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241. FRN 35 - Preventive Pharmacological Treatments for Migraine in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Topiramate and propranolol decreased use of drugs for acute migraine attacks. … among approved drugs. … Approved drugs were more effective than off-label drugs except for the angiotensin II receptor blocker … or approved versus off-label drugs. … or approved versus off label drugs.

242. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2003 - (Table 2) (1) The most common drugs that may lead to apnea include muscle relaxants or highly potent … What happened to this patient illustrates an example of faulty drug identity checking, where two drugs … Currie and colleagues found 144 incidents related to drugs, of which 58 were related to syringe or drug … addition, his commentary does not include information regarding investigational or off-label use of pharmaceutical … products or medical devices.

243. Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - state-of-the-art research for the following purposes: (i) To increase awareness of— (I) new uses of drugs … , biological products, and devices; (II) ways to improve the effective use of drugs, biological products … , and devices; and (III) risks of new uses and risks of combinations of drugs and biological products … (B) The conduct of research on the comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of drugs … be appropriate, except that a grant may not be expended to assist the Secretary in the review of new drugs

244. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2024 - List the drugs associated with awareness. … These drugs greatly facilitate endotracheal intubation and provide adequate muscle relaxation without … However, these drugs also significantly increase the incidence of awareness under anesthesia because … 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].

245. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2008 - manic or depressive phases, rapid cycling, mixed states), do the typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs … For adults experiencing a first episode of schizophrenia, do the atypical antipsychotic drugs differ … comparative evidence that differences in adherence or persistence among the atypical antipsychotic drugs … developmental disorders or disruptive behavior disorders, do the typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs … Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), do the typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs

246. Dietary Supplements in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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247. Intraoperative Awareness during Rhinoplasty | PSNet
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     January 29, 2021 - List the drugs associated with awareness. … These drugs greatly facilitate endotracheal intubation and provide adequate muscle relaxation without … However, these drugs also significantly increase the incidence of awareness under anesthesia because … When pupil diameter remains large, hypertension is best treated with additional anesthesia drugs that … Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs. 2023 May 1. In: StatPearls [Internet].

248. 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

249. Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home Description The prevalence of off-label use of atypical antipsychotic drugs … Comparative Effectiveness Research Summary Guide (CERSG) “Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs … Comparative Effectiveness Research Summary Guide (CERSG) entitled “Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs

250. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research, AHRQ is interested in innovations in drugs … For purposes of horizon scanning, AHRQ’s interests are broad and encompass drugs, devices, procedures … Information is compiled for expert comment on topics at a granular level (i.e., similar drugs in the … However, experts shared the belief that these drugs’ benefits would prove to be only incremental … Prescription drugs: abuse and addiction. [internet].

251. 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

252. Procedure To Create a Medicine List (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - 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

253. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 22, 2009 - procedural sedation and analgesia in a pediatric emergency department: a comparison of common parenteral drugs … procedural sedation and analgesia in a pediatric emergency department: a comparison of common parenteral drugs … They conclude that all patients receiving these drugs are at risk for adverse events.

254. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - health care sector, horizon scanning pertains to identification of new (and new uses of existing) pharmaceuticals … For purposes of horizon scanning, AHRQ’s interests are broad and encompass drugs, devices, procedures … interventions expected to be within 0 to 4 years of potential diffusion (e.g., in phase III trials for pharmaceuticals … Information is compiled for expert comment on topics at a granular level (i.e., similar drugs in the … The search is on for ways to definitively diagnose AD and for drugs, biologics, and alternative or

255. Assessment of Pediatric Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) Substitution Errors - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2010 - Beginning with 17,000 medications, the team eliminated LASA pairs where one of the drugs in the pair … is either IV, topical, or where the pairs represent similar drugs (e.g. extended-release versions of … These are the drugs that will be included in the Delphi process to identify pairs that are of greatest … they have identified a Food and Drug Administration file that contains cross-references for brand name drugs … with their corresponding generic names, allowing the electronic linkage of drugs that are the same but

256. Prologue: Technology and Medication Safety (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Indeed, pharmaceuticals are an essential tool available to clinicians to treat acute illnesses and manage … Yet the use of medications— including prescription and generic drugs, as well as herbal supplements—is … and role of pharmacists in emergency medicine; and the risks associated with using prescription drugs

257. Modification of potentially inappropriate prescribing following fall-related hospitalizations in older adults. | PSNet
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     January 19, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2019;36(5):461-470. doi:10.1007/s40266-019-00646-z. … Drugs Aging . 2019; 36 (5) :461-470 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2019;36(5):461-470. doi:10.1007/s40266-019-00646-z. … View More Related Resources Initiative to deprescribe high-risk drugs

258. Preventability of adverse drug events involving multiple drugs using publicly available clinical decision support tools. | PSNet
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     December 21, 2017 - Study Preventability of adverse drug events involving multiple drugs using publicly … 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

259. Polypharmacy in the elderly--when good drugs lead to bad outcomes: a teachable moment. | PSNet
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     September 29, 2017 - Commentary Polypharmacy in the elderly--when good drugs lead to bad outcomes: a teachable … Polypharmacy in the Elderly-When Good Drugs Lead to Bad Outcomes: A Teachable Moment. … Polypharmacy in the Elderly-When Good Drugs Lead to Bad Outcomes: A Teachable Moment.

260. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Acquisition of HIV (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2023 - • Inform all adolescents and adults who are sexually active or who inject drugs that there are ways … of HIV (eg, men who have sex with men or with men and women, transgender women, persons who inject drugs … Persons who inject drugs and have a drug injecting partner who has HIV or who shares injection equipment … Persons who engage in transactional sex, such as sex for money, drugs, or housing, including commercial … use, but Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines note that persons who inject drugs