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1. Consumer Reports Uses AHRQ’s Evidence Reports in Drug Comparisons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2016 - "We've used the AHRQ evidence reports for many of the Best Buy Drugs reports we've produced," he noted … Best Buy Drugs reports based on AHRQ evidence reviews receive wide distribution, either through the … For example, information in Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs publication on Alzheimer's disease drugs … Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs reports on diabetes medicines, anticoagulants, and allergy medications … The Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs reports that draw upon AHRQ-sponsored information are based on

2. Final Progress Report: Advancing Patient Safety Innovation in Rheumatology (ASPIRE) (pdf file)
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/yazdany-report.pdf
   January 01, 2024 - project was to characterize ambulatory medication safety events related to high-risk immunosuppressive drugs … informaticists, and measurement experts studied ambulatory patient safety for people using high-risk drugs … frequency and determinants of errors and adverse events for patients prescribed immunosuppressive drugs … The project generated new epidemiological evidence of patient safety risks and adverse events for drugs … ASPIRE reach program sought to address this gap by studying ambulatory patient safety errors for drugs

3. Glossary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   November 01, 2020 - Anesthesia: A loss of feeling or awareness caused by drugs or other substances. … Top of Page G   Generic Drugs: Generic drugs are safe, effective, and approved by the U.S. … They have the same dosage, safety, quality, performance, and strength as brand-name drugs. … Generic drugs usually cost less than brand-name drugs. … Pharmacy: A place where drugs are sold; a drugstore.

4. Appendix 2: CED Compiled Public Comment Themes (xls file)
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   October 12, 2022 - Drugs and devices that are subject to CED should qualify for Medicare transitional pass-through status … Application of CED to on-label uses of drugs and biologicals restricts patient access. … Caution against the broad use of CED for on-label uses of drugs and biologics that have gone through … Ban CED for drugs with accelerated approval. … Recommends that on-label uses of drugs and biologicals be excluded from CED restrictions.

5. AHRQ Stats: Hospital Admission Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2022 - Spending Declines after Affordable Care Act, AHRQ Study Finds New Data Visualization Shows Use of Drugs … New Data Visualization Shows Use of Drugs in 2014-2018 Later Prescribed for COVID-19 A new AHRQ data … before the COVID-19 pandemic among the drugs later used to treat COVID-19. … Quantifying the use and expenditures of these medications before COVID-19 suggests how the drugs' new … uses may cause shortages or price increases that affect people who were using these drugs prior to the

6. ABCS Aspirin Treatment for Secondary and Primary Prevention ASCVD
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-asa-measure.pptx
   April 01, 2016 - ABCS-Aspirin when appropriate Anatomy of a Performance Measure Measure Exceptions Aspirin and Antiplatelet Drugs … Aspirin for Primary Prevention Aspirin for Primary Prevention Updated April 2016 Aspirin and Antiplatelet Drugs … in IVD—Work Flow Aspirin and Antiplatelet Drugs in Ischemic Vascular Disea... … Aspirin and Antiplatelet Drugs in Ischemic Vascular Disease Secondary prevention is where the evidence … prevent CVD and colorectal cancer in adults age 70 years and older I 13 Aspirin and Antiplatelet Drugs

7. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
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   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

8. Kesselheim, Aaron | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2014 - Develop a comprehensive typology of off-label drug use that categorizes the different ways prescription drugs … Identify selected drugs in three categories (oncologic, neuropsychiatric, and 'orphan') and define the … He would like to make contributions to policy discussions regarding issues such as the proper use of drugs … study under Aim #2 has been completed which looked at trends in off-label drug use related to four drugs

9. Procedure To Create a Medicine List (pdf file)
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   April 04, 2018 - 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

10. Effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis To Prevent HIV Infection: Findings of a Systematic Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - The data are organized by the following study drugs and comparisons: oral PrEP (tenofovir disoproxil … Meta-analysis was not conducted for all drugs, comparisons, and outcomes; therefore only individual study

11. Data Visualizations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2023 - Hospitalizations Influenza Injuries Mental Disorders Mental Health Nursing Homes Opioids Poverty Prescription Drugs … Antidepressant Use and Expenses in the United States Between 2013 and 2018 Retail and Mail Order Drugs

12. Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners - Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2015 - we'll attempt to address some of your concerns and answer many of the questions you may have about the drugs … Perhaps you've been wondering what these drugs do and why you need to take them. … Now let's talk about the drugs themselves. What are blood thinners? What do they do? … First the drugs are referred to as anticoagulants.

13. Action-Plan-Form (doc file)
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    March 01, 2024 - better |_| Sleep better |_| Take my medicine Cut down or stop: |_| smoking |_| drinking |_| drugs

14. Tool: I'M SAFE Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2023 - Alcohol/drugs: Is my use of alcohol or drugs affecting me such that I cannot focus on the performance

15. Data and Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2023 - Retail and Mail Order Drugs Used in 2014–18 and Later Prescribed for COVID-19 Research and Analyses … Risk of Severe COVID-19 , MEPS Research Findings #48 Pre-COVID-19 Retail Use and Expenditures for Drugs

16. Figure 9: Tips for Conducting a Patient Medication Interview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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 headache

17. Data Infographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Treatment In-Hospital Mortality Rates Related to Diabetes Hospitalizations for Diabetes Drugs … Group Gender and Emergency Department Visits Reduced Median Annual Spending for Retail Drugs

18. Appendix, MATCH Resources for Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm296593.htm—Includes tips you can use to find out … protecting the public's health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs

19. A Patient Safety Program & Research Evaluation of U.S. Navy Pharmacy Refill Clinics (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2004 - Early in his recovery, when the patient asked for his prescriptions to be renewed, all drugs that were … Pharmacists are more familiar than physicians with the concentrations of various drugs. … The cardiovascular drugs were refilled most often (21 percent), at a rate well above the second category … Percent of drug categories for Keflavik Pharmacy Refill Clinic Cardiovascular drugs include angiotensin … clinical pharmacist is empowered in this revised practice model to facilitate the work they know best—drugs

20. AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D. Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2018 - The technicians interview these patients to learn what drugs, vitamins, and supplements they take, as … "Many times, we see patients taking multiple drugs for the same condition, which may or may not be