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  1. Medication errors and error chains involving high-alert medications in a paediatric hospital setting: a qualitative analysis of self-reported medication safety incidents. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-and-error-chains-involving-high-alert-medications-paediatric-hospital
    March 27, 2024 - Drugs Real World Outcomes. 2025;12(1):45-61. doi:10.1007/s40801-024-00469-4. … Drugs Real World Outcomes . 2025; 12 (1) :45-61 . … Drugs Real World Outcomes. 2025;12(1):45-61. doi:10.1007/s40801-024-00469-4.

  2. Doctors' unconscious bias affects quality of health care services, research shows. | PSNet

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    October 21, 2020 - Resources From the Same Author(s) Some health workers suffering from addiction steal drugs … April 14, 2021 Nearly all thirty most frequently used emergency department drugs experienced … May 5, 2021 Some health workers suffering from addiction steal drugs meant for patients

  3. Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational prospective study. | PSNet

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    September 30, 2010 - Study Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational … Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational prospective study … Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational prospective study

  4. Methodology Report #12: Outpatient Prescription Drugs: Data Collection and Editing in the 1996 Medical Expenditure Survey (HC-010A) (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr12/mr12.pdf
    June 01, 2001 - pharmacy-reported drugs. … for drugs reported by households classified as NSFs. … Excluded from the flat files were 899 SF drugs, 6,691 NSF drugs, and 32 PC drugs for persons in the preliminary … For the 498 PC drugs lacking a GPI code, the 71,159 PC drugs with a valid reported NDC were used as the … Unmatched PC Data In the PC donor database of 81,621 drugs (all 84,029 PC drugs less the 2,408 excluded

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2021 - /best-practices-developing-proprietary-names-human-nonprescription-drug- products Nonprescription drugs … best-practices-developing-proprietary-names-human-prescription-drug-products-guidance https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alikesound-alike-drugs-literature-review-causes-and-solutions

  6. Adverse health events related to self-medication practices among elderly: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    June 15, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2017;34(5):359-365. doi:10.1007/s40266-017-0445-y. … Drugs Aging . 2017; 34 (5) :359-365 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2017;34(5):359-365. doi:10.1007/s40266-017-0445-y.

  7. Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. | PSNet

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    January 12, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2022;39(3):199-207. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00929-y. … Drugs Aging . 2022; 39 (3) :199-207 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2022;39(3):199-207. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00929-y.

  8. Scoping review of studies evaluating frailty and its association with medication harm. | PSNet

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    May 25, 2022 - Drugs Aging. 2022;39(5):333-353. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00940-3. … Drugs Aging . 2022; 39 (5) :333-353 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2022;39(5):333-353. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00940-3.

  9. The contribution of labelling to safe medication administration in anaesthetic practice. | PSNet

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    March 17, 2021 - prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs … 2012 Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs … 2016 Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs

  10. Statistical Brief #21: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures: 1997- 2000 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 1997 - Briefly Stated • From 1997-2000, total expenditures for outpatient prescription drugs increased over … In 1997, outpatient prescription drugs accounted for approximately 13% of total health expenditures … Over the same period, the average expenditure for prescription drugs for those age 65 and older with … a purchase was significantly higher than the average expenditure for prescription drugs for those under … Between 1997 and 2000, the aggregate total utilization of outpatient prescription drugs significantly

  11. Electronic prescribing: Lowering Patients’ Prescription Drug Costs (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/THQITStoriesWeissman2010.pdf
    December 31, 2007 - Electronic Prescribing6 Lowering Patients’ Prescription Drug Costs The high cost of prescription drugs … prescription directly to a pharmacy.14 The system provides real­time information on the relative costs of drugs—or … Physicians select drugs from a color­coded list indicating the drug’s relative cost. … decision support, the e­prescribing system notifies participating physicians of typical doses for common drugs

  12. Final Progress Report: RCT to Reduce Prescribing Errors in Hypertension (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - In 1996, no more than 41% of patients with hypertension were taking a diuretic, β-blocker, or both drugs … doses of new drugs do.” 2. … “Older drugs cause more side effects, like impotence, lethargy, and depression.” 3. … “New drugs do lower blood pressure; therefore, long-term outcomes will be same as older drugs.” 4 … doses of new drugs do.”

  13. A demonstration project: Assessing the significance and impact of utilizing a novel telemedicine application in the delivery of community based palliative care in a rural seriously ill population - Final Report (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - were involved in DDIs, and 51 drugs appeared in more than one interaction. … Table 3 shows the ten drugs that appeared most often in DDIs. … While 112 discrete drugs were involved in the 79 DDIs, 51 drugs (45.5%) appeared in more than one interaction … drug appeared in a DDI (%), N=235 interacting drugs. … Top 10 most common drugs involved in DDIs.

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 19, 2019 - checklists https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-fmea-analysis-reduce-risk-errors-prescribing-and-administering-drugs-paediatric-wards … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-fmea-analysis-reduce-risk-errors-prescribing-and-administering-drugs-paediatric-wards

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 21, 2021 - randomized-ambora-trial-impact-pharmacologicalpharmaceutical-care- medication-safety-and Patients taking oral anti-cancer drugs … In this randomized controlled study, patients taking oral chemotherapy drugs were randomized to receive

  16. DXCCSR-ChangeLog-v20201-v20202 (xls file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/DXCCSR-ChangeLog-v20201-v20202.xlsx
    February 01, 2020 - /N CCSR Category Description v2020.2 CCSR Category Description v2020.1 INJ028 Y Adverse effects of drugs … and medicaments, initial encounter Adverse effects of medical drugs, initial encounter INJ029 Y Underdosing … of drugs and medicaments, initial encounter Underdosing of drugs, initial encounter INJ065 Y Adverse … effects of drugs and medicaments, subsequent encounter Adverse effects of medical drugs, subsequent … encounter INJ066 Y Underdosing of drugs and medicaments, subsequent encounter Underdosing of drugs,

  17. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NASS Notes

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    August 10, 2019 - unspecified body regions; frostbite T36-T50 series with a 6th character of 1, 2, 3, 4: Poisoning by drugs … T45.9, T47.9, and T49.9 with a 6th character of X and a 5th character of 1, 2, 3, or 4: Poisoning by drugs … These codes are specific to adverse effects and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances … First three digits of T36-T50: Poisoning of drugs, medicaments and biological substances, initial or … subsequent encounter or sequela; excluding adverse effects and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and

  18. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NASS Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/i10_multinjury/nassnote.jsp
    August 10, 2019 - unspecified body regions; frostbite T36-T50 series with a 6th character of 1, 2, 3, or 4: Poisoning by drugs … T45.9, T47.9, and T49.9 with a 6th character of X and a 5th character of 1, 2, 3, or 4: Poisoning by drugs … These codes are specific to adverse effects and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances … First three digits of T36-T50: Poisoning of drugs, medicaments and biological substances, initial or … subsequent encounter or sequela; excluding adverse effects and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and

  19. Medication safety systems and the important role of pharmacists. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-systems-and-important-role-pharmacists
    July 19, 2023 - Drugs Aging. 2016;33(3):213-21. doi:10.1007/s40266-016-0358-1. … Drugs Aging . 2016; 33 (3) :213-21 . View more articles from the same authors. … Drugs Aging. 2016;33(3):213-21. doi:10.1007/s40266-016-0358-1.

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36064/psn-pdf
    June 28, 2006 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-error-spotlights-drugs-danger This article reports on the death of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-error-spotlights-drugs-danger
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