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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-reconciliation-reducing-drug-discrepancy-adverse-events
October 10, 2018 - Study
Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events. … Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events. … of pharmacist-conducted medication reconciliation on the occurrence of discrepancy-related adverse drug … Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events. … December 8, 2010
Prescribing discrepancies likely to cause adverse drug events after
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
May 27, 2011 - Classic
Relationship between medication errors and adverse drug … Relationship between medication errors and adverse drug events. … This study examines medication errors and adverse drug events in three medical units. … Relationship between medication errors and adverse drug events. … February 10, 2011
Systems analysis of adverse drug events.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/examining-increase-drug-shortages
March 01, 2017 - Government Resource
Examining the Increase in Drug Shortages. … Citation Text:
Examining the Increase in Drug Shortages. … Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
Examining the Increase in Drug … September 7, 2016
Drug Shortages: Public Health Threat Continues, Despite Efforts to … September 6, 2016
Strategic Plan for Preventing and Mitigating Drug Shortages.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/generic-drug-names-fertile-ground-errors
August 11, 2021 - Citation Text:
Generic drug names: fertile ground for errors? Wynn P. Drug Topics. … Drug Topics. August 8, 2005. … August 11, 2021
High-priority drug-drug interaction clinical decision support overrides … May 20, 2020
Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge … April 21, 2021
Improving the specificity of drug-drug interaction alerts: can it be done
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb12/cb12.shtml
April 01, 2001 - Chartbook #12: Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses, 1999 … Community population
Drug expense
No drug expense
Percent
62.4%
37.6% … Most people with expenses below the median did not have any drug expense. … • Uninsured people paid for 89% of their drug expenses out of pocket. … not always correspond to the reported condition for the drug.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/slow-down-right-drug-wrong-formulation
October 13, 2018 - Slow Down: Right Drug, Wrong Formulation
Citation Text:
Amato MG, Schiff G. … Slow Down: Right Drug, Wrong Formulation. PSNet [internet]. … Slow Down: Right Drug, Wrong Formulation. PSNet [internet]. … Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; December 15, 2015. [Available at] 10. … Slow Down: Right Drug, Wrong Formulation. PSNet [internet].
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Qh7NQD6ZEynjyRso7L5-gS
January 15, 2008 - Screening For Illicit Drug Use: Recommendation Statement
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Screening for Illicit Drug Use
U.S. … , although some of these events
were likely related to underlying drug use. … Patterns of drug use: Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the
United States, with about … distinguish between
occasional users and those who are impaired by drug use. … Drug Alcohol Review 2005;24:217-226.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/znaxq8W7Y5h5t9uH-q9aga
Screening for Illicit Drug Use: Clinical Summary
SCREENING FOR ILLICIT DRUG USE:
CLINICAL SUMMARY … Screening Tests
Toxicologic tests of blood or urine can provide objective evidence of drug … use,
but do not distinguish occasional users from impaired drug users. … Valid and reliable standardized questionnaires are available to screen adolescents and adults for drug … Suggestions for Practice
Clinicians should be alert to the signs and symptoms of illicit drug
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Desikan.pdf
March 01, 2002 - adverse drug event rates. … adverse drug events). … Understanding and preventing drug
misadventures: preventing adverse drug events. … Understanding and preventing
drug misadventures: research on drug-use-system
errors. … adverse
drug reaction reports.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/weingart-sn-et-al-2003
January 01, 2003 - Results: Physicians overrode 91.2% of drug allergy and 89.4% of high-severity drug interaction alerts … A single prescription could generate a drug allergy alert and multiple drug interaction alerts. … drug interaction or allergy, and an indication of the severity of drug interactions (level 1 indicates … "Primary care physicians overrode 91.2% of 352 drug allergy alerts, 89.4% of 574 level 1 drug interaction … "Overall, physicians overrode 31 of 46 drug allergy alerts [and] 91 of 143 drug interaction alerts included
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/unpublished-drug-trials/white-paper
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/durieux-p-et-al-2008
January 01, 2008 - Durieux P et al. 2008 "Computerized advice on drug dosage to improve prescribing practice." … Computerized advice on drug dosage to improve prescribing practice. … : it increased the initial dose of drug, increased serum drug concentrations and led to a more rapid … Furthermore, computerized advice on drug dosing "seems to lead to a change in the initial dose of drug … The Therapeutic Drug Monitoring journal was hand searched (1979 - June 1996).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/abraham-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Gastrointestinal Safety of Antithrombotic Drug Regimens
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Project Title: Gastrointestinal … Safety of Antithrombotic Drug Regimens
Grant Number: 5RO1HSO25402-04
Principal Investigator: Neena … Drug combination subcohorts were stratified by cardiac conditions,
including acute coronary syndrome … Estimates of OTC drug prevalence were obtained
from the Natural Language Processing (NLP) information … a single cardiovascular risk group (i.e., nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
patients) when studying drug
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/us-drug-shortages-threatening-those-whose-lives-depend-crucial-remedies
May 17, 2006 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
US drug shortages threatening those whose lives depend … Citation Text:
US drug shortages threatening those whose lives depend on crucial remedies. … This newspaper article discusses the impact of drug shortages on patient safety. … a comprehensive model to monitor and address critical drug shortages. … September 8, 2016
Drug shortages persist in US, harming care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-computerized-prescribing-and-preventable-adverse-drug-events
June 11, 2014 - Ambulatory Computerized Prescribing and Preventable Adverse Drug Events. … Ambulatory Computerized Prescribing and Preventable Adverse Drug Events. … March 10, 2011
Tiering drug–drug interaction alerts by severity increases compliance … July 10, 2008
Adverse drug events in ambulatory care. … December 7, 2016
Adherence to drug–drug interaction alerts in high-risk patients: a trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-structure-and-culture-medical-group-practices-prescription-drug-errors
January 14, 2011 - The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription drug … The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription drug errors. … January 14, 2011
Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital … October 13, 2018
High-priority drug-drug interaction clinical decision support overrides … March 29, 2010
Overall performance of a drug-drug interaction clinical decision support
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/magnus-d-et-al-2002-gps
January 01, 2002 - Magnus D et al. 2002 "GPs' views on computerized drug interaction alerts: questionnaire survey." … GPs' views on computerized drug interaction alerts: questionnaire survey. … Abstract
"Background: There is evidence that patients are being prescribed potentially hazardous drug-drug … Question: "How often do you feel annoyed by the drug interaction alert messages?" … Two hundred twenty of these respondents had computerized drug interaction alert systems.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-adverse-drug-events-causing-hospitalisation-identifying-root-causes-and
March 05, 2008 - Study
Preventable adverse drug events causing hospitalisation: identifying root causes … Adverse drug events – many of which are preventable – are a major source of patient harm. … May 5, 2021
Preventable adverse drug events: descriptive epidemiology. … November 13, 2019
Overall performance of a drug-drug interaction clinical decision support … drug events in England: a retrospective database study.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/THQITStoriesWeissman2010.pdf
December 31, 2007 - Electronic prescribing: Lowering Patients’ Prescription Drug Costs
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Electronic Prescribing6 Lowering Patients’ Prescription Drug … Physicians may contribute to the problem by prescribing a higher
cost drug simply because they are not … information on
the relative costs of drugs—or “formulary decision support”—as
well as information on drug … dosing and drug interactions.