Don’t Let Held Meds Hold Up Patient Care
September 2025
You can help prevent missed doses and other errors when meds are placed on hold.
A provider may place a med on “hold” in the eMAR due to surgery...labs...side effects, etc. This allows a “pause” in admin...without completely deactivating the med from the patient’s chart.
For example, warfarin should be held at least 5 days before surgery...and resumed immediately after...due to its slow onset. And fast-acting insulins (lispro, etc) are often held if patients are NPO.
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