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161. 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.

162. Misread Label | PSNet
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     August 28, 2024 - The packages of both drugs, made by the same manufacturer, were almost identical. … However, when one realizes that the brand name of digoxin is Lanoxin®, and that in this case both drugs … Both are drugs that would be stocked on a typical neonatal unit, and the doses used are similar. … Packaging and look-alike/sound-alike drugs are thought to be important contributing factors. … The effects of a patients’ own drugs scheme on the incidence and severity of medication administration

163. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 17, 2012 - scant-oversight-drug-maker-fatal-meningitis-outbreak This newspaper article discusses how the drug shortage and use of compounded drugs … scant-oversight-drug-maker-fatal-meningitis-outbreak https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-safe-are-compounded-drugs

164. 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

165. The randomized AMBORA trial: impact of pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medication safety and patient-reported outcomes during treatment with new oral anticancer agents. | PSNet
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     November 03, 2021 - Patients taking oral anti-cancer drugs may experience severe side effects and medication errors. … In this randomized controlled study, patients taking oral chemotherapy drugs were randomized to receive

166. Medication errors during treatment with new oral anticancer agents: consequences for clinical practice based on the AMBORA Study. | PSNet
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     April 21, 2021 - of these medication errors involved concomitantly administered medications (e.g., other prescribed drugs … See More About The Topic Pharmacists Medical Oncology Specific to High-Risk Drugs

167. 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).  

168. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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

169. 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

170. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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

171. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2017 - Doyle, MBBS Adverse reactions to drugs (including contrast media) occur frequently and were responsible … hospital annually between 1996 and 2000 (Hospital Episode Statistics) in the United Kingdom (UK).(1) All drugs … suspected drug allergy, the following should be documented: generic and proprietary name of the drug or drugs … taken, or number of days on the drug before onset of the reaction; route of administration; and which drugs … the reaction, the drug given, the timeframe of the reaction from initiation of the drug, and what drugs

172. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 26, 2012 - prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs … prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs

173. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2020 - Additionally, drugs that are typically used to treat other conditions, such as lupus and rheumatoid … There are drugs currently undergoing clinical studies to evaluate their effectiveness and safety in … As we are using medications that are second- or third-line drugs or off-label use of drugs, collecting … https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/ https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability … Discovering drugs to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

174. Predicting and preventing adverse drug reactions in the very old. | PSNet
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     April 16, 2018 - Drugs Aging. 2005;22(5):375-92. … Drugs Aging . 2005; 22 (5) :375-92 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2005;22(5):375-92.

175. 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

176. 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.

177. Changes in prescription and over-the-counter medication and dietary supplement use among older adults in the United States, 2005 vs 2011. | PSNet
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     May 06, 2020 - more medications, they are at higher risk for adverse effects from supplements and over-the-counter drugs … June 19, 2019 Polypharmacy in the elderly--when good drugs lead to bad outcomes: a teachable

178. Two fatal cases of accidental intrathecal vincristine administration: learning from death events. | PSNet
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     March 24, 2021 - describes how the health care organization implemented changes (including using different bags for drugs … event and made further revisions when the second incident occurred 7 years later (such as ensuring drugs

179. Impact of computerized physician order entry alerts on prescribing in older patients. | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - Drugs Aging. 2015;32(3):227-33. doi:10.1007/s40266-015-0244-2. … Drugs Aging . 2015; 32 (3) :227-33 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2015;32(3):227-33. doi:10.1007/s40266-015-0244-2.

180. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 16, 2019 - A few classes of drugs accounted for a large proportion of overridden alerts, suggesting that enhancing … the accuracy of allergy warnings for these drugs could significantly reduce the overall burden of alerts