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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)
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   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
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   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 T4-Be Smart About Antibiotics Final (pdf file)
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   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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Table 4. Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
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    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

11. Section 1, Tables 1 to 3 (pdf file)
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    April 25, 2018 - 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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.

15. National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement (pdf file)
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    May 23, 2014 - Numerator Received two or more prescriptions for an antipsychotic medication (for the same or different drugs … who received two or more prescriptions for an antipsychotic medication (for the same or different drugs … Note: For medications in Table XXX-A, identify different drugs using the Drug ID field located in the

16. Section 1, Tables 1 and 2 (pdf file)
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    February 12, 2018 - 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

17. Section 1, Tables 1 and 2 (pdf file)
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    February 09, 2018 - 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

18. Section 1, Tables 1 and 2 (pdf file)
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    April 26, 2018 - defined as a mean heart rate > 2 SD above normal for age in the absence of external stimulus, chronic drugs … a mean heart rate <10th percentile for age in the absence of external vagal stimulus, β- blocker drugs

19. 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

20. Sepsis in the ED Detailed Measure, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2014 - 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