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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternative-medications-medications-use-high-risk-medications-elderly-and-potentially-harmful
April 27, 2011 - Review
Alternative medications for medications in the Use of High-Risk Medications … Alternative Medications for Medications in the Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly and Potentially … This review describes alternatives to medications listed in the Beers criteria , which are known to … Alternative Medications for Medications in the Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly and Potentially … in multimorbid US older adults using multiple medications.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-harm-cardiovascular-medications
June 22, 2022 - Review
Patient harm from cardiovascular medications. … Patient harm from cardiovascular medications. … This narrative review of 75 studies concluded that cardiovascular medications are a leading cause of … Medications to treat high blood pressure and arrhythmias were the most common cause of medication harm … Patient harm from cardiovascular medications.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medications_Supplement_Dashboard_Data_2023.xlsx
January 01, 2023 - breast milk 37 0.0%
Incident Medical gases (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide) 149 0.1%
Incident Medications … breast milk 18 0.0%
Near Miss Medical gases (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide) 7 0.0%
Near Miss Medications … 0.0%
Unsafe Condition Medical gases (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide) 32 0.2%
Unsafe Condition Medications
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide161.html
October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Over the Counter Medications
Treating Tobacco Use and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_surveillance.pdf
July 01, 2012 - i
CER # 17:
Comparative Effectiveness of Medications To Reduce Risk of
Primary Breast Cancer … Introduction
Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER) # 17, Comparative Effectiveness of Medications … Results
on placebo
controlled trials
cannot be
directly
compared
between types of
medications … Comparative
Effectiveness of Medications to Reduce Risk of
Primary Breast Cancer in Women. … Comparisons of adherence and
persistence rates across medications in
prevention trials are limited
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide162.html
October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Over the Counter Medications (Continued)
Treating Tobacco
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medications_Supplement_Dashboard_Data_2023.xlsx
January 01, 2023 - breast milk 37 0.0%
Incident Medical gases (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide) 149 0.1%
Incident Medications … breast milk 18 0.0%
Near Miss Medical gases (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide) 7 0.0%
Near Miss Medications … 0.0%
Unsafe Condition Medical gases (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide) 32 0.2%
Unsafe Condition Medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
January 01, 2015 - Annual Perspective
Patient Safety and Opioid Medications
Urmimala Sarkar, MD, and Kaveh Shojania … Beginning in the 1990s, the use of opioid medications began to rise, for a number of reasons. … Advertising campaigns for a growing array of opioid medications (often marketed with attributes such … Because most opioids misused by patients originate from prescription medications, it is important, at … Clearly, systematic efforts are needed to prescribe safer, nonopioid pain medications across multiple
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/antipsychotics-toolkit.pdf
June 01, 2020 - Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit
Pediatric Quality Measures … Program
Safe and Judicious Use of
Antipsychotic Medications in
Children and Adolescents Toolkit … Guidelines and Recommendations for the Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in
Children … – How Medications are Used
– Types of Medications
– Questions to Ask
• Taking Charge of Your … New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in
TennCare.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostatic-hyperplasia-medications
April 24, 2015 - Newer Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributed to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Review … Initiated
April 24, 2015
Research Protocol
Archived
Newer Medications … Hyperplasia (BPH)
May 26, 2016
Systematic Review
Archived
Newer Medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-harm-high-alert-medications
January 06, 2010 - Commentary
Preventing harm from high-alert medications. … Preventing harm from high-alert medications. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(9):537-42. … Preventing harm from high-alert medications. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(9):537-42. … October 29, 2008
Reconciling medications at admission: safe practice recommendations … March 13, 2024
ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/get-medications-right-institute
May 29, 2013 - Multi-use Website
Get the Medications Right Institute. … November 12, 2014
Unexpected Death of a Patient During Treatment With Multiple Medications … June 16, 2010
Assessment of DoD Wounded Warrior Matters: Managing Risks of Multiple Medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-dispensing-electronically-discontinued-medications
October 03, 2012 - Study
Pharmacy dispensing of electronically discontinued medications. … Pharmacy dispensing of electronically discontinued medications. … Since these medications included high-risk therapies such as antidiabetic and antiplatelet agents, … Pharmacy dispensing of electronically discontinued medications. … November 1, 2017
Discontinuation of outpatient medications: implications for electronic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-errors-high-risk-medications
August 15, 2007 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Preventing errors with high-risk medications. … High-alert medications have the potential to cause serious patient harm if not administered correctly … March 25, 2015
High-alert medications: the safeguards that you should put in place to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preparing-challenging-medications-barcode-scanning
November 16, 2022 - Commentary
Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning. … Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning. … Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning. … October 26, 2022
Handling injectable medications in anaesthesia: Guidelines from the … April 13, 2016
Do not let "Depo-" medications be a depot for mistakes.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-influencing-providers-willingness-deprescribe-medications
August 17, 2022 - Study
Factors influencing providers' willingness to deprescribe medications. … Factors influencing providers' willingness to deprescribe medications. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. … While most providers reported having patients taking potentially inappropriate or unnecessary medications … Factors influencing providers' willingness to deprescribe medications. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. … July 21, 2021
Patient errors in use of injectable antidiabetic medications: a need for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/breast-cancer-medications/
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lot-pain-medications
April 27, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Lot of Pain (Medications)
PPT
Save
Save to your library … more than 100 mg oral morphine equivalents per day ( 16,17 ) and co-prescription of other sedating medications … of multiple opioid drugs with likely incomplete cross-tolerance, co-prescription of other sedating medications … Avoid co-prescription of other medications with sedating properties—particularly benzodiazepines. … Co-morbidity and utilization of medical services by pain patients receiving opioid medications: data
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/keeping-track-aging-patients-medications
December 23, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Keeping track of aging patients’ medications. … October 20, 2010
Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications. … Sepsis
May 31, 2023
Impact of medication reviews on potentially inappropriate medications … February 12, 2020
Potentially inappropriate medications according to STOPP-J criteria … March 27, 2019
Prospective daily review of discharge medications by pharmacists: effects
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/omitted-and-unjustified-medications-discharge-summary
May 18, 2022 - Study
Omitted and unjustified medications in the discharge summary. … Omitted and unjustified medications in the discharge summary. … This study discovered that drug omissions and unjustified medications listed in discharge summaries … Omitted and unjustified medications in the discharge summary.