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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/taber-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Purpose
Primary Aim
• Determine the incidence, severity, and etiologies of med errors and adverse drug … Although contemporary immunosuppression is extremely effective at preventing rejection,
adverse drug … Therefore,
early recognition of adverse drug events in kidney transplant recipients will likely help … prescribed
drug that the participant was not taking. … Ther Drug Monit. 2021 Jun 1;43(3):401-407. doi:
10.1097/FTD.0000000000000863.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/innovations/syh-dr.html
October 01, 2024 - The database consists of a sample of inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drug claims, including utilization … 2024 (PDF, 212 KB) Primary Diagnosis Imputed Flag, January 2024 (PDF, 233 KB) Removal of Synthetic Drug
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/NCINQTobaccoUseHelp-References.pdf
August 01, 2012 - CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topic/Early-Periodic-Screening-Diagnosis-Treatment.html
National Institute on Drug … Screening for Drug Use in General Medical Settings: A Quick
Reference Guide. NIH Pub No. 09-7384. … National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/kleinman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - for each year to identify the risk of Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs) within the BMHRx members. … BMH
NDC codes were rolled up to the generic drug name. … Off-Label Drug Use Study: Off-label drug use was studied each year within members with BMHRx. … (1.43, 1.48)
All Cause 1.71* (1.69, 1.73) 0.92 (0.80, 1.07) 1.84* (1.80, 1.88) 2.24* (2.20, 2.28)
Drug-Drug … Contraindicated drug-drug pairs are not common but occur with regularity.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/cohen2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - errors when taking that drug along with key clinical
information about the drug. … The drug
information facts were gleaned from reliable drug information resources, including the product … a professional
drug information specialist and an online drug information vendor. … Drug information. … On average, staff (94%) believed that drug information updates, which include national
drug code (NDC
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/kane-gill-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - An ADE is defined as an injury resulting from medical intervention related to a
drug. … setting where ADE prevention strategies are lacking for high-risk drug classes. … Post-admission Alerts Evaluated for Adverse Drug Events
Telemedicine Communications. … Adverse drug events were defined as injuries
resulting from a medication. … The National Action
Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention identified priority drug class targets based
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kuo-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - including selection, dose, route of
administration, frequency, and directions)
Failure to detect adverse drug-drug … , drug-disease, or drug-dietary supplement
interactions at the point of care (i.e., at the prescribing … Drug Topics
2003; 6:37.
3. … Identifying drug safety issues: from research to
practice. … Adverse drug events in ambulatory care.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/943.html
January 01, 2025 - AHRQ-supported article in Health Affairs discusses the potential of biosimilar drugs to unlock lower drug … in the decade following the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009, the biosimilar drug … adalimumab, the biosimilar alternative to Humira®, as a case study of the growing success of the biosimilar drug … and Evidence From AHRQ White Paper: Enhancing Systematic Review Methods by Incorporating Unpublished Drug
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - The
adverse consequences of unnecessary antibiotic use include adverse drug reactions or
interactions … , the development of Clostridium difficile infections, the emergence of multi-drug
resistant organisms … overuse of newer, broad-spectrum antibiotics when either no antibiotic or an older
narrow-spectrum drug
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - The adverse consequences of unnecessary antibiotic use include adverse drug reactions or interactions … , the development of Clostridium difficile infections, the emergence of multi-drug resistant organisms … and overuse of newer, broad-spectrum antibiotics when either no antibiotic or an older narrowspectrum drug
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure5.html
June 01, 2018 - systems that allow decision support, by component, 2012-2013
Component
2012
2013
Drug … Allergy Alerts
79
84.5
Drug-Drug Interaction Alerts
78.3
83.9
Drug-Lab Interaction … Alerts
66.6
72.7
Drug Dosing Support
62.9
71.8
Clinical Reminders
57.3
68.1 … Drug-drug interaction alerts, from 78.3% to 83.9%. … Drug-lab interaction alerts, from 66.6% to 72.7%.
Drug dosing support, from 62.9% to 71.8%.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Devine_83.pdf
April 06, 2008 - -
allergy and drug-drug interaction checking. … of drug-specific monitoring parameters. … The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is overseeing
the customization of drug-allergy and drug-drug … Similarly, the team has learned that the classification systems for drug-drug interactions used in
the … The top 100 drug interactions:
A guide to patient management.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/TK2_T4_Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_To_Improve_Communication_and_Decisionmaking.docx
October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics
SAY:
To return to the big picture, not only are resistant strains proliferating, but new drug … Slide 6
Developing a New Drug Is Expensive
SAY:
There are many reasons for the lack of development … As this slide shows, using constant dollars as its reference point, the cost of bringing a new drug to … In contrast, a new drug for a chronic problem such as high cholesterol or congestive heart failure will … Yet if antibiotic resistance does develop, it will limit the effective lifespan of the drug.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/challenges.html
June 01, 2018 - Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions
Preventable adverse drug events cause significant mortality each … LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, has taken steps to improve its rate of adverse drug events. … From 1990 to 1993, they discovered that 2.43 percent of hospital patients experienced an adverse drug … These efforts led to a 75-percent decline in adverse drug reactions related to antibiotics. … information; increased availability of needed medications; and routine monitoring of drug distribution
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/McPhillips.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Incidence of
adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events.
Implications for prevention. … Tenfold
errors in drug dosage. CMAJ 1988;139(1):12–3.
6. … Medication
errors and adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients. … Risk
factors for unlicensed and off-label drug use in
children outside the hospital. … Pediatric
drug labeling: improving the safety and efficacy of
pediatric therapies.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/arragrantee-fischer.html
December 01, 2017 - Publications by Recipients of ARRA Delivery System Grants
Impact of Medicaid Policy on Cardiovascular Drug
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/preventing-novel-mdros.html
May 01, 2022 - to implement the contact isolation precautions used in hospitals when caring for patients with multi-drug
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/index.html
June 01, 2025 - More >> Using Technology to Alert Clinicians to Potential Allergy, Drug Interactions Li Zhou, M.D., … More >> Protecting Patients from Drug-Drug Medication Errors Daniel C. Malone, Ph.D. … College of Pharmacy University of Utah “With funding from AHRQ, I’ve helped ensure that warnings for drug-drug
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/003-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-part-2-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - , and discussing drug allergies. … When taking an allergy history, first ask about the drug and the reactions. … How soon after drug exposure did the reaction occur? … the patient was exposed to a drug), mechanism, and clinical presentation. … Drug allergies can be simplified into “immediate” and “delayed.”
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hac-rates-decline.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hospital-
Acquired Conditions
National efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions such
as adverse drug … Adverse
Drug
Events CAUTI*
*CAUTI - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
CLABSI+
Clostridium