A 36-year-old man overdosed on multiple drugs, including cocaine, and was admitted to the ICU. While there, the staff had ordered him his chronic ADHD medication, Ritalin (methylphenidate). MedAware identified the medication risk based on the patient’s profile and the order was corrected.

Combining Ritalin with cocaine could have resulted in devastating outcomes, such as hypertension, heart rate abnormalities, and even a heart attack and coma.