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  1. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapm.html
    April 01, 2018 - Immunosuppressive Drugs Pre-Op   Y Y     1 Need med list chart review M Manual … Electronic if indicated by code     General Anesthesia   Y   Y   1   intra-op drugs … intra-op drugs on paper anesthesia record D Manual 0     Outpatient Surgery   Y   … record D Electronic 1     Peri-Op VTE Prophylaxis   Y   Y   1   intra-op drugs … Anticoagulation Medication   Y   Y   1   intra-op drugs on paper anesthesia record
  2. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria that cause infections. … www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html FDA: Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance http://www.fda.gov/Drugs … AntibioticsandAntibioticResistance/default.htm http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html http://www.fda.gov/Drugs … 0bConsumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/AntibioticsandAntibioticResistance/default.htm http://www.fda.gov/Drugs
  3. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Graham_77.pdf
    March 05, 2008 - Risk of Concurrent Use of Prescription Drugs with Herbal and Dietary Supplements in Ambulatory Care … Interactions between herbal medicines and prescribed drugs: A systematic review. … Drugs 2001; 61: 2163-2175. 12. Fugh-Berman A, Ernst E. … Drugs Aging 2002; 19: 879-886. 23. Bates DW, Yu DT. … Drugs Today (Barc) 2003; 39: 801-813. 24. Peterson JF, Bates DW.
  4. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-brochure.html
    March 01, 2017 - Resources for You CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/resident/index.html FDA: www.fda.gov/Drugs … /ResourcesForYou/UCM078484 Antibiotics: Powerful Drugs, But Only When Used for the Right Reasons … Antibiotic drugs are strong medicine that can save lives when used appropriately to treat bacterial infections … It is important for us all that these powerful drugs are used only when they can help, so they will work … Antibiotics can help the body fight bacterial infections, but they are not miracle drugs for everything
  5. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-COPD.pdf
    June 02, 2021 - February 2018. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety- and-availability/fda-drug-safety-communication- … 20COPD&source=search_result&selectedTitle=3%7E150&usage_type=default&display_rank=2 https://www.fda.gov/drugs … fda-drug-safety-communication-azithromycin-zithromax-or-zmax-and-risk-potentially-fatal-heart https://www.fda.gov/drugs … fda-drug-safety-communication-azithromycin-zithromax-or-zmax-and-risk-potentially-fatal-heart https://www.fda.gov/drugs … fda-drug-safety-communication-azithromycin-zithromax-or-zmax-and-risk-potentially-fatal-heart https://www.fda.gov/drugs
  6. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/neonatal-maternity.pdf
    July 28, 2015 - Mother Hospital Stays Related to Substance Use Publication Date: July 28, 2015 Newborns Exposed to Drugs … 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cocaine Opiates 20122006 2012 2006 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Newborns exposed to drugs
  7. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99b.html
    October 01, 2014 - state-of-the-art research for the following purposes: (i) To increase awareness of— (I) new uses of drugs … , biological products, and devices; (II) ways to improve the effective use of drugs, biological products … , and devices; and (III) risks of new uses and risks of combinations of drugs and biological products … (B) The conduct of research on the comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of drugs … be appropriate, except that a grant may not be expended to assist the Secretary in the review of new drugs
  8. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Medicare-Inpatient-Weighted.pdf
    September 26, 2023 - 14,767,885 99.62 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 66 0.00 14,767,951 99.62 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 14,780,212 99.70 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 64 0.00 14,780,275 99.70 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 14,787,644 99.75 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 50 0.00 14,787,694 99.75 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 14,794,103 99.80 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 44 0.00 14,794,147 99.80 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 14,799,256 99.83 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 24 0.00 14,799,280 99.83 J0120-J9999: Drugs
  9. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/malone-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - constitutes a serious medication error.2, 3 Evidence suggests that hundreds of millions of interacting drugs … (2) What evidence is required for a DDI to be applicable to an entire class of drugs? … adverse clinical consequences for 9 the patient as a result of co-prescribing the interacting drugs … The potential adverse clinical outcome(s) for the patient taking interacting drugs should be clearly … Systematic review and meta-analysis of ethnic differences in risks of adverse reactions to drugs used
  10. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/data/resources/index.html?page=3
    April 02, 2024 - Opioids (1) Patient Experience (1) Payment Sources (1) Premiums (1) Prescription Drugs … Prescription Drug Use MEPS- Household Component survey participants are asked about their prescription drugs … No information is collected for prescription drugs obtained during hospital visits.
  11. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-5-table-4.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - Considering the high risk of death associated with sepsis, antimicrobial drugs need to be administered … clinicians must establish a system for rapid administration of a rationally chosen drug or combination of drugs … maximize efficacy, detailed knowledge of the likely pathogens and the properties of the available drugs … • Initial empirical anti-infective therapy should include one or more drugs that have activity against … The choice of drugs should be guided by the susceptibility patterns of microorganisms in the community
  12. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/medication-risk-score.html
    January 01, 2013 - Consult the hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee or pharmacy department for formulary drugs within … The hospital can decide how to specify the drugs that fall within these risk classes. … disturbances, altered gait and balance, impaired cognition 2 (Medium) Antihypertensives, cardiac drugs … scoring system, the falls toolkit team recommends that you include non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic drugs
  13. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/questions/resources/your-meds/index.html
    November 01, 2020 - Generic drugs are safe, effective, and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). … They have the same dosage, safety, quality, performance, and strength as brand name drugs. … Generic drugs usually cost less than brand name drugs. …   For More Information To learn about specific medicines, go to www.medlineplus.gov and select "Drugs
  14. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T1-Talking_with_Residents_Final.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - If you take other medications, sometimes the antibiotic might interact with certain drugs. … This helps to ensure that you know about both the benefits and the potential harms of these drugs and … previous antibiotics (and which ones if possible) • Previous antibiotic-resistant infections • Other drugs … and Prevention at http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/community/for-patients/index.html http://www.fda.gov/Drugs … Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/AntibioticsandAntibioticResistance/default.htm http://www.fda.gov/Drugs
  15. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-procedure-final508.pdf
    April 04, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration has advice for appropriately disposing of medicine (https://www.fda.gov/drugs … https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/buyingusingmedicinesafely/ensuringsafeuseofmedicine … /safedisposalofmedicines/ucm186187.htm https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/buyingusingmedicinesafely … /ensuringsafeuseofmedicine/safedisposalofmedicines/ucm186187.htm https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou … � Overdoses due to, for example, higher than needed dosing or multiple drugs for the same purpose
  16. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-1-tables-1-3.pdf
    April 25, 2018 - defined as a mean heart rate > 2 SD above normal for age in the absence of external stimulus, chronic drugs … as a mean heart rate <10th percentile for age in the absence of external vagal stimulus, β-blocker drugs … 995.94 Bacteremia 790.7 Septic shock 785.52 Table 3: Parenteral Antibiotics Drug Class Drugs
  17. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Prologue_Grady_Vol4.pdf
    July 25, 2008 - Indeed, pharmaceuticals are an essential tool available to clinicians to treat acute illnesses and manage … Yet the use of medications— including prescription and generic drugs, as well as herbal supplements—is … and role of pharmacists in emergency medicine; and the risks associated with using prescription drugs
  18. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/50-multimodal-analgesia-facilitator.docx
    June 01, 2023 - Defining Multimodal Analgesia Multimodal analgesia, in essence, is the use of a combination of different drugs … These include: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs, acetaminophen, gabapentinoids—which may … , fever, hypertension, and high heart rate may result from the interaction between two serotonergic drugs
  19. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lo-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Safety of newly approved drugs: implications for prescribing. JAMA 2002;287:2273-5. 4. … Hepatotoxicity: The Adverse Effects of Drugs and Other Chemicals on the Liver. 2nd ed. … Safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with respect to acute liver disease. … Acute liver failure due to drugs. Semin Liver Dis 2008;28:175-87. 55. Bjornsson E, Olsson R. … Accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/UCM362444.pdf.
  20. ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Rundall.pdf
    January 01, 2003 - These examples point to a broader medication management issue, the rapidly increasing array of drugs … available for use by physicians, captured in the following comment: “There are more drugs than ever … Some physicians expressed concern that they were often put in the position of prescribing drugs for … their medications, the physician could prescribe interacting drugs. … The third most commonly cited concern was safety of prescribing drugs for the elderly (11 mentions).

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