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  1. Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety (TOP-MEDS) - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/tools-optimizing-medication-safety-top-meds/annual-summary/2012
    January 01, 2012 - initiative to conduct research and provide education to advance the optimal use of therapeutics such as drugs … High-risk commonly used drugs such as opioid analgesics are frequently selected and dosed improperly. … Drug name confusion causes patients to receive the wrong drugs. … Consumers use drugs unsafely because drug information is limited and confusing.

  2. Use of FMEA analysis to reduce risk of errors in prescribing and administering drugs in paediatric wards: a quality improvement report. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-fmea-analysis-reduce-risk-errors-prescribing-and-administering-drugs-paediatric-wards
    March 08, 2023 - Use of FMEA analysis to reduce risk of errors in prescribing and administering drugs … Use of FMEA analysis to reduce risk of errors in prescribing and administering drugs in paediatric wards … Use of FMEA analysis to reduce risk of errors in prescribing and administering drugs in paediatric wards

  3. Horizon Scanning_Rapid Cost Analyses of Selected Potential High-Impact Intervention Reports (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/horizon-scan_research-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - When considering categories of these interventions, such as drugs, devices, and procedures, new pharmaceuticals … that new pharmaceuticals/biotechnologies and new off-label uses of existing pharmaceuticals constitute … New Era of High-Cost Pharmaceuticals The proportion of costs attributable to new specialty pharmaceuticals … Although anti-obesity drugs are not part of the high-cost paradigm seen with specialty pharmaceuticals … The demand for new antiobesity drugs has been addressed in large part by three new oral drugs approved

  4. 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.

  5. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-pain_research-protocol.pdf
    August 05, 2010 - Patients with osteoarthritis also use over-the-counter supplements not regulated by the FDA as pharmaceuticals … Pharmacokinetics, Indications, and Dosing of drugs to be included. … Oral drugs (trade names provided only for drugs under patent) Drug (any trade name): acetaminophen … Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. … Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low-back pain.

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41551/psn-pdf
    September 08, 2016 - Paramedics turn to expired drugs due to shortages. September 8, 2016 WBUR. August 8, 2012. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paramedics-turn-expired-drugs-due-shortages This news article reports on … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paramedics-turn-expired-drugs-due-shortages https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue

  7. Discrepancies between in-home interviews and electronic medical records on regularly used drugs among home care clients. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discrepancies-between-home-interviews-and-electronic-medical-records-regularly-used-drugs
    May 25, 2022 - Discrepancies between in-home interviews and electronic medical records on regularly used drugs … Discrepancies between in-home interviews and electronic medical records on regularly used drugs among … Discrepancies between in-home interviews and electronic medical records on regularly used drugs among

  8. Effects of a clinical pharmacist service on health-related quality of life and prescribing of drugs: a randomised controlled trial. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-clinical-pharmacist-service-health-related-quality-life-and-prescribing-drugs
    December 14, 2022 - Effects of a clinical pharmacist service on health-related quality of life and prescribing of drugs … Effects of a clinical pharmacist service on health-related quality of life and prescribing of drugs: … Effects of a clinical pharmacist service on health-related quality of life and prescribing of drugs:

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42725/psn-pdf
    November 13, 2013 - Audit of missed or delayed antimicrobial drugs. November 13, 2013 Wright J. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/audit-missed-or-delayed-antimicrobial-drugs This record review study found … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/audit-missed-or-delayed-antimicrobial-drugs https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39593/psn-pdf
    June 09, 2010 - Look-alike, sound-alike drugs trigger dangers. June 9, 2010 Aleccia J. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alike-sound-alike-drugs-trigger-dangers This news piece details errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alike-sound-alike-drugs-trigger-dangers https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue

  11. Spotlight

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/spotlight_case_intraoperative_awareness_during_rhinoplasty_slides_final.pptx
    January 01, 2024 - List the drugs associated with awareness. … These drugs greatly facilitate endotracheal intubation and provide adequate muscle relaxation without … When pupil diameter remains large, hypertension is best treated with additional anesthesia drugs that … It is therefore critical to review all administered drugs to avoid misinterpreting the processed EEG … Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs. 2023 May 1. In: StatPearls [Internet].

  12. Final Research Plan: Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents
    August 30, 2018 - stated aim of the study but is a reported outcome Condition Any use of psychoactive illicit drugs … drugs (e.g., anabolic steroids, laxatives, aspirin) Population Children, adolescents … , and young adults (age ≤25 years), including pregnant females, who do not regularly use illicit drugs … adolescent, young adult), sex, race/ethnicity   Young persons who regularly use illicit drugs … in children, adolescents, and young adults who are nonusers or who have used illicit and nonmedical drugs

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34574/psn-pdf
    March 07, 2005 - Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs. … Blecher CS; Glynn-Tucker EM; McDiarmid M; Newton SA https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-handling-hazardous-drugs … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-handling-hazardous-drugs

  14. 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

  15. Assessment of Pediatric Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Substitution Errors - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/assessment-pediatric-look-alike-sound-alike-substitution-errors/annual-summary/2012
    January 01, 2012 - The Delphi process identified the drugs that the participants thought to be of high potential patient … team used a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) file that cross-referenced the brand name and generic drugs … drug pairs included in the final round of the Delphi process did not have a person who received both drugs … errors for these pairs is feasible in the pharmacy setting, so any patient who receives both of these drugs … For 505 pairs (83 percent), the cumulative total of subjects who received both drugs in a pair was 3,610

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35994/psn-pdf
    June 13, 2011 - What drugs do you take? Hospitals seek to collect better data and prevent errors. … June 13, 2011 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-drugs-do-you-take-hospitals-seek-collect-better-data-and-prevent-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-drugs-do-you-take-hospitals-seek-collect-better-data-and-prevent-errors

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42959/psn-pdf
    February 19, 2014 - A mislabeling event with batched drugs: the unintended consequences of practice changes. …   https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mislabeling-event-batched-drugs-unintended-consequences-practice-changes … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mislabeling-event-batched-drugs-unintended-consequences-practice-changes

  18. Over-the-top risky: overuse of ADC overrides, removal of drugs without an order, and use of non-profiled cabinets. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/over-top-risky-overuse-adc-overrides-removal-drugs-without-order-and-use-non-profiled
    May 07, 2014 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Over-the-top risky: overuse of ADC overrides, removal of drugs … Citation Text: Over-the-top risky: overuse of ADC overrides, removal of drugs without an order, and … Citation Citation Text: Over-the-top risky: overuse of ADC overrides, removal of drugs

  19. Appendix B18: Handout for Inservice #2, How to Reduce Falls in Nursing Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb18.html
    December 01, 2017 - Psychotropic Drugs Know which residents take a benzodiazepine or an antipsychotic. … Watch residents who are on these drugs for side effects such as confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, changes … Use behavior management skills to lessen the need for these drugs.

  20. Improving Lab Follow-up by Delivering an Enhanced Medication List to Outpatient Physician Practices | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-lab-follow-delivering-enhanced-medication-list-outpatient-physician
    January 01, 2023 - reminders specifically related to the patient on drug-drug interactions, drug-lab interactions, and drugs … support rules to medication history documents in selected areas, such as inadequate lab monitoring, drugs … with abnormal labs, or drugs to avoid in the elderly. … Physicians strongly agreed that medication histories helped discover drugs which were previously unknown
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