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121. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 07, 2022 - Discontinuation of outpatient medications: implications for electronic messaging to pharmacies using … Discontinuation of outpatient medications: implications for electronic messaging to pharmacies using … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discontinuation-outpatient-medications-implications-electronic-messaging … This evaluation of discontinued medications at one health systems over a one-month period found that … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-dispensing-electronically-discontinued-medications

122. Impact of a nationwide prospective drug utilization review program to improve prescribing safety of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults: an interrupted time series with segmented regression analysis. | PSNet
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     May 17, 2017 - prospective drug utilization review program to improve prescribing safety of potentially inappropriate medications … prospective drug utilization review program to improve prescribing safety of potentially inappropriate medications … experiencing adverse drug events and recent efforts have focused on avoiding prescribing high-risk medications … prospective drug utilization review program to improve prescribing safety of potentially inappropriate medications … US emergency department visits for acute harms from over-the-counter cough and cold medications

123. Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications. | PSNet
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     May 31, 2017 - Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications … Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications … Administration ( FDA ) released a voluntary set of recommendations around the safety of over-the-counter (OTC) medications … of inconsistent dosing directions and measuring devices among 200 top-selling pediatric liquid OTC medications … Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications

124. Impact of a warning CPOE system on the inappropriate pill splitting of prescribed medications in outpatients. | PSNet
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     July 16, 2015 - Impact of a warning CPOE system on the inappropriate pill splitting of prescribed medications … Impact of a warning CPOE system on the inappropriate pill splitting of prescribed medications in outpatients … Splitting medications that are formulated to be extended-release or enteric-coated can lead to possibly … any time an outpatient clinician attempted to prescribe a split pill for these special formulation medications … Impact of a warning CPOE system on the inappropriate pill splitting of prescribed medications in outpatients

125. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2024 - importance and reasonableness of eight safety behaviors promoted by healthcare professionals: bringing medications … to office visits, confirming medications at home, managing medication refills, using patient portals … , organizing medications, checking medications, getting help, and knowing medications. … Confirming medications was rated as the most important behavior, and knowing medications was rated as … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-engagement-and-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discontinued-medications-are-they-really-discontinued

126. 10 Medication Safety Tips for Hospitalized Patients. | PSNet
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     February 06, 2019 - This set of tips seeks to help hospitalized patients contribute to the safe use of medications in their … Recommendations include that patients know the reason they are taking each medication, speak up if any medications … look different than previously, and talk with pharmacists when picking up discharge medications. … May 11, 2017 ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings.

127. Do not PIMP my nursing home ride! The impact of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Prescribing on residents' emergency care use. | PSNet
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     March 17, 2021 - The impact of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Prescribing on residents' emergency care use. … The impact of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Prescribing on residents’ emergency care use. … The impact of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Prescribing on residents’ emergency care use. … 2021 Adverse events related to accidental unintentional ingestions from cough and cold medications … August 26, 2020 Medication errors from over-the-counter cough and cold medications in

128. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2025 - Older adult misuse of over-the-counter medications: effectiveness of a novel pharmacy-based intervention … Older adult misuse of over-the-counter medications: effectiveness of a novel pharmacy-based intervention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-adult-misuse-over-counter-medications-effectiveness-novel-pharmacy … based-intervention Unintentional misuse (e.g., drug-drug, drug-age interactions) of over-the-counter (OTC) medications … Drug-drug and drug- age misuse types were more common at control pharmacies for high-risk medications

129. A call for a systems-thinking approach to medication adherence: stop blaming the patient. | PSNet
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     November 09, 2022 - nonadherence and suggests that a systems thinking approach can enable reliable patient use of prescription medications … , 2008 Patient factors associated with new prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications … in multimorbid US older adults using multiple medications. … Multicompartment compliance aids in the community: the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications … April 24, 2015 Implementation of standardized dosing units for I.V. medications.

130. Medication assessments by care managers reveal potential safety issues in homebound older adults. | PSNet
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     August 18, 2021 - This study found that most homebound older adults were taking over-the-counter medications (75%), dietary … supplements (42%), and using potentially inappropriate medications (25%). … As most of these medications are not covered by Medicare, other strategies may be needed to ensure safe … August 14, 2024 The source of purchased medications and its impact on medication mistakes … 2016 Functional decline associated with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications

131. High-alert medication stratification tool-revised: an exploratory study of an objective, standardized medication safety tool. | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - High-alert medications have particular risk for severe harm if not safely used. … This study aimed to develop a standardized tool to identify high-alert medications. … The authors report that the revised tool consistently distinguishes between high-risk and usual-risk medications … June 16, 2019 Gaps in ambulatory patient safety for immunosuppressive specialty medications … October 25, 2017 Identifying high-alert medications in a university hospital by applying

132. Survey suggests possible downward trend in identifying key drugs/drug classes as high-alert medications. | PSNet
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     July 30, 2014 - Survey suggests possible downward trend in identifying key drugs/drug classes as high-alert medications … Text: Survey suggests possible downward trend in identifying key drugs/drug classes as high-alert medications … newsletter article describes the results of a survey of prescribers intended to determine high-alert medications … Text: Survey suggests possible downward trend in identifying key drugs/drug classes as high-alert medications

133. Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation. | PSNet
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     October 02, 2013 - Toolkit Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication … Citation Text: Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation … Based on lessons learned from facilities that have implemented the Medications at Transitions and Clinical … Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Medications

134. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 30, 2024 - Therapeutic errors involving diabetes medications reported to United States poison centers. … Therapeutic errors involving diabetes medications reported to United States poison centers. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/therapeutic-errors-involving-diabetes-medications-reported-united-states … - poison-centers Errors in the administration of diabetes medications can result in emergency department … Using National Poison Data System data, researchers found that errors involving diabetes medications

135. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 12, 2021 - Patient factors associated with new prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in multimorbid … US older adults using multiple medications. … Patient factors associated with new prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in multimorbid … US older adults using multiple medications. … to identify patient characteristics associated with new prescriptions for potentially inappropriate medications

136. Adverse events related to accidental unintentional ingestions from cough and cold medications in children. | PSNet
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     May 06, 2020 - Adverse events related to accidental unintentional ingestions from cough and cold medications … Adverse events related to accidental unintentional ingestions from cough and cold medications in children … Adverse events related to accidental unintentional ingestions from cough and cold medications in children … US emergency department visits for acute harms from over-the-counter cough and cold medications … August 19, 2015 Adverse events from cough and cold medications after a market withdrawal

137. Evaluating sample medications in primary care: a practice-based research network study. | PSNet
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     July 12, 2010 - Study Evaluating sample medications in primary care: a practice-based research network … Evaluating sample medications in primary care: a practice-based research network study. … This survey of primary care practices found that, while sample medications were dispensed at nearly 10% … Evaluating sample medications in primary care: a practice-based research network study.

138. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 29, 2020 - Misreading injectable medications—causes and solutions: an integrative literature review. … Misreading injectable medications—causes and solutions: an integrative literature review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misreading-injectable-medications-causes-and-solutions-integrative-literature … this integrative literature review, the authors discuss the evidence on how misreading injectable medications … can contribute to medication errors and whether interventions to increase the readability of these medications

139. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2019 - She was severely volume depleted and received intravenous hydration, including her home medications, … A quick chart review revealed that the patient was receiving her multiple antipsychotic medications, … Ebong, MBBS, MS This case highlights how commonly prescribed medications can lead to serious adverse … interactions between the various medications that the patient was receiving.  … For high-risk QT prolonging medications (e.g.

140. Assessment of attitudes toward deprescribing in older Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. | PSNet
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     June 30, 2021 - Deprescribing or stopping unnecessary medications is an important strategy for reducing medication-related … group of 1981 Medicare beneficiaries reported broad support (92%) for stopping at least one of their medications … medicine actually killed my wife': patient and family perspectives on shared decision-making to optimize medications … July 17, 2019 Family involvement in managing medications of older patients across transitions … EMR-enabled computerized decision support systems to reduce prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications