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61. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Commercial Inpatient File (Version 2) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Commercial-Inpatient-Weighted.pdf
    September 26, 2023 - 9,491,804 99.53 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 993 0.01 9,492,797 99.54 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 9,499,881 99.61 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 912 0.01 9,500,793 99.62 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 9,535,653 99.99 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 72 0.00 9,535,725 99.99 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 9,535,890 99.99 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 21 0.00 9,535,911 99.99 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 9,536,088 99.99 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 21 0.00 9,536,109 99.99 J0120-J9999: Drugs

62. Final Progress Report: Optimizing OTC labels for older adults (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/becker-bix-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - , suggesting that people were not able to discriminate safe from unsafe drugs. … Over-the-counter drugs to avoid in older adults with kidney impairment. … An overview of liability for OTC drugs. Drug Information Journal. 1992;26:317-28 26. … Facilitating information acquisition for over-the- counter drugs using supplemental labels. … Drugs and Aging. 2004;21(8):485-98. 36. Barrenberg E, Garbe E.

63. 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

64. 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

65. Final progress Report: Anticholinergics and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly with Depression (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/21264-Aparasu-draft-1.pdf
    July 31, 2018 - Level 0 contains drugs with no known anticholinergic activity; level 1 includes drugs with potential … Anticholinergic side-effects of drugs in elderly people. … Drugs Aging. 2011 Feb 1;28(2):131-8. PMID: 21275438. 32. … Drugs Aging. 2017 Sep; 34(9):691- 700. PMID: 28656508. … Drugs Aging. 2017 Sep;34(9):691-700. PMID: 28656508. 2.

66. 6 Tk1 T5-Suspect A Urinary Tract Infection Brochure Ma Coalition Final (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T5-Suspect_a_Urinary_Tract_Infection_brochure_MA_Coalition_final.pdf
    June 18, 2015 - from the Coalition and the Massachusetts Infection Prevention Partnership Antibiotics Are Powerful Drugs … When Used For The Right Reasons Antibiotics are strong drugs that fight infections caused by bacteria … Overuse of these drugs can cause problems and they should be used only when needed. … Fighting resistance requires stronger drugs and more healthcare, and recovery may take more time.

67. 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

68. Final Progress Report: Transforming the Medication Regimen Review Process of High-Risk Drugs Using a Patient-Centered, Telemedicine-Based Approach to Prevent ADEs in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/kane-gill-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Transforming the Medication Regimen Review Process of High-Risk Drugs Using a … Prevent ADEs in the Nursing Home Transforming the Medication Regimen Review Process of High-Risk Drugs … alerts were developed to inform pharmacists of inappropriate prescribing and monitoring of high-risk drugs … automate prevention of ADEs resulting from inappropriate prescribing and monitoring of high- risk drugs … This project addressed ADE prevention of these high-risk drugs in this high-risk population.

69. 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

70. 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

71. 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

72. Safety and Effectiveness Evaluations for Kidney Disease in Complex Patients (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/millerd_r21grant.pdf
    September 01, 2013 - support these recommendations in complex diabetes patients and more information is needed on which drugs … This study examines the comparative effectiveness and safety of drugs to treat chronic kidney disease … Main Objective Examine the comparative effectiveness and safety of drugs to treat chronic kidney

73. Persistent Use of Beta Blockers Associated With Heart Failure Survival | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/chain/research-tools/featured-certs/persistent-use-of-beta-blockers.html
    March 01, 2017 - Therapeutics (CERT) at Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) found that the use of beta blockers—a class of drugs … of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB)—a group of drugs … between risk of death and persistent use, previous use, and new use, compared to no use of this group of drugs

74. 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

75. 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

76. AHRQ Research Informs Warning from Canadian Government About ACE Inhibitor Use During Pregnancy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/coe0802.html
    October 01, 2014 - There are many Health Canada-approved drugs to treat high blood pressure that do not contain ACE inhibitors … Health Canada plays an active role in ensuring access to safe and effective drugs and health products

77. Your Medicine: Be Smart. Be Safe. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/questions/resources/your-meds/index.html
    November 01, 2020 - Generic drugs are safe, effective, and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). … They have the same dosage, safety, quality, performance, and strength as brand name drugs. … Generic drugs usually cost less than brand name drugs. …   For More Information To learn about specific medicines, go to www.medlineplus.gov and select "Drugs

78. Statins and ACE Inhibitors in Adults with Diabetes and Comorbid Conditions (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/grembowski_r21grant.pdf
    September 01, 2013 - In this initiative, the drugs were prescribed preventively to patients with diabetes even if they did … This is likely because adults who have taken these drugs the longest also have more risk factors for … Greater use of the two drugs is also associated with greater all-cause mortality, which may be due to

79. Readmission Among Dialysis Patients Carries Greater Risks, AHRQ Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/680.html
    September 01, 2019 - Non-opioid Drugs May Be as Effective as Opioids in Prehospital Settings . … 500 statistical briefs on topics ranging from out-of-pocket costs to dental visits to prescription drugs … Non-opioid Drugs May Be as Effective as Opioids in Prehospital Settings For people in moderate to severe … are no more effective for pain relief than ketamine, acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

80. AHRQ Research Helps AARP Advocate for Expanded Drug Coverage for Low-Income Seniors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/coe0603.html
    October 01, 2014 - that, among other things, challenged the state's proposal to cap TennCare drug coverage at two brand drugs … and five drugs overall each month.