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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45714/psn-pdf
December 20, 2017 - US emergency department visits for outpatient adverse
drug events, 2013–2014. … US Emergency Department Visits for Outpatient Adverse Drug
Events, 2013-2014. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/us-emergency-department-visits-outpatient-adverse-drug-events-2013-2014 … Adverse drug events (ADEs) in outpatient settings can cause significant morbidity and mortality. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-adverse-drug-event-prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47289/psn-pdf
October 24, 2018 - ASHP guidelines on managing drug product shortages.
October 24, 2018
Fox ER, McLaughlin MM. … ASHP guidelines on managing drug product shortages. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashp-guidelines-managing-drug-product-shortages
Drug shortages are a persistent … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashp-guidelines-managing-drug-product-shortages
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue … /drug-shortages
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-continue-compromise-patient-care
https://
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43486/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Indication alerts intercept drug name confusion errors
during computerized entry of medication orders … Indication alerts intercept drug name confusion errors during
computerized entry of medication orders … to a problem list, or to cancel the order—identified drug name confusion errors. … These alerts intercepted
1.4 drug name confusion errors per 1000 alerts. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-confused-drug-names
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49707/psn-pdf
April 01, 2014 - medications, particularly ritonavir-associated therapy, are
associated with substantial numbers of drug–drug … interaction–induced adverse drug event. … Unfavorable drug–drug interactions are to be expected with polypharmacy and concomitant comorbidities … If a particular drug–drug interaction profile is unknown or unfamiliar, a clinician must conscientiously … illustrates a confluence of epidemiological, clinician practice behaviors, knowledge deficits, and
drug–drug
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45458/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - Request for comments on the proposed measures and
2020 targets for the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug … Event Prevention: inpatient and outpatient measures for
reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants … National attention has focused on efforts to address adverse drug events. … updates involve measures
to apply in both the inpatient and outpatient environments to track adverse drug … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-adverse-drug-event-prevention
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34799/psn-pdf
December 23, 2008 - Drug related admissions to a cardiology department;
frequency and avoidability. … Drug related admissions to a cardiology department; frequency and
avoidability. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-related-admissions-cardiology-department-frequency-and-avoidability … In an attempt to characterize the socioeconomic impact of drug-related hospitalizations, this study … Based on classifying “definite” and “probable” drug events, the rate of drug-related hospitalizations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45468/psn-pdf
October 11, 2017 - Identification and characterization of adverse drug events
in primary care. … Identification and Characterization of Adverse Drug Events in
Primary Care. … drug events are prevalent in outpatient care. … Less than 10% of patients
experienced an adverse drug event, which the authors conclude represents an … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-us-adult-ambulatory-medical-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37769/psn-pdf
March 10, 2011 - Turning off frequently overridden drug alerts: limited
opportunities for doing it safely. … Turning off frequently overridden drug alerts: limited
opportunities for doing it safely. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/turning-frequently-overridden-drug-alerts-limited-opportunities-doing-it-safely … This study examined nearly 2000 drug–drug interaction (DDI) alerts that were overridden by providers … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reasons-provided-prescribers-when-overriding-drug-drug-interaction-alerts
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44378/psn-pdf
August 05, 2015 - Advancing medication safety: establishing a National
Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention. … Advancing Medication Safety: Establishing a National Action Plan for
Adverse Drug Event Prevention. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-medication-safety-establishing-national-action-plan-adverse-drug … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue … /national-action-plan-adverse-drug-event-prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35060/psn-pdf
November 04, 2015 - Risk factors for adverse drug events: a 10-year analysis. … Risk factors for adverse drug events: a 10-year analysis. Ann
Pharmacother. 2005;39(7-8):1161-8. … at risk for producing an adverse drug event (ADE) despite proper ordering and
administration. … For instance, drug
administration route represented a significant risk factor for all ADEs. … The article includes detailed tables
outlining ADEs captured and risk factors by drug category.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45347/psn-pdf
September 07, 2016 - Drug Shortages: Certain Factors Are Strongly Associated
With This Persistent Public Health Challenge … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-certain-factors-are-strongly-associated-persistent-public … -
health-challenge
Despite the reduction of drug shortages in recent years, access to certain types … Analyzing data on drug shortages in the United States, this
government report identifies factors that … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34643/psn-pdf
December 23, 2008 - The health care cost of drug-related morbidity and
mortality in nursing facilities. … The health care cost of drug-related morbidity and mortality in nursing
facilities. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-cost-drug-related-morbidity-and-mortality-nursing-facilities … This study discusses a statistical model to estimate costs associated with drug-related problems in … are consumed in the treatment of
drug-related problems.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44183/psn-pdf
November 03, 2015 - The absence of a drug–disease interaction alert leads to a
child's death. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/absence-drug-disease-interaction-alert-leads-childs-death
The disabling … ability of a health information system to warn
prescribers and pharmacists of potentially harmful drug–disease … Recommendations to avoid risks include
evaluating drug information databases, adding comorbid conditions … alert-fatigue
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/suboptimal-prescribing-elderly-outpatients-potentially-harmful-drug-drug-and-drug-disease
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45126/psn-pdf
December 22, 2018 - Implementation of prescription drug monitoring programs
associated with reductions in opioid-related … Implementation of prescription drug monitoring programs associated
with reductions in opioid-related … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-associated-reductions … -
opioid-related
Opioid medications carry high risk for adverse drug events, and increases in opioid … State-level prescription drug monitoring programs are intended to identify
high-risk prescribing and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47651/psn-pdf
December 12, 2018 - Are national efforts to reduce drug name confusion
paying off? … This newsletter article
summarizes an analysis of reported drug name confusion errors. … Although incidents seem to have
decreased over time, the influx of generic drug names is contributing … improve practice, and
pharmaceutical company testing of names to avoid similarities can help reduce drug … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-and-ismp-lists-look-alike-drug-names-recommended-tall-man-letters
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45217/psn-pdf
June 15, 2016 - Drug-related harms in hospitalized Medicare
beneficiaries: results from the Healthcare Cost and
Utilization … Drug-Related Harms in Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries: Results From the
Healthcare Cost and Utilization … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-related-harms-hospitalized-medicare-beneficiaries-results-healthcare … This cohort
study documents a marked increase in both hospitalizations due to adverse drug events and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45216/psn-pdf
June 08, 2016 - Ambulatory computerized prescribing and preventable
adverse drug events. … Ambulatory Computerized Prescribing and Preventable Adverse
Drug Events. … Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a common source of patient harm in the ambulatory setting. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-adverse-drug-events-and-potential-adverse-drug-events-implications-prevention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-adverse-drug-events-and-potential-adverse-drug-events-implications-prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37226/psn-pdf
December 15, 2011 - Adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients. … Adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients. Ambul Pediatr.
2007;7(5):383-9. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-pediatric-outpatients
The incidence of adverse drug … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events-pediatric-inpatients
https:// … /issue/adverse-drug-events-ambulatory-care
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-ambulatory-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43838/psn-pdf
September 12, 2016 - The US has a drug shortage—and people are dying.
September 12, 2016
Koba M. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/us-has-drug-shortage-and-people-are-dying
National drug shortages are a … Reporting on
the drug shortage problem, this magazine article explores underlying causes, economic factors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/us-has-drug-shortage-and-people-are-dying
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-threaten-patient-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39486/psn-pdf
May 05, 2010 - Understanding handling of drug safety alerts: a
simulation study. … Understanding handling of drug safety alerts: a simulation
study. … contributing factors that lead to physician overrides of drug safety alerts, including
incorrect rules … /issue/reasons-provided-prescribers-when-overriding-drug-drug-interaction-alerts
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/overriding-drug-safety-alerts-computerized-physician-order-entry