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261. Publications and Additional Materials | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/publications/search.html?page=4
     January 01, 2014 - Paediatr Drugs. 2013 Dec 1;15(6):441-7.

262. Safe Medication Administration: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safe-medication-fac-guide.html
     July 01, 2023 - each unit to consider as it establishes processes for ensuring safe medication administration of these drugs … Medications 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

263. National Quality Strategy Agency-Specific Plan: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/workingforquality/fda-specific-plan_nqs2013.pdf
     June 25, 2013 - • Develop a list of candidate cases for preventable harm (e.g., drugs, drug classes, and/or therapeutic

264. 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

265. Milliman Uses AHRQ Tools, Data to Help Clients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/multicenter1001.html
     October 01, 2014 - MEPS-Household Component data to measure annual charges and expenditures for medical care and prescription drugs

266. National Committee for Quality Assurance Incorporates AHRQ Research Into Beta Blocker Therapy Indicator | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/coe0602.html
     October 01, 2014 - heart disease (CHD) had shown low rates of long-term adherence to beta blocker therapy, a class of drugs

267. Final Progress Report: Pharmacist Technology for Nursing Home Resident Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/11835-Lapane-draft-1.pdf
     January 01, 2006 - , that these reports be “acted on,” and that each resident’s drug regimen be “free of unnecessary drugs … However, the most common precipitating factors are drugs (especially psychoactive drugs) and iatrogenic … Drugs Aging 2005;22(7):559-69. Hughes CM, Lapane KL. … Drugs Aging 2005;22(4):339-51. Hanlon JT, Scmader KE, Hughes C, Lapane KL, Swine C, Spinewine A. … Drugs Aging 1991; 5: 385-404. Lapane KL, Cameron K, Feinberg J.

268. Policy Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/resources/rice/ceproj.html
     October 01, 2014 - by type of drug—e.g., are dossiers more complete for expensive innovative products than for "me-too" drugs

269. Final Progress Report: Oral Chemotherapy Safety in Ambulatory Oncology: A Proactive Risk Assessment (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/weingart-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - chemotherapeutic agents to identify potential hazards and improvement strategies associated with the drugs … Some of the remediation strategies suggested by each team were common across all five of the study drugs … ambulatory care across a variety of organizations, vulnerabilities in the medication use process for these drugs … In addition, a limited number of oral chemotherapy drugs was represented in the focus groups. … The study also demonstrates the use of FMEAs to analyze risks across drugs within a single cancer center

270. Final Progress Report: Clinical importance of the drug interaction between statins and CYP3A inhibitors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/17358-Strom-draft-1.pdf
     June 30, 2010 - 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.

271. All Practice Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/chain/practice-tools/index.html
     March 01, 2017 - Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis The 2012 Recommendations for the Use of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs

272. AHRQ Research Influences Colorado Tobacco Policy Decisions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcoecp370.html
     October 01, 2014 - Zerzan notes, "We wanted to further examine specific high-frequency drugs that were being used without

273. Protecting Pediatric Patients from Healthcare-Associated Infections in the Hospital and at Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-milstone.html
     November 01, 2018 - Because sepsis can be treated effectively with antibiotics, clinicians often prescribe these drugs when

274. 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

275. Final Progress Report: Transitional Care Medication Safety and Reducing Medical Liability: Closing the Chasm (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/19552-Corbett-draft-1.pdf
     December 31, 2011 - Fatal medication errors in the home, not involving alcohol or street drugs, increased 564% during the … National health spending in 2006: A year of change for prescription drugs. … A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs.

276. 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

277. 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.

278. Final Progress Report: Oral Chemotherapy Safety in Ambulatory Oncology: A Proactive Risk Assessment (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/17123-Weingart-draft-1.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - chemotherapeutic agents to identify potential hazards and improvement strategies associated with the drugs … Some of the remediation strategies suggested by each team were common across all five of the study drugs … ambulatory care across a variety of organizations, vulnerabilities in the medication use process for these drugs … In addition, a limited number of oral chemotherapy drugs was represented in the focus groups. … The study also demonstrates the use of FMEAs to analyze risks across drugs within a single cancer center

279. 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.

280. AHRQ Stands Ready To Assist Secretary Azar in the Fight Against Opioid Epidemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/opioid-5-point-strategy.html
     February 01, 2018 - policymakers, and others to make useful, small-scale comparisons about how opioids, alcohol, and other drugs