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281. Anticoagulant safety practices call for pharmacist supervision. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anticoagulant-safety-practices-call-pharmacist-supervision
     May 08, 2024 - More Related Resources WebM&M Cases When the Indications

282. Safe Medication Administration: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safe-medication-fac-guide.html
     July 01, 2023 - of patient medication use by staff other than the ordering provider—an independent verification of indications … Considerations include— Indications for use (e.g., medical induction, labor augmentation). … oxytocin use Having a process in place to review inductions that occur outside of policy-defined indications … Putting a process in place to review use of magnesium sulfate and oxytocin use outside of defined indications

283. Case studies on medication reconciliation. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-studies-medication-reconciliation
     February 15, 2023 - unintended consequences: changes in opioid prescribing practices for postsurgical, acute, and chronic pain indications

284. Indication documentation and indication-based prescribing within electronic prescribing systems: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/indication-documentation-and-indication-based-prescribing-within-electronic-prescribing
     December 18, 2019 - This review identified 21 studies describing interventions to encourage prescribers to include indications

285. Resident Physicians as Safety Champions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section5.html
     October 01, 2015 - Examples include appropriate indications for devices, proper placement techniques, maintenance, and regular … senior RP will trigger the questions during multidisciplinary rounds about whether there are appropriate indications … In that case, the RP should communicate with the attending about device use and indications before multidisciplinary

286. Citrate Mix-Up | PSNet
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     February 01, 2010 - Many sound-alike/look-alike medication errors involve drugs used for different indications (eg, Zantac … can be a forum to discuss limiting the stocking of these medications, as this committee can weigh the indications … system that warn the physicians, pharmacists, and other staff of the differences between and specific indications

287. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - These drugs have been used off-label (i.e., for indications not approved by FDA) for the treatment of … New or increased adverse effects of off-label indications have been observed and new atypicals (asenapine … show regarding the efficacy and comparative effectiveness of atypical antipsychotics for off-label indications … Key Question 5: What is the effective dose and time limit for off-label indications? … The dosages used in off-label indications varied from those used in on-label indications.

288. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/001-clabsi-prevention-webinar-slides.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - ICU & Non-ICU Prevention of CLABSI 12 Central Line Appropriateness & Alternatives6,13 Clinical indications … placement of a device Inadequate/difficult peripheral access when ultrasound guidance has failed Diagnostic indications … with vein-finder technology Ultrasound-guided peripheral IVs Midline catheters For more on clinical indications … and alternative strategies, review AHRQ’s CLABSI/CAUTI Prevention Module on Central Venous Catheter Indications … Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness

289. Comparative Effectiveness of In-Hospital Use of Recombinant Factor VIIa for Off-Label Indications vs. Usual Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/recombinant-factor-viia/research

290. Assessment of the FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl products. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-fda-risk-evaluation-and-mitigation-strategy-transmucosal-immediate-release
     January 22, 2020 - prescribing of transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl, high-risk opioid products with narrow prescribing indications

291. Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy in primary care through pharmacy-led interventions. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-inappropriate-polypharmacy-primary-care-through-pharmacy-led-interventions
     August 18, 2021 - These benefits were achieved by reducing medication dosages and stopping medications without valid indications

292. Slide 1 (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/patient-family-centered-care-040913.ppt
     June 02, 2025 - EVALUATE, Learning from Defects Improve utilization practices, evaluate improvement in compliance with indications … workers and patients and families about the appropriate management of urinary catheters, including indications

293. Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-card-4x6.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Use plain language indications on the prescription so plain language appears on the label; use teach-back

294. Sierra Vista Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Slash Catheter Use and Eliminate Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202402.html
     July 01, 2024 - The toolkit’s summary of indications for appropriate catheter use were particularly important for Sierra

295. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.docx
     March 01, 2017 - (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definition, a CAUTI is identified if the following indications … What are the clinical indications for a urinary catheter? … should I do if a resident wants a urinary catheter due to dignity issues but there are no appropriate indications … Rather, it is suggested to change catheters and drainage bags based on clinical indications, such as

296. Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.html
     March 01, 2017 - (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definition, a CAUTI is identified if the following indications … CAUTI Prevention What are the clinical indications for a urinary catheter? … should I do if a resident wants a urinary catheter due to dignity issues but there are no appropriate indications … Rather, it is suggested to change catheters and drainage bags based on clinical indications, such as

297. Final Progress Report: Off-Label Prescribing: Comparative Evidence, Regulation, and Utilization (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kesselheim-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - particular indication, but once a drug enters the market, physicians can prescribe drugs for other indications … studied the 1,000 most common uses of prescription drugs and found that 31 were for non--FDA-approved indications … off-label drug use that categorizes the different ways prescription drugs are used beyond the specific indications … proliferation of poorly documented claims about the efficacy and safety of products for off-label indications—claims … behind gabapentin (Neurontin) use in epilepsy (see List of Publications and Products #3) and off-label indications

298. Guide To Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/implementing-guide.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - Many of these catheters are placed without indications. … The guide’s section on clinical indications contains the appropriate and inappropriate indications for … Refinements of the HICPAC guidelines based on the Ann Arbor Criteria are listed.20 Appropriate indications … Regular walking rounds on the unit to review indications for an indwelling urinary catheter can provide … Per the NHSN definition, a CAUTI is identified if the following indications are met: (1) an indwelling

299. Kesselheim, Aaron | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumkess.html
     October 01, 2014 - off-label drug use that categorizes the different ways prescription drugs are used beyond the specific indications

300. Appendix D. PDSA Worksheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/implement/pdsa-worksheet.html
     March 01, 2017 - Example: Improvement in staff knowledge related to: Indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) ☐ Clinical indications