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  1. Exhibit 2.10. Injuries

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/figures/2005/2005_2_10.jsp
    January 01, 2005 - substances other than medicine) 25.2 6,700 3.1 1.7 242 Poisoning by other medications and drugs … contusion (bruise) 53.2 4,900 3.4 0.6 241 Poisoning by psychotropic agents (psychiatric drugs … other than medicine) 1.119 291 0.089758 0.219 242 Poisoning by other medications and drugs … (bruise) 1.415 113 0.052999 0.076 241 Poisoning by psychotropic agents (psychiatric drugs

  2. Impact of interactions between drugs and laboratory test results on diagnostic test interpretation—a systematic review. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-interactions-between-drugs-and-laboratory-test-results-diagnostic-test-interpretation
    March 06, 2019 - Review Impact of interactions between drugs and laboratory test results on diagnostic … Impact of interactions between drugs and laboratory test results on diagnostic test interpretation - … Impact of interactions between drugs and laboratory test results on diagnostic test interpretation -

  3. Speaking the same language? International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/speaking-same-language-international-variations-safety-information-accompanying-top-selling
    September 25, 2008 - International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs. … International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs. … International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs.

  4. Statistical Brief #168: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures, 1997 and 2004 (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st168/stat168.pdf
    April 01, 2007 - 1997 and 2004 Highlights From 1997 to 2004, total expenditures for outpatient prescription drugs … In 1997, prescription drugs accounted for approximately 13 percent of total health care expenditures … Percentage of total health care expenditures attributable to outpatient prescription drugs, 1997 and … Average out-of-pocket expense for outpatient prescription drugs for those with a purchase, by age, … Total utilization of outpatient prescription drugs, 1997 and 2004 Source: Center for Financing

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47821/psn-pdf
    May 22, 2019 - Topics covered in the communications include look-alike and sound-alike drugs, patient safety audits … effect-electronic-transmission-prescriptions-dispensing-errors-and-prescription-enhancements https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions

  6. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Commercial Outpatient File (Version 2) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Commercial-Outpatient-Weighted.pdf
    September 26, 2023 - 195,714,473 99.92 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 727 0.00 195,715,201 99.92 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 195,755,932 99.94 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 591 0.00 195,756,523 99.94 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 195,788,355 99.95 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 527 0.00 195,788,881 99.95 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 195,816,164 99.97 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 436 0.00 195,816,600 99.97 J0120-J9999: Drugs … 195,841,353 99.98 H0001-H2037: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services 302 0.00 195,841,655 99.98 J0120-J9999: Drugs

  7. Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs administered to children by mouth or gastric tube: a programme for nurses, physicians and parents. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-pilot-intervention-study-prevent-medication-errors-drugs-administered-children
    December 04, 2015 - Study Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs … Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs administered to children by … Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs administered to children by

  8. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-risk-drugs-protocol.pdf
    July 27, 2023 - Center Rapid Response Protocol Project Title: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Protocols for High-Risk Drugs … The “Protocols for High-Risk Drugs: Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulants” as a patient … High-Alert Drugs: Patient Safety Practices for Intravenous Anticoagulants.

  9. Effective Health Care (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0264_01-14-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - Summary: The nominator questions the comparative effectiveness of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs … idiopathic arthritis Intervention(s): Corticosteroids; Synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs … intramuscular gold); biologic DMARDs (i.e., etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab, anakinra) Excluded drugs … penicillamine (toxicity), oral gold (marginal efficacy), chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine (antimalarial drugs

  10. Exploring the potential for using drug indications to prevent look-alike and sound-alike drug errors. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-potential-using-drug-indications-prevent-look-alike-and-sound-alike-drug-errors
    December 18, 2019 - Using drug knowledgebase information to distinguish between look-alike-sound-alike drugs … March 23, 2016 Look alike/sound alike drugs: a literature review on causes and solutions … More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Medicine Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Drugs

  11. Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients With Epilepsy (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
    February 01, 2008 - Antiepileptic Drugs. Fifth ed. … Antiepileptic Drugs. Fourth ed. New York, Raven Press; 1995. p. 799-806. 19. … Antiepileptic Drugs. Fifth ed. … Therapeutic equivalence of generic drugs letter to health practitioners. … Are there potential problems with generic substitution of antiepileptic drugs?

  12. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
    June 01, 2015 - health care sector, horizon scanning pertains to identification of new (and new uses of existing) pharmaceuticals … Available: http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/ketamine. pdf. 4. … CNS Drugs. 2012 Mar 1;26(3):189-204. … http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/ketamine.pdf http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/ketamine.pdf http … Rochester (MI): JHP Pharmaceuticals, LLC; 2011 Jun. 4 p.

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

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-5-table-4.pdf
    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

  14. Archived: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
    June 11, 2019 - include men who have sex with men, persons at risk via heterosexual contact, and persons who inject drugs … men and women) An STI with syphilis or gonorrhea within the past 6 months Persons who inject drugs … Persons who inject drugs and have 1 of the following characteristics: Shared use of drug injection … In 1 trial, the Bangkok Tenofovir Study of persons who inject drugs, there were 7 cases of grade 2 or … Drugs . 2015;75(3):243-251. 65.

  15. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Evidence Summary (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/nonopioid-chronic-pain-summary.pdf
    April 01, 2020 - for Chronic Pain: Evidence Summary Purpose of Review Evaluate the benefits and harms of nonopioid drugs … neuropathy/post-herpetic neuralgia and fibromyalgia, and small with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs … (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, topical formulations such as capsaicin, and drugs used for other conditions … Few differences were found between drugs. … Differences were not found between drugs or doses.

  16. Pocket Syringe Swap | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pocket-syringe-swap
    July 01, 2006 - A physician, choosing between only two syringes, both known to contain high-risk drugs, didn't bother … Changes in anesthetic agents and associated adjuvant drugs occur at a rate far too high for available … I asked three questions: Do you ever carry drugs in your pocket? … Does every anesthesiologist you know carry drugs in a pocket? … Do you think it's safe to carry drugs in a pocket?

  17. Adverse drug event nonrecognition in emergency departments: an exploratory study on factors related to patients and drugs. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-event-nonrecognition-emergency-departments-exploratory-study-factors-related
    April 12, 2011 - event nonrecognition in emergency departments: an exploratory study on factors related to patients and drugs … event nonrecognition in emergency departments: an exploratory study on factors related to patients and drugs … event nonrecognition in emergency departments: an exploratory study on factors related to patients and drugs

  18. Using Appropriate Price Indices for Expenditure Comparisons

    meps.ahrq.gov/about_meps/Price_Index.shtml
    May 01, 2025 - per capita basis, for certain subpopulations, or for certain types of services or drugs … : If pooling only one type of health care expenditure, for example prescription drugs … : If pooling only one type of health care expenditure, for example prescription drugs … city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted 4 The price index for prescription drugs … is the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index (CPI) for prescription drugs

  19. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.149_slideshow.ppt
    May 01, 2007 - initial therapy Equally effective in suppressing seizures Many fewer drug interactions than the older drugs … drugs shown in black; newer antiseizure drugs shown in red. … Phenytoin Toxicity Phenytoin is one of the drugs most commonly associated with preventable clinically … Hypoalbuminemia End-stage renal disease (creatinine clearance < 25 mL/min) Presence of displacing drugs … =pubmed&dopt=abstract&list_uids=14524655 Take-Home Points Dosing and monitoring of antiseizure drugs

  20. #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/06_devdelays_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research, AHRQ is interested in innovations in drugs … In the health care sector, horizon scanning pertains to identifying new (and new uses of existing) pharmaceuticals … 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 … These drugs will probably face intense scrutiny, considering the challenges of accurately diagnosing
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