Drug-drug interaction decision support
at the point of prescribing.
The Problem
Polypharmacy is common in hospitalised patients. Existing drug-drug interaction (DDI) alerts fire so frequently, and with such poor clinical specificity, that clinicians routinely override them — even when the interaction is genuinely dangerous.
DDInteract takes a user-centred approach to redesigning how DDI information is presented — reducing noise, improving actionability, and making the right choice the easy choice.
Interaction Severity Breakdown
Most alerts are minor — but all fire with the same visual urgency. DDInteract addresses this.
Approach
Presenting DDI risk with clinical context — patient-specific factors, severity grading, and actionable guidance — so clinicians can make informed decisions quickly.
Co-designed with prescribers through iterative cycles of prototyping, usability testing, and contextual inquiry across participating sites.
Rather than just flagging an interaction, DDInteract provides concrete next steps: dose adjustment, monitoring parameters, or safer alternatives.
Collaborators
Salt Lake City, UT
Nashville, TN
Aurora, CO (PI)