In response to the rapid spread of COVID‐19 at the start of the pandemic, governments introduced severe measures of home confinement and isolation of the population in an effort to prevent their health systems from collapsing. On March 14, with more than 4000 confirmed cases
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, Spain began its nationwide lockdown which has extended for almost three months
made following the DDI alert. Thirty-one (84%) of the alerts flagged by clinical pharmacists did not trigger an electronic DDI alert. Conclusion and relevance The volume and pattern of flagged DDIs varied between the electronic and pharmacist alerts. Override rates were high but consistent with the reported literature. Findings suggest changes which could be made to reduce the volume of redundant or irrelevant alerting.
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