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381. Tool 3I: Medication Fall Risk Score and Evaluation Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Consult the hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee or pharmacy department for formulary drugs within … The hospital can decide how to specify the drugs that fall within these risk classes. … disturbances, altered gait and balance, impaired cognition 2 (Medium) Antihypertensives, cardiac drugs … scoring system, the falls toolkit team recommends that you include non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic drugs

382. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 26, 2011 - 2012 Disposition of Comments Report Jul. 3, 2013 Surveillance Report Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs … Structured Abstract Objectives To summarize the benefits and harms of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs … (DMARDs) compared to conventional treatment (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs] and/or intra-articular … DMARDs across categories of JIA, and registries are needed to better understand the risks of these drugs

383. Anaesthetic drug administration as a potential contributor to healthcare-associated infections: a prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs. | PSNet
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     January 07, 2015 - prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs … prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs … prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs … Author(s) Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs

384. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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

385. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis – An Update to the 2006 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 05, 2010 - Patients with osteoarthritis also use over-the-counter supplements not regulated by the FDA as pharmaceuticals … In addition, efficacy and safety may vary for individual drugs within a class. … Pharmacokinetics, Indications, and Dosing of Drugs to be Included. … Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. … Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low-back pain.

386. Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 16, 2013 - We sought to compare the following classes of drugs: oral and nasal antihistamines and decongestants; … Inclusion was limited to studies that reported an outcome of interest and directly compared drugs of … Across all comparisons, 20 of 39 drugs FDA approved for the treatment of SAR were studied. … Conclusions were limited by (1) lack of comparative evidence for all drugs within each class and (2)

387. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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

388. Comparison of Retail Drug Prices in the MEPS and MarketScan: Implications for MEPS Editing Rules (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/workingpapers/wp_10001.pdf
     February 01, 2010 - The AWP is an NDC-level list price for drugs sold by wholesalers to retail pharmacies. … shows relatively little variation across drugs. … , and some people have coinsurance, which can be substantial for expensive drugs. … and the MEPS data better capture the dispersion in prices across these types of drugs. … Average Wholesale Price for Prescription Drugs: Is There a More Appropriate Pricing Mechanism?

389. STATISTICAL BRIEF #139: Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, 1997-2003
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st139/stat139.shtml
     September 01, 2006 - Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs … Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs … (NSAIDs). 1 COX-2 inhibitors include drugs such as celecoxib (Celebrex) and rofecoxib (Vioxx). … This difference reflects the higher prices of the newer COX-2 inhibitors versus the older NSAID drugs … Drug injury in the upper gastrointestinal tract: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

390. Statistical Brief #139: Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, 1997–2003 (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st139/stat139.pdf
     September 01, 2006 - Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs … Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs … a growing proportion of prescriptions for the class containing all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs … (NSAIDs).1 COX- 2 inhibitors include drugs such as celecoxib (Celebrex) and rofecoxib (Vioxx). … Drug injury in the upper gastrointestinal tract: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

391. STATISTICAL BRIEF #139: Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, 1997-2003
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st139/draft/stat139.shtml
     September 01, 2006 - Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs … Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs … (NSAIDs). 1 COX-2 inhibitors include drugs such as celecoxib (Celebrex) and rofecoxib (Vioxx). … This difference reflects the higher prices of the newer COX-2 inhibitors versus the older NSAID drugs … Drug injury in the upper gastrointestinal tract: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

392. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - study, the frequency of medication errors was reduced by 82% by changing to unit of use.(3) Most drugs … Similarly, expensive drugs can be prepared in patient-specific doses by extracting multiple doses from … Examples of medications not requiring pharmacy individualization might include inexpensive drugs with … ), and drugs accessed by nurses from automated dispensing machines within the patient care units (e.g … Any cost–benefit analysis should include an evaluation of the cost of pharmaceuticals, personnel costs

393. Persistence in Medicare Prescription Drug Expenditures by Treatment Class (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/workingpapers/wp_06006.pdf
     September 01, 2006 - Despite the various provisions written into the MMA, the chronic nature of many prescription drugs … may not be properly accounted for and some drugs have a variety of labeled uses. … Some drugs, however, are more likely to be used for off-label purposes than others. … Cardiovascular drugs are among the most commonly used drugs within the Medicare population. … The use of cardiovascular drugs shows mixed patterns.

394. Topic Area Search Results: Healthcare Cost | AHRQ Data Tools
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     November 17, 2021 - Opioids Patient Experience Patient Safety People with Disabilities Premiums Prescribed Drugs … Uninsured Urban Women Medical Conditions - Medical Conditions | MEPS-HC Prescribed Drugs … - Prescribed Drugs | MEPS-HC Use, Expenditures, and Population - Use, Expenditures, and Population

395. Topic Area Search Results: Household Expenditures | AHRQ Data Tools
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     November 18, 2021 - Opioids Patient Experience Patient Safety People with Disabilities Premiums Prescribed Drugs … Uninsured Urban Women Medical Conditions - Medical Conditions | MEPS-HC Prescribed Drugs … - Prescribed Drugs | MEPS-HC Use, Expenditures, and Population - Use, Expenditures, and Population

396. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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

397. Chartbook #12: Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses, 1999
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb12/cb12.shtml
     April 01, 2001 - The five therapeutic classes of drugs accounting for the largest expenses in the community population … The four therapeutic classes of drugs accounting for the largest expenses for children in the community … Section 3 contains expenses on outpatient prescription drugs by therapeutic class. … purchased rather than differences in the prices paid for drugs … These were the top 3 classes of drugs for which reliable estimates could be made.

398. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details
     meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=947
     February 25, 2010 - Publication Details Title:    Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … Statistical Brief provides a summary of the top five therapeutic classes of outpatient prescription drugs … In 2007, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by Medicare beneficiaries ages … : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Source:    Web Only MEPS Topics:    Prescription Drugs

399. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details
     meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=988
     February 09, 2011 - Publication Details Title:    Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … Statistical Brief provides a summary of the top five therapeutic classes of outpatient prescription drugs … In 2008, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by Medicare beneficiaries age … : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Source:    Web Only MEPS Topics:    Prescription Drugs

400. The Food and Drug Administration's National Drug Code Directory. | PSNet
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     February 15, 2017 - March 17, 2010 Medicare’s Oversight of Compounded Pharmaceuticals Used in Hospitals. … January 9, 2019 Medicare’s Oversight of Compounded Pharmaceuticals Used in Hospitals.