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  1. Use of computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support to prevent dose errors in pediatric medication orders: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    June 05, 2024 - Pediatr Drugs. 2024;26(2):127-143. doi:10.1007/s40272-023-00614-6. … Pediatr Drugs . 2024; 26 (2) :127-143 . View more articles from the same authors. … Pediatr Drugs. 2024;26(2):127-143. doi:10.1007/s40272-023-00614-6.

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 06, 2014 - boldface type and "tall man" lettering—improved the accuracy of drug identification for look-alike drugs … comparison-effects-different-typographical-methods-recognizability-printed-drug-names https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 28, 2013 - International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs. … International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs.

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 04, 2024 - destroyed medications as well as pharmaceutical raw materials, worsening medication shortages for drugs … The shortage of these drugs may raise the risk of preventable harm and deaths.2 U.S. healthcare is not … events outside our borders.3 Flooding in India (one of the world’s largest manufacturing locations of pharmaceuticals … Beyond inhaled anesthetics, environmental impact assessments of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and … Tornado at Pfizer warehouse likely to worsen shortage of surgical drugs.

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 22, 2020 - been removed from the original container; this was more likely in incidents involving prescription drugs … compared to OTC drugs (adjusted odds ratio, 3.39; 95% CI, 2.87-4.00).  

  8. 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.

  9. 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

  10. 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:

  11. Drug shortages: a complex health care crisis. | PSNet

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    September 12, 2016 - September 6, 2023 Nearly all thirty most frequently used emergency department drugs experienced … April 27, 2022 Despite federal legislation, shortages of drugs used in acute care settings … March 29, 2023 Nearly all thirty most frequently used emergency department drugs experienced

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 27, 2018 - to guide prevention and mitigation efforts such as developing best practices for use of high-alert drugs … other-opioid-crisis-hospital-shortages-lead-patient-pain-medical-errors https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/despite-federal-legislation-shortages-drugs-used-acute-care-settings-remain-persistent-and

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46264/psn-pdf
    August 09, 2017 - handoffs among anesthesia providers increase the incidence of documentation errors for controlled drugs … Handoffs Among Anesthesia Providers Increase the Incidence of Documentation Errors for Controlled Drugs

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60202/psn-pdf
    April 08, 2020 - inappropriate prescribing were identified, including polypharmacy and use of central nervous system drugs … use-electronic-clinical-decision-support-system-primary-care-assess-inappropriate https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/polypharmacy-elderly-when-good-drugs-lead-bad-outcomes-teachable-moment

  15. 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.

  16. State-Wide Initiative to Standardize the Compounding of Oral Liquids in Pediatrics. | PSNet

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    January 23, 2017 - Web site provides resources for an initiative to standardize concentrations of pediatric oral liquid drugs … Topics in Medication Safety March 31, 2022 Key potentially inappropriate drugs

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34989/psn-pdf
    February 24, 2011 - Using claims data from two large health plans, the investigators selected 11 drugs and their recommended … Discussion includes detailed presentation of the potential error rates and how they differed among specific drugs

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 03, 2014 - 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

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44393/psn-pdf
    August 12, 2015 - due to similarity between two proprietary names, this announcement describes near misses with the drugs … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-confused-drug-names https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49426/psn-pdf
    November 01, 2003 - right after admission, it would have been appropriate to administer one of the atypical antipsychotic drugs … The distinction between typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs relates to their capacity to cause … extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS); the atypical drugs are much less likely to produce these adverse effects … dopaminergic and cholinergic systems required for normal motor behavior [5]), atypical antipsychotic drugs … QTc interval is 440 ms or longer, and patients have electrolyte disturbance or are receiving other drugs
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