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141. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - How accurately do older adult emergency department patients recall their medications? … How accurately do older adult emergency department patients recall their medications? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-accurately-do-older-adult-emergency-department-patients-recall-their- medications … only 23% of older adults in the Emergency Department had complete agreement between self-reported medications … which can result in adverse events, as antibiotics can have potentially fatal interactions with many medications

142. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 10, 2024 - Decreasing prescribing errors in antimicrobial stewardship program-restricted medications. … Decreasing prescribing errors in antimicrobial stewardship program- restricted medications. … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-prescribing-errors-antimicrobial-stewardship-program-restricted- medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-prescribing-errors-antimicrobial-stewardship-program-restricted-medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-prescribing-errors-antimicrobial-stewardship-program-restricted-medications

143. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 14, 2024 - ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings This fact sheet lists … medications with a high risk of causing significant harm to patients when incorrectly administered. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/high-risk-medications-high-risk-transfers

144. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 08, 2020 - Applying the Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs Toolkit in a rural primary care clinic … Applying the Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs Toolkit in a rural primary care clinic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-medications-transitions-and-clinical-handoffs-toolkit-rural-primary … - care-clinic The Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs Toolkit  (MATCH) provides strategies … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medications-transitions-and-clinical-handoffs-match-toolkit-medication-reconciliation

145. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 26, 2019 - Family involvement in managing medications of older patients across transitions of care: a systematic … Family involvement in managing medications of older patients across transitions of care: a systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-involvement-managing-medications-older-patients-across-transitions … experience a variety of challenges related to such transitions, including managing changes to their medications … there is significant opportunity for health care providers to improve family engagement in managing medications

146. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 31, 2023 - Racial inequality in receipt of medications for opioid use disorder. … Racial inequality in receipt of medications for opioid use disorder. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-inequality-receipt-medications-opioid-use-disorder Best practices … for treating patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) include prescribing medications to treat OUD ( … naltrexone, naloxone, or buprenorphine) and limiting prescriptions of high-risk medications (opioid

147. Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription errors. | PSNet
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     May 10, 2017 - Study Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on … Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription … clinical decision support reduced medication errors (greater than maximum dose) for five high-alert medications … This work supports the use of clinical decision support for high-risk medications. … Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription

148. When the Meds Don’t Reach the Bed | PSNet
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     May 16, 2022 - Given the patient’s inability to pay for the discharge medications, the social worker on the discharge … planning team sent a voucher to cover the cost of medications to the commercial pharmacy around 11:00 … Scheduled transport arrived at 4:00pm and the patient was discharged without his medications. … Unfortunately, he had been unable to relieve these symptoms with the medications he had available at … Evaluation of Bedside Delivery of Medications Before Discharge: Effect on 30-Day Readmission.

149. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 25, 2024 - Association between potentially inappropriate medications prescription and health-related quality of … Association between potentially inappropriate medications prescription and health? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-potentially-inappropriate-medications-prescription-and … - health-related People taking potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) are at increased risk for … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-potentially-inappropriate-medications-prescription-and-health-related

150. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - US emergency department visits for acute harms from over-the-counter cough and cold medications, 2017 … US emergency department visits for acute harms from over-the- counter cough and cold medications, 2017 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/us-emergency-department-visits-acute-harms-over-counter-cough-and-cold- medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/us-emergency-department-visits-acute-harms-over-counter-cough-and-cold-medications … -2017-2019 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-over-counter-cough-and-cold-medications-children

151. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 08, 2020 - STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate medications/potential prescribing omissions in older … STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate medications/potential prescribing omissions in older … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stoppstart-criteria-potentially-inappropriate-medications-potential-prescribing … to Right Treatment) are criteria used as a tool for clinicians to review potentially inappropriate medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stoppstart-criteria-potentially-inappropriate-medications-potential-prescribing-omissions

152. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Harm prevalence due to medication errors involving high- alert medications: a systematic review May … Harm prevalence due to medication errors involving high-alert medications: a systematic review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harm-prevalence-due-medication-errors-involving-high-alert-medications- … review analyzed five studies discussing adverse events due to medical errors involving high-alert medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harm-prevalence-due-medication-errors-involving-high-alert-medications-systematic-review

153. 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

154. 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

155. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2022 - The source of purchased medications and its impact on medication mistakes and hospitalizations. … The source of purchased medications and its impact on medication mistakes and hospitalizations. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/source-purchased-medications-and-its-impact-medication-mistakes-and- hospitalizations … Older adults, especially those taking multiple medications, are at increased risk for medication self … Respondents receiving medications via both mail-order and pick up were more likely to report hospitalizations

156. When Looks Aren’t All They Appear to Be: A Medication Error in an Uncommon Indication | PSNet
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     July 02, 2019 - The medication was discontinued as a result of altered mental status possibly secondary to medications … LASA medications are those that, either spoken or written, may be potentially result in harmful errors … as of 2019. 2  LASA medications account for almost 30% of dispensing errors and name confusion is a … Other medications, including prochlorperazine, gabapentin and baclofen, are sometimes used off label … Guide on Handling Look Alike Sound Alike Medications. WHO.   ISMP: List of Confused Drug Names.

157. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 22, 2016 - Alternative medications for medications in the Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly and Potentially … Alternative Medications for Medications in the Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly and Potentially … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternative-medications-medications-use-high-risk-medications-elderly-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternative-medications-medications-use-high-risk-medications-elderly-and-potentially-harmful … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternative-medications-medications-use-high-risk-medications-elderly-and-potentially-harmful

158. 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.

159. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 06, 2020 - Medication errors from over-the-counter cough and cold medications in children. … Medication errors from over-the-counter cough and cold medications in children. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-over-counter-cough-and-cold-medications-children Using … expert panel evaluated and assigned causal relationships between AEs and active ingredients in the medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-over-counter-cough-and-cold-medications-children https

160. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 18, 2019 - Potentially inappropriate medications according to STOPP-J criteria and risks of hospitalization and … Potentially inappropriate medications according to STOPP-J criteria and risks of hospitalization and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-according-stopp-j-criteria-and-risks … - hospitalization Various tools for identifying potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) have been … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-according-stopp-j-criteria-and-risks-hospitalization