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441. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-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 … 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 … Results The table below lists the single topic for which (1) preliminary phase III data for drugs (or … Frustratingly, an unusually high percentage of investigational drugs have not met primary endpoints

442. STATISTICAL BRIEF #21: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures: 1997-2000
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st21/stat21.shtml
     January 01, 2003 - 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 … Average Expenditure for Outpatient Prescription Drugs for Those With a Purchase by Age, 1997-2000

443. STATISTICAL BRIEF #21: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures: 1997-2000
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st21/draft/stat21.shtml
     January 01, 2003 - 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 … Average Expenditure for Outpatient Prescription Drugs for Those With a Purchase by Age, 1997-2000

444. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/when-need-antibiotic.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - (17)-0003-17-EF March 2017 http://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/resident/index.html http://www.fda.gov/Drugs … /ResourcesForYou/UCM078484 Antibiotics: Powerful Drugs, But Only When Used for the Right Reasons Antibiotic … drugs are strong medicine that can save lives when used appropriately to treat bacterial infections … It is important for us all that these powerful drugs are used only when they can help, so they will … Antibiotics can help the body fight bacterial infections, but they are not miracle drugs for everything

445. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/when-need-antibiotic.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - (17)-0003-17-EF March 2017 http://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/resident/index.html http://www.fda.gov/Drugs … /ResourcesForYou/UCM078484 Antibiotics: Powerful Drugs, But Only When Used for the Right Reasons Antibiotic … drugs are strong medicine that can save lives when used appropriately to treat bacterial infections … It is important for us all that these powerful drugs are used only when they can help, so they will … Antibiotics can help the body fight bacterial infections, but they are not miracle drugs for everything

446. Chartbook #16: Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2003
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb16/cb16.shtml
     March 01, 2006 - • Section 2: Population Subgroups • Foreword   • Section 3: Therapeutic Classes of Drugs … Nearly half (45%) of the total spending for outpatient prescription drugs was paid by patients and their … The five therapeutic classes of drugs accounting for the largest expenses in the community population … Section 3 contains expenses on outpatient prescription drugs by therapeutic class. … Drugs were assigned to therapeutic classes by linking HC-077A to the Multum Lexicon database, a

447. Exhibit 2.10. Injuries
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     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

448. Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 28, 2013 - Results Our review included 182 articles (148 unique studies): 14 studies relevant to rate-control drugs … , 3 relevant to strict versus lenient rate control, 6 relevant to rate-control procedures versus drugs … in patients for whom initial pharmacotherapy was ineffective, 42 relevant to antiarrhythmic drugs and … electrical cardioversion for conversion to sinus rhythm, 83 relevant to rhythm-control procedures and drugs … review found high strength of evidence supporting pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) versus antiarrhythmic drugs

449. Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients with Epilepsy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/epilepsy-medicine/research-protocol
     July 01, 2010 - Antiepileptic Drugs . Fourth ed. New York, Raven Press; 1995. p. 799-806. … Antiepileptic Drugs . Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002. p. 901-5. … Therapeutic equivalence of generic drugs letter to health practitioners. … drugs, generic/ therapeutic equivalency/ (brand adj name).mp. … drugs, generic/ therapeutic equivalency/ (brand adj name).mp.

450. Chartbook #12: Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses, 1999 (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb12/cb12.pdf
     October 01, 2003 - Prescription Drug Expenses, 1999 Medicare/ Population Therapeutic non-Medicare subgroups classes of drugs … 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. … than for any of the other top- selling therapeutic classes of drugs for this population.

451. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dietary-supplements_research-protocol.pdf
     December 15, 2010 - specific dietary supplements (when compared to cardiovascular drugs alone or cardiovascular drugs and … Classes of commonly used cardiovascular drugs to be considered (excluding drugs used exclusively for … Analytic Framework for Dietary Supplement Use in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs. … Drugs Aging 2009;26(Suppl 1):41-51. 4. Garner JB. … Drugs 2009;69:1777-98. 7. Miller KL, Liebowitz RS, Newby LK.

452. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dietary-supplements_research-protocol.pdf
     December 15, 2010 - specific dietary supplements (when compared to cardiovascular drugs alone or cardiovascular drugs and … Classes of commonly used cardiovascular drugs to be considered (excluding drugs used exclusively for … Analytic Framework for Dietary Supplement Use in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs. … Drugs Aging 2009;26(Suppl 1):41-51. 4. Garner JB. … Drugs 2009;69:1777-98. 7. Miller KL, Liebowitz RS, Newby LK.

453. 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

454. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.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

455. Chartbook #16: Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2003 (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb16/cb16.pdf
     December 31, 2003 - Nearly half (45%) of the total spending for outpatient prescription drugs was paid by patients and their … The five therapeutic classes of drugs accounting for the largest expenses in the community population … The top five therapeutic classes of drugs accounting for the largest expenses for elderly Medicare … Section 3 contains expenses on outpatient prescription drugs by therapeutic class. … In 2003, 45% of the $177.7 billion spent for outpatient prescription drugs was paid by patients and

456. HCUP Statistical Brief #39: Hospitalizations Related to Drug Abuse, 2005 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb39.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - s and cocaine were the equently named drugs on rge records for drug abuse lizations. … Table 2 describes hospitalizations by specific types of drugs. … of illicit (i.e., illegal) drugs with prescription medications. … included both illicit drugs and legally prescribed medications. … Some groups, however, include both illicit drugs and legally prescribed drugs, including opioids (illicit

457. Assessment of Pediatric Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Substitution Errors (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/assessment_of_pediatric_look_alike__sound_alike__lasa__substitution_errors_2010pdf_2.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - 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 … 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

458. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2011 - 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?

459. Computer-assisted medication review for asthmatic patients as a basis for intervention. Constructing and validating an algorithmic computer instrument in pharmacy practice | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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     October 01, 2004 -   Dutch asthma patients between ages 13 and 40 who received four or more prescriptions for pulmonary drugs … algorithmic computer instrument was constructed by manually identifying patients not using optimal levels of drugs … conducting searches of the InterAction pharmacy database using changing combinations and amounts of drugs

460. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details
     meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=1173
     February 26, 2015 - Publication Details Title:    Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs … descriptive statistics on expenditures for the top five therapeutic classes of outpatient prescription drugs … Topics:    Health Care Costs/Expenditures , Prescribed Drug Use/Events and Expenditures , Prescription Drugs