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41. Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99b.html
    October 01, 2014 - state-of-the-art research for the following purposes: (i) To increase awareness of— (I) new uses of drugs … , biological products, and devices; (II) ways to improve the effective use of drugs, biological products … , and devices; and (III) risks of new uses and risks of combinations of drugs and biological products … (B) The conduct of research on the comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of drugs … be appropriate, except that a grant may not be expended to assist the Secretary in the review of new drugs

42. 6 Tk1 T4-Be Smart About Antibiotics Final (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T4-Be_Smart_About_Antibiotics_Final.pdf
    May 01, 2014 - Antibiotics can help the body fight infections caused by germs called bacteria, but they are not miracle drugs … Resistance can make you sick longer, requiring more doctor visits and drugs that are even stronger. … Resources for you: CDC: www.cdc.gov/getsmart/ FDA: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/UCM078484

43. Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/gurwitz.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home Description The prevalence of off-label use of atypical antipsychotic drugs … Comparative Effectiveness Research Summary Guide (CERSG) “Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs … Comparative Effectiveness Research Summary Guide (CERSG) entitled “Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs

44. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-COPD.pdf
    June 02, 2021 - February 2018. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety- and-availability/fda-drug-safety-communication- … 20COPD&source=search_result&selectedTitle=3%7E150&usage_type=default&display_rank=2 https://www.fda.gov/drugs … fda-drug-safety-communication-azithromycin-zithromax-or-zmax-and-risk-potentially-fatal-heart https://www.fda.gov/drugs … fda-drug-safety-communication-azithromycin-zithromax-or-zmax-and-risk-potentially-fatal-heart https://www.fda.gov/drugs … fda-drug-safety-communication-azithromycin-zithromax-or-zmax-and-risk-potentially-fatal-heart https://www.fda.gov/drugs

45. Procedure To Create a Medicine List (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-procedure-final508.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Food and Drug Administration has advice for appropriately disposing of medicine (https://www.fda.gov/drugs … https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/buyingusingmedicinesafely/ensuringsafeuseofmedicine … /safedisposalofmedicines/ucm186187.htm https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/buyingusingmedicinesafely … /ensuringsafeuseofmedicine/safedisposalofmedicines/ucm186187.htm https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou … � Overdoses due to, for example, higher than needed dosing or multiple drugs for the same purpose

46. Prologue: Technology and Medication Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Prologue_Grady_Vol4.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Indeed, pharmaceuticals are an essential tool available to clinicians to treat acute illnesses and manage … Yet the use of medications— including prescription and generic drugs, as well as herbal supplements—is … and role of pharmacists in emergency medicine; and the risks associated with using prescription drugs

47. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria that cause infections. … www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html FDA: Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance http://www.fda.gov/Drugs … AntibioticsandAntibioticResistance/default.htm http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html http://www.fda.gov/Drugs … 0bConsumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/AntibioticsandAntibioticResistance/default.htm http://www.fda.gov/Drugs

48. Section 1, Tables 1 to 3 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-1-tables-1-3.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - defined as a mean heart rate > 2 SD above normal for age in the absence of external stimulus, chronic drugs … as a mean heart rate <10th percentile for age in the absence of external vagal stimulus, β-blocker drugs … 995.94 Bacteremia 790.7 Septic shock 785.52 Table 3: Parenteral Antibiotics Drug Class Drugs

49. Increased Newborn and Mother Hospital Stays Relateed to Substance Use (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/neonatal-maternity.pdf
    July 28, 2015 - Mother Hospital Stays Related to Substance Use Publication Date: July 28, 2015 Newborns Exposed to Drugs … 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cocaine Opiates 20122006 2012 2006 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Newborns exposed to drugs

50. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Commercial Outpatient File (Version 2) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Commercial-Outpatient-Weighted.pdf
    September 26, 2023 - 195,714,473 99.92 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 727 0.00 195,715,201 99.92 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 195,755,932 99.94 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 591 0.00 195,756,523 99.94 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 195,788,355 99.95 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 527 0.00 195,788,881 99.95 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 195,816,164 99.97 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 436 0.00 195,816,600 99.97 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 195,841,353 99.98 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 302 0.00 195,841,655 99.98 J0120-J9999: Drugs

51. Table 4. Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-5-table-4.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - Considering the high risk of death associated with sepsis, antimicrobial drugs need to be administered … clinicians must establish a system for rapid administration of a rationally chosen drug or combination of drugs … maximize efficacy, detailed knowledge of the likely pathogens and the properties of the available drugs … • Initial empirical anti-infective therapy should include one or more drugs that have activity against … The choice of drugs should be guided by the susceptibility patterns of microorganisms in the community

52. Final Progress Report: RCT to Reduce Prescribing Errors in Hypertension (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/soumerai-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - In 1996, no more than 41% of patients with hypertension were taking a diuretic, β-blocker, or both drugs … doses of new drugs do.” 2. … “Older drugs cause more side effects, like impotence, lethargy, and depression.” 3. … “New drugs do lower blood pressure; therefore, long-term outcomes will be same as older drugs.” 4 … doses of new drugs do.”

53. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Medicare Inpatient File (Version 2) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Medicare-Inpatient-Weighted.pdf
    September 26, 2023 - 14,767,885 99.62 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 66 0.00 14,767,951 99.62 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 14,780,212 99.70 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 64 0.00 14,780,275 99.70 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 14,787,644 99.75 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 50 0.00 14,787,694 99.75 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 14,794,103 99.80 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 44 0.00 14,794,147 99.80 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 14,799,256 99.83 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 24 0.00 14,799,280 99.83 J0120-J9999: Drugs

54. Figure 9: Tips for Conducting a Patient Medication Interview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-9.html
    July 01, 2022 - Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Vitamins. Herbals. Nutraceuticals/Health supplements. … For inquiring about OTC drugs, additional prompts may include: What do you take when you get a

55. Figure 9: Tips for Conducting a Patient Medication Interview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-9.html
    July 01, 2022 - Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Vitamins. Herbals. Nutraceuticals/Health supplements. … For inquiring about OTC drugs, additional prompts may include: What do you take when you get a

56. Prescribing Safety in Ambulatory Care: Physician Perspectives (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Rundall.pdf
    January 01, 2003 - These examples point to a broader medication management issue, the rapidly increasing array of drugs … available for use by physicians, captured in the following comment: “There are more drugs than ever … Some physicians expressed concern that they were often put in the position of prescribing drugs for … their medications, the physician could prescribe interacting drugs. … The third most commonly cited concern was safety of prescribing drugs for the elderly (11 mentions).

57. 50-Multimodal-Analgesia-Facilitator (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/50-multimodal-analgesia-facilitator.docx
    June 01, 2023 - Defining Multimodal Analgesia Multimodal analgesia, in essence, is the use of a combination of different drugs … These include: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs, acetaminophen, gabapentinoids—which may … , fever, hypertension, and high heart rate may result from the interaction between two serotonergic drugs

58. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Final (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T1-Talking_with_Residents_Final.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - If you take other medications, sometimes the antibiotic might interact with certain drugs. … This helps to ensure that you know about both the benefits and the potential harms of these drugs and … previous antibiotics (and which ones if possible) • Previous antibiotic-resistant infections • Other drugs … and Prevention at http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/community/for-patients/index.html http://www.fda.gov/Drugs … Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/AntibioticsandAntibioticResistance/default.htm http://www.fda.gov/Drugs

59. Tool: I'M SAFE Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/situation/tools/safe.html
    June 01, 2023 - Alcohol/drugs: Is my use of alcohol or drugs affecting me such that I cannot focus on the performance

60. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Medicare Outpatient File (Version 2) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Medicare-Outpatient-Weighted.pdf
    September 26, 2023 - 170,281,719 98.86 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 996 0.00 170,282,715 98.86 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 170,487,635 98.98 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 819 0.00 170,488,453 98.98 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 170,678,416 99.09 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 784 0.00 170,679,200 99.09 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 172,164,714 99.95 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 90 0.00 172,164,803 99.95 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 172,201,614 99.97 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 90 0.00 172,201,703 99.97 J0120-J9999: Drugs