive tabs.
- The number of active allergies appears in the Allergy List tab in the patient chart sidebar.
| Label/Icon/Checkbox | Description |
|---|---|
| Print the active or full (active and inactive) allergy list | |
| Add Allergy | See Add an allergy |
| Allergy | Allergy name |
| Severity | Allergy severity |
| Reaction | Allergic reaction |
| Notes | Additional documentation associated with the allergy |
| Type | Specific drug, drug class, or non-drug |
| RxNorm | RxNorm code |
| SNOMED | SNOMED code |
| No Known Drug Allergies (NKDA) | Select the checkbox if the patient has no allergies |
(Active tab)  |
Edit the allergy's status, reaction, severity, and notes |
(Active tab)  |
Delete the allergy |
| (Inactive tab) Reactivate | Restore the allergy's active status |
| (Inactive tab) Delete | Delete the allergy |
Add an allergy
- Select the Allergy List tab in the patient chart sidebar.
The Add Allergy window opens.
- Select the allergy type.
- Do one of the following:
- For a specific drug allergy or a drug class allergy, search and select the allergy.
- For a non-drug allergy, enter the allergy description.
- Select the status.
- (Optional) Select the reaction, severity, or notes.
- Select Save & Add Another or Add Allergy.
Duplicate checking
- You are alerted when you try to add a duplicate allergy. The Duplicate Allergy window opens
- You can cancel the action or update the existing entry with new information, overwriting the old data.
- The system checks both the active and inactive allergies for duplicates.
Allergies from external sources
When external allergy information requires reconciliation, you are notified through the Clinical Dashboard, prompting you to review and address these updates in the Allergy List.
Audit log
Select the Audit Log tab to view the actions and changes to the Allergy List.
