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141. Safemed Facguide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safemed_facguide.docx
     May 01, 2017 - each unit to consider as it establishes processes for ensuring safe medication administration of these drugs … Slide 3 SAY: High-alert medications are defined by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices as “drugs … Although mistakes are not necessarily more common with these drugs, the consequences of errors are more … medications require special safeguards such as the following: Improving access to information about these drugs

142. Table 5. Evidence Supporting Emergency Department Pain Assessment for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0217-section-5-table-5.pdf
     April 01, 2014 - Pharmacological pain management consists of the use of nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs … Pediatr Drugs 2003; 5(4):229‐241.

143. Assessing the Availability of the Preconception Component of High-Risk Obstetrical Services by Estimating the Use of Teratogenic Medications Before and During Pregnancy (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-233-fullreport.pdf
     August 07, 2018 - Assuring that women on high-risk drugs are off of those drugs before they get pregnant is a critical … The scope of actions includes the field of medicinal drugs and specifically outlines goals of: • … Thus, this measure strives to decrease the number of pregnancies exposed to teratogenic drugs. … Pregnancy and lactation labeling (Drugs) final rule. December 2014. … Medication use during pregnancy, with particular focus on prescription drugs: 1976-2008.

144. Figure 2: Framework for Stroke Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/visfig2.html
     October 01, 2002 - Continuing with the example of stroke, anticoagulant drugs may be administered to break up blood clots

145. Organizing Quality Measures by Disease or Condition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/organize/disease.html
     May 01, 2019 - diabetes care, heart disease care, low back pain care, using antibiotics, asthma care and using generic drugs

146. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_Final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - If your family member takes other medications, sometimes the antibiotic might interact with certain drugs … previous antibiotics (and which ones if possible) · Previous antibiotic-resistant infections · Other drugs … Food and Drug Administration at http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/ Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely

147. Decision Support System Design and Implementation for Outpatient Prescribing: The Safety in Prescribing Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Feldstein.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - ordered), another had an improvement in five prescribing behaviors (i.e., selection of recommended drugs … We assembled pharmacist and physician teams in the three target areas to choose specific drugs or drug … For 29 percent (31 of 108) of the critical drug interaction alerts, one of the two interacting drugs … These alerts were also triggered when a patient’s record was opened, if two interacting drugs were on … Effects of “group detailing” on the prescribing of lipid-lowering drugs: a randomized controlled trial

148. Publications and Additional Materials | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2014 - Paediatr Drugs. 2013 Dec 1;15(6):441-7.

149. Final Progress Report: Clinical importance of the drug interaction between statins and CYP3A inhibitors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/strom-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - exposure.8, 15, 20 17, 21, 22-25 Of particular importance is the drug interaction between statins and drugs … CYP3A4 inhibitors prevent CYP3A4 isoenzymes from metabolizing other drugs (e.g., statin 3A4 substrates … , thyroid drugs, number of office visits, sCr measurements, ALT/AST measurements during the baseline … Incidence of hospitalized rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs. JAMA. … Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. Dec 2005;19(6):403-414. 20. Holtzman CW, Wiggins BS, Spinler SA.

150. Preventable Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure2.html
     June 01, 2018 - Of all drug misuse or abuse ED visits, about 1.25 million ED visits, or 50%, involved illicit drugs, … about 1.24 million, or 50%, involved nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals, and about 0.61 million, or 25% … , involved drugs combined with alcohol.

151. Antibiotic Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/antibiotic-stewardship.html
     October 01, 2024 - Implementation of MRSA Prevention Fundamental Best Practices Antibiotics are life-saving drugs

152. Final Progress Report: Auditory Perception of Drug Names: Neighborhood Effects (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/lambert3-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Brand name drugs were perceived less accurately than generic names were (brand, b=-0.18, OR=0.84, 95% … how frequently a give drug or class of drugs is used. … more risk of confusion than similarity to low-frequency drugs. … Drugs with more similar neighbors, and especially with frequently prescribed similar neighbors, are … more likely to be confused than are drugs with fewer and less frequently prescribed neighbors.

153. 3 Tk1 T5-Draft Policies And Procedures For The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - antimicrobial stewardship program intervention] DATE: [Date] Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals … Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in long-term care settings, yet reports indicate

154. Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix A | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apa.html
     August 01, 2022 - "garbage in, garbage out." 5th Why : Why do you think the pharmacists or technicians who put the drugs

155. Making Information Technology a Team Player in Safety: The Case of Infusion Devices (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Nemeth.pdf
     January 01, 2002 - Previously, the use of fixed long-acting drugs, such as intramuscular morphine injections, limited intravenous … (2) to continue medication delivery while unattended; (3) to administer infusions of short-acting drugs … as fluid volume and drug concentration; and a library mode on the right side provides a roster of drugs … For example, pumps are designed to administer drugs using parameters that do not match the way the … Case 2-1992: unintentional delivery of vasoactive drugs with an electromechanical infusion device.

156. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safemed_facguide.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - unit to consider as it establishes processes for ensuring safe medication administration of these drugs … SAY: High-alert medications are defined by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices as “drugs … Although mistakes are not necessarily more common with these drugs, the consequences of errors are … require special safeguards such as the following: • Improving access to information about these drugs

157. Analysis of Requirements for Coverage With Evidence Development (CED) - Topic Refinement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/ced-topic-refinement.pdf
     November 01, 2022 - Medicare beneficiaries.1 Thus, CMS makes decisions about providing insurance coverage for use of these drugs … For studies that involve researching the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and biological products … For studies that involve researching the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and biological products … there may not be the extensive clinical trial record that is generated during regulatory approval of pharmaceuticals … Specification for Cancer Drugs Fund data collection arrangements.

158. Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/prevention/lifestyle/healthy-women.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - ■ You have ever injected drugs. ■ You received a blood transfusion before 1992. … Breast Cancer Drugs.

159. 3 Tk1 T5-Draft Policies And Procedures For The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - stewardship program intervention] DATE: [Date] Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals … Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in long-term care settings, yet reports indicate

160. Sampling, Weighting, and Synthetization Methodologies (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-Sampling-Weighting-Synthetization-Methodologies.pdf
     December 01, 2023 - Drugs may be associated with more than one therapeutic class. … This process was repeated for all drugs in that category. … set of synthetic drugs. … Synthetic drug IDs were replaced by the names of the generic drugs. … In contrast, the pharmacy files included a cost for each individual drug (except for drugs linked to