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121. Adverse events associated with sedatives, analgesics, and other drugs that provide patient comfort in the intensive care unit.   | PSNet
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     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

122. ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings. | PSNet
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     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

123. Suboptimal prescribing in elderly outpatients: potentially harmful drug-drug and drug-disease combinations. | PSNet
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     July 29, 2020 - A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs

124. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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?

125. The 2-Week Itch | PSNet
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     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.

126. Unexplained Apnea Under Anesthesia | PSNet
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     December 01, 2005 - events, 45% of those events were caused by errors.( 6 ) In a large insurer’s study, injuries due to drugs … What happened to this patient illustrates an example of faulty drug identity checking, where two drugs … Currie and colleagues found 144 incidents related to drugs, of which 58 were related to syringe or drug … addition, his commentary does not include information regarding investigational or off-label use of pharmaceutical … products or medical devices.

127. Impact of interactions between drugs and laboratory test results on diagnostic test interpretation—a systematic review. | PSNet
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     March 06, 2019 - Review Impact of interactions between drugs and laboratory test results on diagnostic … Impact of interactions between drugs and laboratory test results on diagnostic test interpretation - … Impact of interactions between drugs and laboratory test results on diagnostic test interpretation -

128. Speaking the same language? International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs. | PSNet
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     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.

129. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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

130. Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs administered to children by mouth or gastric tube: a programme for nurses, physicians and parents. | PSNet
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     December 04, 2015 - Study Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs … Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs administered to children by … Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs administered to children by

131. Exploring the potential for using drug indications to prevent look-alike and sound-alike drug errors. | PSNet
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     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

132. Pocket Syringe Swap | PSNet
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     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?

133. Adverse drug event nonrecognition in emergency departments: an exploratory study on factors related to patients and drugs. | PSNet
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     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

134. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     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

135. Medication errors and error chains involving high-alert medications in a paediatric hospital setting: a qualitative analysis of self-reported medication safety incidents. | PSNet
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     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.

136. Doctors' unconscious bias affects quality of health care services, research shows. | PSNet
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     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

137. Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational prospective study. | PSNet
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     September 30, 2010 - Study Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational … Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational prospective study … Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational prospective study

138. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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

139. Dangerous deception--hiding the evidence of adverse drug events. | PSNet
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     November 09, 2022 - discusses the recent controversy regarding adverse events associated with several commonly prescribed drugs … International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs.

140. Adverse health events related to self-medication practices among elderly: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     June 15, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2017;34(5):359-365. doi:10.1007/s40266-017-0445-y. … Drugs Aging . 2017; 34 (5) :359-365 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2017;34(5):359-365. doi:10.1007/s40266-017-0445-y.