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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41973/psn-pdf
    January 30, 2013 - reconciliation program to improve documentation at discharge, which included identifying high-risk drugs

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41138/psn-pdf
    February 15, 2012 - Drugs Aging. 2012;29(2):143-155. doi:10.2165/11598560- 000000000-00000.

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45048/psn-pdf
    April 13, 2016 - naming convention, this newsletter article offers recommendations to reduce risks related to these drugs

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34640/psn-pdf
    March 02, 2011 - complications, including developing acquired infections and reactions to diagnostic procedures, therapeutic drugs

  5. Information technology-based approaches to reducing repeat drug exposure in patients with known drug allergies. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/information-technology-based-approaches-reducing-repeat-drug-exposure-patients-known-drug
    December 21, 2022 - 2019 Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs

  6. Perioperative Safety Collaborative. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-safety-collaborative
    January 26, 2022 - Health Care Executives and Administrators Anesthesiology Surgery Specific to High-Risk Drugs

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848314/psn-pdf
    May 03, 2023 - medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/polypharmacy-elderly-when-good-drugs-lead-bad-outcomes-teachable-moment

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50736/psn-pdf
    December 11, 2019 - medication-administration-errors https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventability-adverse-drug-events-involving-multiple-drugs-using-publicly-available-clinical

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841484/psn-pdf
    December 14, 2022 - diagnostic tools to identify inadequate drug treatment in older patients compared to counting the number of drugs

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861760/psn-pdf
    January 31, 2024 - Medications were apparently stored inappropriately, contributing to confusion between vastly different drugs … Clinical anesthesia involves intravenous injection of potent drugs, often under stressful and fast-paced … contributing to the potential for error and harm is the fact that anesthesia medications are high-risk drugs … procedures, improved labeling systems, color-coded syringes, prefilled syringes for commonly used drugs … Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs in anesthesia:

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35305/psn-pdf
    June 30, 2011 - current thought, investigators found that errors were less common when the nurses handled intravenous drugs

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43464/psn-pdf
    August 27, 2014 - real-time monitoring, discussion, and education about medication prescribing and use of substitute drugs

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43025/psn-pdf
    March 05, 2014 - medication reconciliation to address concerns, including accidental overdose and misuse of prescription drugs

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44574/psn-pdf
    October 21, 2015 - development-implementation-and-dissemination-i-pass-handoff-curriculum-multisite-educational https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-fmea-analysis-reduce-risk-errors-prescribing-and-administering-drugs-paediatric-wards

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44041/psn-pdf
    April 01, 2015 - potentially-dangerous-confusion-between-bloxiverz-neostigmine-injection-and-vazculep https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions

  16. Multiple Levels Involved in Prescribing the Wrong Medication | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-levels-involved-prescribing-wrong-medication
    December 23, 2020 - Multiple interventions have been developed to prevent mistakes caused by LASA drugs. … Many EHR systems integrate “tall man” lettering into the way LASA drugs appear to emphasize name differences … 6  As such, the Joint Commission recommends healthcare organizations not only create a list of LASA drugs … The basics of prescribing the drugs pertinent to this case should have tipped off the pharmacist.  … Look alike/sound alike drugs: a literature review on causes and solutions.

  17. 2005 Safety Alert: ZyPREXA (olanzapine). | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2005-safety-alert-zyprexa-olanzapine
    February 13, 2008 - View More See More About Health Care Providers Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Drugs

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44852/psn-pdf
    February 10, 2016 - had at least one medication error related to prescribing, administering, or monitoring tuberculosis drugs

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34809/psn-pdf
    February 18, 2011 - Exposure to drugs represented a particularly important factor in determining which patients experienced

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44554/psn-pdf
    November 20, 2015 - After a geriatrician evaluated the patient and suspected polypharmacy, the drugs were stopped, caregivers
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