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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837509/psn-pdf
June 22, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2022;39(5):333-353. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00940-3.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47855/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - new-evidence-stemming-low-value-prescribing
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/polypharmacy-elderly-when-good-drugs-lead-bad-outcomes-teachable-moment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47048/psn-pdf
April 22, 2023 - also provide education to highlight the importance
of appropriate disposal of unused prescription drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836759/psn-pdf
April 06, 2022 - diversion-threat-patient-safety-adopting-best-practices
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/some-health-workers-suffering-addiction-steal-drugs-meant-patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49611/psn-pdf
October 01, 2010 - increase the risk of toxicity include advancing age, cardiac status, and concomitant use of other drugs … administered along with other agents that also affect
cardiac conduction (e.g., type I antiarrhytmic drugs … of the
contribution of pharmacokinetic drug interactions to the toxicity profile of antidepressant drugs … CDC: Antidepressants most prescribed drugs in U.S. CNNhealth.com. July 9, 2007. … Antidepressant drugs and the emergence of suicidal tendencies. Drug
Saf. 1993;8:186-212.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-errors-are-dangerous-preventable
March 27, 2024 - October 21, 2010
Look-alike, sound-alike drugs trigger dangers.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-juurlink-md-phd
May 22, 2017 - We are rightly reluctant to use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in certain patients. … With the pharmacology of these drugs, it makes a lot of sense that that would be the case. … But they'll perceive it as "These drugs are treating my pain and I need to continue them." … It's paradoxical and it's not widely appreciated, but these drugs can themselves cause pain. … The primary goal of medical practice is to relieve suffering and these drugs do have a role.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem
May 01, 2017 - We are rightly reluctant to use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in certain patients. … With the pharmacology of these drugs, it makes a lot of sense that that would be the case. … But they'll perceive it as "These drugs are treating my pain and I need to continue them." … It's paradoxical and it's not widely appreciated, but these drugs can themselves cause pain. … The primary goal of medical practice is to relieve suffering and these drugs do have a role.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/864380/psn-pdf
March 13, 2024 - significant impact on medication errors with potential for serious harm or errors involving high-risk drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837641/psn-pdf
July 06, 2022 - issue/safety-medication-use-primary-care
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/polypharmacy-elderly-when-good-drugs-lead-bad-outcomes-teachable-moment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61079/psn-pdf
October 28, 2020 - portions of the ECG compared to chlorpromazine. 12
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions … Medication Errors Associated with Look-alike/Sound-alike Drugs: A
Brief Review.? … Amneal Pharmaceuticals: 2018
5. Polito NB, Fellows SE. … Mumbai, India; Sun Pharmaceuticals Inc.: 2016
9. … Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet].
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35941/psn-pdf
May 24, 2006 - ability to correctly identify three commonly used
tablets and found that they did not identify the drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-caused-three-high-risk-drug-drug-interactions-patients-admitted-intensive
February 14, 2024 - Intensive Care Units
Critical Care
Ordering/Prescribing Errors
Specific to High-Risk Drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47713/psn-pdf
June 14, 2019 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/polypharmacy
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/polypharmacy-elderly-when-good-drugs-lead-bad-outcomes-teachable-moment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74038/psn-pdf
November 03, 2021 - of these medication errors involved concomitantly administered
medications (e.g., other prescribed drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73579/psn-pdf
August 11, 2021 - risk increases based on characteristics of the caregiver and if a prescription contains more
than two drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47811/psn-pdf
March 13, 2019 - authors conclude that the potential for
electronic health records to facilitate detection of adverse drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837432/psn-pdf
June 15, 2022 - adopt-strategies-manage-look-alike-andor-sound-alike-medication-name-mix-ups
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60296/psn-pdf
May 06, 2020 - coming-short-maintaining-safety-face-drug-shortages
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/spikes-demand-coronavirus-patients-are-creating-shortages-asthma-drugs-and-sedatives
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838071/psn-pdf
September 14, 2022 - pharmacy-leadership-amid-pandemic-maintaining-patient-safety-during-uncertain-times
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/spikes-demand-coronavirus-patients-are-creating-shortages-asthma-drugs-and-sedatives