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141. Intravenous Infusion Safety Initiative: Collaboration, Evidence-Based Best Practices, and “Smart” Technology Help Avert High-Risk Adverse Drug Events and Improve Patient Outcomes (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Maddox_38.pdf
     March 26, 2008 - Look-alike and work-alike drugs and drugs with sound-alike names all increase the possibility of error … An ADE is especially likely to result with drugs, such as heparin, for which dosing errors have a low … specifically, types of errors; where/when errors were occurring; and identification of error-prone drugs … pediatric patients, the efficiency and safety of IV medication administration for infrequently used drugs

142. Risk Reduction and Systematic Error Management: Standardization of the Pediatric Chemotherapy Process (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-David_13.pdf
     March 19, 2008 - Children have a distinct physiology and an immature ability to metabolize drugs. … Children, especially small infants, have a unique physiology and an immature ability to metabolize drugs … administration regimens.1 , 2 Furthermore, weight-based dosing and toxicities inherent in the investigational drugs … American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs and Committee on Hospital Care.

143. Policy Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/resources/rice/ceproj.html
     October 01, 2014 - by type of drug—e.g., are dossiers more complete for expensive innovative products than for "me-too" drugs

144. Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/mhsa.html
     June 01, 2018 - visits resulted from medical emergencies involving drug misuse or abuse: 1.25 million involved illicit drugs … . 1.24 million involved nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals. 0.61 million involved drugs combined with

145. Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Hougland_26.pdf
     October 01, 2011 - drug class thought responsible for these symptoms (e.g., E933.1, antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drugs … Adverse Drug Events Clinical side effects of drugs. … Adverse effects of anticonvulsants and anti-Parkinsonism drugs Total % 69.7 50.0 Inpatient 20/57 … Adverse effects of other drugs, biological, & medicinal substances in therapeutic use Total % 60.6 … Total % 8.6 60.7 a Classes with five or fewer reviewed cases are not reported. 14 due to drugs

146. Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-one-page.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Risk of Clostridium difficile infection with acid suppressing drugs and antibiotics: meta-analysis.

147. Development of a Computerized Adverse Drug Event (ADE) Monitor in the Outpatient Setting (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Seger.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - of nontext based rules Rule Type Receiving sodium polystyrene sulfonate Drug Combination of 2 drugs … Incidence of hospitalized rhadbomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs.

148. TeamSTEPPS® Instructor Manual: Specialty Scenarios | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/icu.html
     March 01, 2014 - worsening respiratory distress, aggressively resuscitated, and given blood transfusion and vasopressor drugs … Matthews, the team leader, is calling out orders for drugs, x rays, and labs.

149. Emergency Visits for Opioid Use Rose White Treatment for Illicit Drug Use Remained Unchanged (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/qdr-data-spotlight-opioids-edvisits-tx.pdf
     August 11, 2021 - Community health workers: a bridge to healthcare for people who inject drugs.

150. Clinical Pharmacists in Emergency Medicine (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-fairbanks_20.pdf
     February 21, 2008 - These pharmacists are typically involved in assuring appropriate prescribing and administration of drugs … o Toxicology/drugs of abuse/overdose. • Some background in disaster management is preferred. … Keep informed of all local, State, and Federal laws covering the storage, handling, and dispensing of drugs … • Keep informed of the actions, side effects, and proper use of all new drugs as they are made commercially … available, as well as of all investigational drugs being studied at this institution

151. Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix A | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apa.html
     August 01, 2022 - "garbage in, garbage out." 5th Why : Why do you think the pharmacists or technicians who put the drugs

152. Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/treatments/btpills/btpills.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Blood thinner drugs work well when they are used correctly. … When you visit your doctor, bring a list of current medicines, over-the-counter drugs—such as aspirin

153. Identification, Classification, and Frequency of Medical Errors in Outpatient Diabetes Care (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/OConnor.pdf
     November 29, 2004 - of drug-related medical errors are those related to drug-drug interactions, use of contraindicated drugs … safety laboratory monitoring tests.9 In addition to medical errors related to misuse or overuse of drugs … , errors related to the under use of drugs or procedures is also common in outpatient practice10 Errors … status unknown N % A1c < 7% At goal 1,371 33.0% A1c 7 – 7.9% Goal reachable without drugs

154. AHRQ Signals Intent To Fund Clinics To Improve Care for People With Long COVID | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - The Drug Safety study provided details on drugs known to interact with colchicine, as well as management

155. More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

156. Table 3a. Examples of Evaluation Measures for Self-management Support Programs for Common Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/evaluation-table3a.html
     July 01, 2018 - refills (e.g., beta agonists, inhaled corticosteroids, leukotrine modifiers, oral steroids, other asthma drugs

157. From Quality Measures to Quality Care: Examples of Quality Improvement at Work | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/challenges.html
     June 01, 2018 - Assessment Program worked to generate consensus and commitment from providers to increase use of life-saving drugs … flow meter readings and site visits to physician offices to promote prescribing of anti-inflammatory drugs … An AHCPR-sponsored Patient Outcome Research Team (PORT) studied the use of drugs called corticosteroids

158. Tk2 T4 Common Suspected Infections Tools To Improve Communication And Decisionmaking (doc file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/TK2_T4_Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_To_Improve_Communication_and_Decisionmaking.docx
     October 01, 2016 - trials, and none of which had activity against bacteria that are resistant to all currently available drugs

159. Reducing Disparities in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/persell_cvd_disparities.pdf
     September 18, 2014 - Statin drugs decrease CVD illness and mortality in people at high risk.

160. Post-fielding Surveillance of a Guideline-based Decision Support System (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Chan.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - An analogous challenge is faced with the approval of prescription drugs for the general public.