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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/modification-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-following-fall-related-hospitalizations
January 19, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2019;36(5):461-470. doi:10.1007/s40266-019-00646-z. … Drugs Aging . 2019; 36 (5) :461-470 .
View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2019;36(5):461-470. doi:10.1007/s40266-019-00646-z. … View More
Related Resources
Initiative to deprescribe high-risk drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/intraoperative-awareness-during-rhinoplasty
January 29, 2021 - List the drugs associated with awareness. … These drugs greatly facilitate endotracheal intubation and provide adequate muscle relaxation without … However, these drugs also significantly increase the incidence of awareness under anesthesia because … When pupil diameter remains large, hypertension is best treated with additional anesthesia drugs that … Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs. 2023 May 1. In: StatPearls [Internet].
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866370/psn-pdf
July 31, 2024 - List the drugs associated with awareness. … These drugs greatly facilitate endotracheal intubation and provide adequate muscle
relaxation without … However, these drugs also significantly increase the
incidence of awareness under anesthesia because … It is therefore critical to review
all administered drugs to avoid misinterpreting the processed EEG … Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs. 2023 May 1. In: StatPearls
[Internet].
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-associated-sedatives-analgesics-and-other-drugs-provide-patient-comfort
March 11, 2011 - Review
Adverse events associated with sedatives, analgesics, and other drugs that … Adverse events associated with sedatives, analgesics, and other drugs that provide patient comfort in … Adverse events associated with sedatives, analgesics, and other drugs that provide patient comfort in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventability-adverse-drug-events-involving-multiple-drugs-using-publicly-available-clinical
December 21, 2017 - Study
Preventability of adverse drug events involving multiple drugs using publicly … Preventability of adverse drug events involving multiple drugs using publicly available clinical decision … Preventability of adverse drug events involving multiple drugs using publicly available clinical decision
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47821/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - Topics covered in the communications include look-alike and sound-alike drugs, patient safety
audits … effect-electronic-transmission-prescriptions-dispensing-errors-and-prescription-enhancements
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49625/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - A physician, choosing
between only two syringes, both known to contain high-risk drugs, didn't bother … Changes in anesthetic agents and
associated adjuvant drugs occur at a rate far too high for available … I asked three questions: Do you ever carry drugs in your pocket? … Does
every anesthesiologist you know carry drugs in a pocket? … Do you think it's safe to carry drugs in a pocket?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-potential-using-drug-indications-prevent-look-alike-and-sound-alike-drug-errors
December 18, 2019 - Using drug knowledgebase information to distinguish between look-alike-sound-alike drugs … March 23, 2016
Look alike/sound alike drugs: a literature review on causes and solutions … More About The Topic
Hospitals
Health Care Providers
Medicine
Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-survey-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings
January 26, 2023 - survey will inform the revision of a high-alert medication list used to raise awareness about certain drugs … More About The Topic
Hospitals
Health Care Providers
Medicine
Specific to High-Risk Drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/2-week-itch
June 16, 2019 - Many drugs have strikingly similar names in appearance and/or sound.( Table ) Confusion of such names … Errors also have happened because of container mix-ups—for instance when alphabetic arrangement of drugs … Drugs with similar appearing names may also display in close proximity on alphabetical lists. … Most look-alike and sound-alike drugs do not share the same indications. … Use brand and generic names when prescribing or dispensing drugs known to be problematic.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-0
February 22, 2023 - December 14, 2022
Nearly all thirty most frequently used emergency department drugs experienced
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/speaking-same-language-international-variations-safety-information-accompanying-top-selling
September 25, 2008 - International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs. … International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs. … International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-and-error-chains-involving-high-alert-medications-paediatric-hospital
March 27, 2024 - Drugs Real World Outcomes. 2025;12(1):45-61. doi:10.1007/s40801-024-00469-4. … Drugs Real World Outcomes . 2025; 12 (1) :45-61 . … Drugs Real World Outcomes. 2025;12(1):45-61. doi:10.1007/s40801-024-00469-4.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.149_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2007 - initial therapy
Equally effective in suppressing seizures
Many fewer drug interactions than the older drugs … drugs shown in black; newer antiseizure drugs shown in red. … Phenytoin Toxicity
Phenytoin is one of the drugs most commonly associated with preventable clinically … Hypoalbuminemia
End-stage renal disease (creatinine clearance < 25 mL/min)
Presence of displacing drugs … =pubmed&dopt=abstract&list_uids=14524655
Take-Home Points
Dosing and monitoring of antiseizure drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72644/psn-pdf
February 01, 2021 - /best-practices-developing-proprietary-names-human-nonprescription-drug-
products
Nonprescription drugs … best-practices-developing-proprietary-names-human-prescription-drug-products-guidance
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47651/psn-pdf
December 12, 2018 - are-national-efforts-reduce-drug-name-confusion-paying
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-drug-knowledgebase-information-distinguish-between-look-alike-sound-alike-drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pocket-syringe-swap
July 01, 2006 - A physician, choosing between only two syringes, both known to contain high-risk drugs, didn't bother … Changes in anesthetic agents and associated adjuvant drugs occur at a rate far too high for available … I asked three questions: Do you ever carry drugs in your pocket? … Does every anesthesiologist you know carry drugs in a pocket? … Do you think it's safe to carry drugs in a pocket?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36064/psn-pdf
June 28, 2006 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-error-spotlights-drugs-danger
This article reports on the death of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-error-spotlights-drugs-danger
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-unconscious-bias-affects-quality-health-care-services-research-shows
October 21, 2020 - Resources From the Same Author(s)
Some health workers suffering from addiction steal drugs … April 14, 2021
Nearly all thirty most frequently used emergency department drugs experienced … May 5, 2021
Some health workers suffering from addiction steal drugs meant for patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-event-nonrecognition-emergency-departments-exploratory-study-factors-related
April 12, 2011 - event nonrecognition in emergency departments: an exploratory study on factors related to patients and drugs … event nonrecognition in emergency departments: an exploratory study on factors related to patients and drugs … event nonrecognition in emergency departments: an exploratory study on factors related to patients and drugs