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  1. Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. | PSNet

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    January 12, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2022;39(3):199-207. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00929-y. … Drugs Aging . 2022; 39 (3) :199-207 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2022;39(3):199-207. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00929-y.

  2. Scoping review of studies evaluating frailty and its association with medication harm. | PSNet

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    May 25, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2022;39(5):333-353. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00940-3. … Drugs Aging . 2022; 39 (5) :333-353 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2022;39(5):333-353. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00940-3.

  3. The contribution of labelling to safe medication administration in anaesthetic practice. | PSNet

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    March 17, 2021 - prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs … 2012 Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs … 2016 Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs

  4. The impact of anti-infective drug shortages on hospitals in the United States: trends and causes. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - This review discusses the shortage of anti-infective drugs and argues that the situation should be … January 9, 2024 Nearly all thirty most frequently used emergency department drugs experienced

  5. Oral outpatient chemotherapy medication errors in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. | PSNet

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    August 12, 2020 - demonstrated that dosing or administration errors occurred with nearly 10% of oral chemotherapeutic drugs … March 28, 2011 Computerized physician order entry of injectable antineoplastic drugs:

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 19, 2019 - checklists https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-fmea-analysis-reduce-risk-errors-prescribing-and-administering-drugs-paediatric-wards … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-fmea-analysis-reduce-risk-errors-prescribing-and-administering-drugs-paediatric-wards

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 21, 2021 - randomized-ambora-trial-impact-pharmacologicalpharmaceutical-care- medication-safety-and Patients taking oral anti-cancer drugs … In this randomized controlled study, patients taking oral chemotherapy drugs were randomized to receive

  8. Medication safety systems and the important role of pharmacists. | PSNet

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    July 19, 2023 - Drugs Aging. 2016;33(3):213-21. doi:10.1007/s40266-016-0358-1. … Drugs Aging . 2016; 33 (3) :213-21 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2016;33(3):213-21. doi:10.1007/s40266-016-0358-1.

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2003 - 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. … the Table, in 2001 the FDA required that drug application holders use “tall man” lettering, in which drugs … Use brand and generic names when prescribing or dispensing drugs known to be problematic.

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 29, 2021 - Christian Bohringer MD This incident describes a common type of adverse drug event that occurs because drugs … anesthesia than in other medical fields because anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists administer drugs … An anesthesiologist may, in fact, inject up to a half million doses of different drugs in his/her professional … Smaller ampules for more concentrated medications Concentrated solutions of drugs should be provided … http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm330695.htm. Accessed January 2021.   17.

  12. Interventions to reduce adverse drug event-related outcomes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet

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    July 19, 2023 - Drugs Aging. 2020;37(2):91-98. doi:10.1007/s40266-019-00738-w. … Drugs Aging . 2020; 37 (2) :91-98 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2020;37(2):91-98. doi:10.1007/s40266-019-00738-w.

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 10, 2024 - frequency of pDDI and cDDI orders did not differ between timeframes, although the likelihood of both drugs … Given the low prevalence of actual harm and the decreased likelihood of co-administration of drugs even

  14. To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in the Operating Room | PSNet

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    July 28, 2021 - Vasoactive drugs were administered to recover the blood pressure and the patient was ventilated with … Different drugs require different concentrations, and a typical anesthetic case requires the use of at … least four medications. 7 A study that measured the concentration of diluted drugs in the OR revealed … Some drugs require serial dilution and may come in different units of weight (e.g., mcg/ml vs mg/ml). … Leading to Difficult Intubation and Severe Hypoxemia June 30, 2021 Meitheal Pharmaceuticals

  15. ISMP QuarterWatch Reports. | PSNet

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    June 07, 2017 - The report for the 2nd quarter of 2019 focuses on problems related to methotrexate errors, addictive drugs … May 5, 2018 Product-related issues make error potential enormous with investigational drugs

  16. Use of tall man letters is gaining wide acceptance. | PSNet

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    May 02, 2018 - of an ISMP survey on "tall man lettering," the use of uppercase letters as a means to differentiate drugs … See More About The Topic Physicians Pharmacists Pharmacy Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Drugs

  17. Interventions to reduce pediatric prescribing errors in professional healthcare settings: a systematic review of the last decade. | PSNet

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    September 29, 2021 - Pediatric Drugs. 2021;23(3):223-240. doi:10.1007/s40272-021-00450-6. … Pediatric Drugs . 2021; 23 (3) :223-240 . View more articles from the same authors. … Pediatric Drugs. 2021;23(3):223-240. doi:10.1007/s40272-021-00450-6.

  18. Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia in care homes: a retrospective analysis. | PSNet

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    April 20, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2012;29(2):143-155. doi:10.2165/11598560-000000000-00000. … Drugs Aging . 2012; 29 (2) :143-155 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2012;29(2):143-155. doi:10.2165/11598560-000000000-00000.

  19. Frailty and potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with polypharmacy: a bi-directional relationship? | PSNet

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    November 16, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2022;39(8):597-606. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00952-z. … Drugs Aging . 2022; 39 (8) :597-606 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2022;39(8):597-606. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00952-z.

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 28, 2019 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/automated-detection-wrong-drug-prescribing-errors Look-alike and sound-alike (LASA) drugs … automated-detection-wrong-drug-prescribing-errors https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions
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