FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HNA MILLENNIUM PHARMNET

MDR report key: 379455 · Received February 21, 2002

Report

Report Number
1931259-2002-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 21, 2002
Date of Event
February 6, 2002
Report Date
February 20, 2002
Manufacturer
CERNER CORP.
Product Code
MMH
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ISSUE INVOLVES THE PHAMEDMGR.EXE APPLICATION USED WITHIN THE MILLENNIUMM PHARMNET SYSTEM. THE ISSUE OCCURS WHEN THE USER ENTERS A VERY SMALL DOSE THAT RESULTS IN THE CALCULATION OF A VOLUME THAT IS SMALLER THAN 2 SIGNIFICANT DIGITS. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE VOLUME CALCULATION MAY ROUND INCORRECTLY. CURRENTLY, VOLUME CALCULATIONS ARE SUPPORTED DOWN TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES OF PRECISION. THE BEHAVIOR WAS OBSERVED TO OCCUR WHEN AN ORIGINAL DOES WAS UPDATED AND THE RESULTING VOLUME CALCULATION EXTENDED BEYOND 2 DECIMAL PLACES. IF THE DOSE REQUIRES GREATER THAN 2 DECIMAL POINTS OF PRECISION, THE VOLUME DISPLAYED TO THE USER IS 0, BUT THE APPLICATION WRITES TO THE DATABASE THE PREVIOUS VALID VOLUME AND THE NEW STRENGTH OF THE INGREDIENT. THUS THE RATIO OF THE INGREDIENT'S STRENGTH NO LONGER MATCHES THE INGREDIENT'S VOLUME. CERNER HAS NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF ANY ADVERSE PATIENT CARE THAT RESULTED FROM THIS ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HNA MILLENNIUM PHARMNET SOFTWARE MMH CERNER CORP. RELEASE 500 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *