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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.qualitymeasures.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. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2017 - (17)-0003-17-EF March 2017 http://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/resident/index.html http://www.fda.gov/Drugs … /ResourcesForYou/UCM078484 Antibiotics: Powerful Drugs, But Only When Used for the Right Reasons Antibiotic … drugs are strong medicine that can save lives when used appropriately to treat bacterial infections … It is important for us all that these powerful drugs are used only when they can help, so they will … Antibiotics can help the body fight bacterial infections, but they are not miracle drugs for everything

5. Appendix M. Master Risk Factor List with Final Bolded | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2018 - Immunosuppressive Drugs Pre-Op   Y Y     1 Need med list chart review M Manual … Electronic if indicated by code     General Anesthesia   Y   Y   1   intra-op drugs … intra-op drugs on paper anesthesia record D Manual 0     Outpatient Surgery   Y   … record D Electronic 1     Peri-Op VTE Prophylaxis   Y   Y   1   intra-op drugs … Anticoagulation Medication   Y   Y   1   intra-op drugs on paper anesthesia record

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 6 Tk1 T5-Suspect A Urinary Tract Infection Brochure Ma Coalition Final (pdf file)
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    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.

11. 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

12. 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

13. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-brochure.html
    March 01, 2017 - Resources for You CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/resident/index.html FDA: www.fda.gov/Drugs … /ResourcesForYou/UCM078484 Antibiotics: Powerful Drugs, But Only When Used for the Right Reasons … Antibiotic drugs are strong medicine that can save lives when used appropriately to treat bacterial infections … It is important for us all that these powerful drugs are used only when they can help, so they will work … Antibiotics can help the body fight bacterial infections, but they are not miracle drugs for everything

14. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
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    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

15. Procedure To Create a Medicine List (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-procedure-final508.pdf
    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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Final (pdf file)
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    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

19. 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

20. 50-Multimodal-Analgesia-Facilitator (doc file)
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    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