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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/horizon-scan/research-2015
November 01, 2017 - Health care horizon scanning is an activity undertaken to identify technological and system innovations (pharmaceuticals … New drugs for treating one disease—direct-acting oral antivirals for interferon-free treatment of hepatitis … When considering categories of these interventions, such as drugs, devices, and procedures, new pharmaceuticals … /biotechnologies and new off-label uses of existing pharmaceuticals constituted about 60 percent of estimated … annual spend of more than $1 billion each totaled $35 billion in estimated spend (including the new oral drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-event-surveillance-and-drug-withdrawals-united-states-1969-2002
October 08, 2014 - than 30 years of collected data, investigators discovered nearly 2.3 million case reports for the 6000 drugs … These reports resulted in additional safety warnings, a greater list of known ADEs with specific drugs … , and a small percentage of drugs pulled from the market. … The authors advocate for continued vigilance and reporting to ensure the safety of drugs prescribed to
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb29.jsp
April 01, 2007 - (accidental overdose, wrong drugs given or taken in error, or drugs taken inadvertently). … or given in error, or drugs taken inadvertently. … or taken in error, or drugs taken inadvertently. … digitalis, and other drugs specifically for the heart. … to drugs or medicines taken internally
960.0–964.9, 965.02–969.5, 969.8–979.9, Poisoning by drugs,
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www.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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41118/psn-pdf
February 08, 2012 - Preventability of adverse drug events involving multiple
drugs using publicly available clinical decision … Preventability of adverse drug events involving multiple drugs
using publicly available clinical decision … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventability-adverse-drug-events-involving-multiple-drugs-using-publicly … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventability-adverse-drug-events-involving-multiple-drugs-using-publicly-available-clinical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventability-adverse-drug-events-involving-multiple-drugs-using-publicly-available-clinical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35059/psn-pdf
June 22, 2009 - Adverse events associated with sedatives, analgesics,
and other drugs that provide patient comfort in … Adverse events associated with sedatives, analgesics, and other drugs that provide
patient comfort in … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-associated-sedatives-analgesics-and-other-drugs-provide- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-associated-sedatives-analgesics-and-other-drugs-provide-patient-comfort … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-associated-sedatives-analgesics-and-other-drugs-provide-patient-comfort
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40512/psn-pdf
September 07, 2016 - Shortage of perioperative drugs: implications for
anesthesia practice and patient safety. … Shortage of perioperative drugs: implications for anesthesia
practice and patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shortage-perioperative-drugs-implications-anesthesia-practice-and-patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shortage-perioperative-drugs-implications-anesthesia-practice-and-patient-safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shortage-perioperative-drugs-implications-anesthesia-practice-and-patient-safety
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st279/stat279.shtml
February 01, 2010 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #279:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #279: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … MEPS uses prescription drugs therapeutic classes as defined by the Multum Lexicon (see Definitions). … Findings In 2007, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by adults age 18 and … Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st313/draft/stat313.shtml
February 01, 2011 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #313:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #313: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … In 2008, the top five therapeutic classes ranked by total expense among adults for prescription drugs … MEPS uses prescription drugs therapeutic classes as defined by the Multum Lexicon (see Definitions). … Findings In 2008, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by adults age 18 and
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st363/draft/stat363.shtml
March 01, 2012 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #363:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #363: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … billion and represented more than two-thirds (67.6 percent) of annual expenditures for prescription drugs … In 2009, among the top five therapeutic classes of prescription drugs, respiratory agents had the highest … Total expenses for prescribed drugs by therapeutic classification (top five), Medicare beneficiaries
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st279/draft/stat279.shtml
February 01, 2010 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #279:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #279: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … MEPS uses prescription drugs therapeutic classes as defined by the Multum Lexicon (see Definitions). … Findings In 2007, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by adults age 18 and … Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st280/draft/stat280.shtml
February 01, 2010 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #280:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #280: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … $54.1 billion and represented two-thirds (66.2 percent) of annual expenditures spent for prescription drugs … MEPS uses prescription drugs therapeutic classes as defined by the Multum/Lexicon (see Definitions). … Total expenses for prescribed drugs by therapeutic classification (top five), Medicare beneficiaries
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st363/stat363.shtml
March 01, 2012 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #363:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #363: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … Anita Soni, PhD
Highlights
In 2009, the top five therapeutic classes of prescription drugs … billion and represented more than two-thirds (67.6 percent) of annual expenditures for prescription drugs … In 2009, among the top five therapeutic classes of prescription drugs, respiratory agents had the highest
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st280/stat280.shtml
February 01, 2010 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #280:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #280: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … $54.1 billion and represented two-thirds (66.2 percent) of annual expenditures spent for prescription drugs … MEPS uses prescription drugs therapeutic classes as defined by the Multum/Lexicon (see Definitions). … Total expenses for prescribed drugs by therapeutic classification (top five), Medicare beneficiaries
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st410/stat410.shtml
May 01, 2013 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #410:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #410: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … Marc Roemer, MS
Highlights
In 2010, the top five therapeutic classes of prescription drugs … Findings
In 2010, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by adults age 18 and … Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st411/stat411.shtml
May 01, 2013 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #411:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #411: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … , MS
Highlights
In 2010, the top five most costly therapeutic classes of prescription drugs … billion and represented more than two-thirds (68.3 percent) of annual expenditures for prescription drugs … Findings
Ranked by total expense, the top five most costly therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st468/stat468.shtml
February 01, 2015 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #468:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #468: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … Marc Roemer, MS
Highlights
In 2012, the top five therapeutic classes of prescription drugs … In 2012, among the top five therapeutic classes of drugs, the highest average expense per prescription … Findings
In 2012, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by adults age 18
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st469/stat469.shtml
February 01, 2015 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #469:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #469: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … MS
Highlights
In 2012, the top five most costly therapeutic classes of prescription drugs … billion and represented more than two-thirds (68.5 percent) of annual expenditures for prescription drugs … Findings
Ranked by total expense, the top five most costly therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st313/stat313.shtml
February 01, 2011 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #313:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … STATISTICAL BRIEF #313: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … In 2008, the top five therapeutic classes ranked by total expense among adults for prescription drugs … MEPS uses prescription drugs therapeutic classes as defined by the Multum Lexicon (see Definitions). … Findings In 2008, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by adults age 18 and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/illicit-drug-use-screening-interventions-bulletin%20(1).pdf
September 09, 2019 - Recommendation Statement on Screening for Illicit Drug Use, Including Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs … Recommendation Statement on Screening for Illicit Drug Use,
Including Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs … recommendation statement on screening for illicit drug use, including nonmedical
use of prescription drugs … Learn more here
Approximately 1 in 10 Americans older than age 18 currently
use illicit drugs, and … “Clinicians can help by screening their adult patients and
connecting people who use illicit drugs to