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161. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 25, 2021 - Patient harm from cardiovascular medications. … Patient harm from cardiovascular medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-harm-cardiovascular-medications Adverse drug events are a common … 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

162. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2019 - Gaps in ambulatory patient safety for immunosuppressive specialty medications. … Gaps in Ambulatory Patient Safety for Immunosuppressive Specialty Medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gaps-ambulatory-patient-safety-immunosuppressive-specialty-medications … tuberculosis and hepatitis B and C was consistently performed prior to initiating immunosuppressive medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gaps-ambulatory-patient-safety-immunosuppressive-specialty-medications https

163. Effects of patient-, environment- and medication-related factors on high-alert medication incidents. | PSNet
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     January 22, 2016 - This retrospective chart review sought to identify medication errors related to high-alert medications … High-alert medications include opioids , insulin , chemotherapeutic agents , parenteral electrolytes … from one hospital ward to another, indicating that handoffs may play a role in safe use of high-risk medications … From the Same Author(s) Barriers and enablers affecting patient engagement in managing medications … July 1, 2016 Omission of high-alert medications: a hidden danger.

164. Challenges of Diabetes Management and Medication Reconciliation | PSNet
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     March 15, 2023 - can help elicit additional information for non-oral medications, non-daily medications, as-needed medications … , or non-prescription medications. … , “what medications do you take by mouth for your diabetes? … What medications do you inject, if any?” … Medications used to treat diabetes are high-risk medications and may warrant additional time and resources

165. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Look-alike medications in the perioperative setting: scoping review of medication incidents and risk … Look-alike medications in the perioperative setting: scoping review of medication incidents and risk … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alike-medications-perioperative-setting-scoping-review-medication- … incidents-and-risk Look-alike medications can cause confusion and contribute to medication administration … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alike-medications-perioperative-setting-scoping-review-medication-incidents-and-risk

166. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - Factors influencing providers' willingness to deprescribe medications. … Factors influencing providers' willingness to deprescribe medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-influencing-providers-willingness-deprescribe-medications Deprescribing … While most providers reported having patients taking potentially inappropriate or unnecessary medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-influencing-providers-willingness-deprescribe-medications https:

167. 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

168. 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

169. 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

170. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Misuse of pediatric medications and parent–physician communication: an interactive voice response intervention … Misuse of Pediatric Medications and Parent-Physician Communication: An Interactive Voice Response Intervention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misuse-pediatric-medications-and-parent-physician-communication-interactive … The intervention increased medication communication but did not make parents more likely to bring medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misuse-pediatric-medications-and-parent-physician-communication-interactive-voice-response

171. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Identifying high-alert medications in a university hospital by applying data from the medication error … Identifying High-alert Medications in a University Hospital by Applying Data From the Medication Error … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-high-alert-medications-university-hospital-applying-data-medication … - error Commonly used lists of high-risk medications, such as the Beers criteria, have important limitations … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-high-alert-medications-university-hospital-applying-data-medication-error

172. 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

173. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 23, 2022 - Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital admission. … Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital admission. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-and-their-effect-falls-during-hospital … This study assessed the impact of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) on falls in older adults … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-and-their-effect-falls-during-hospital-admission

174. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2021 - issue/enhancing-high-alert-medication-knowledge-among-pharmacy-nursing-and- medical-staff High-alert medications … nurses, and physicians found that less than half expressed confidence in their knowledge of high-alert medications … After implementation of an intervention to enhance staff knowledge of high-alert medications, confidence … significantly increased, and most respondents could correctly identify high alert medications and associated … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/omission-high-alert-medications-hidden-danger

175. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 04, 2020 - Patient errors in use of injectable antidiabetic medications: a need for improved clinic-based education … Patient errors in use of injectable antidiabetic medications: a need for improved clinic-based education … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-errors-use-injectable-antidiabetic-medications-need-improved-clinic … four cases highlighting the importance of providing appropriate education on injectable antidiabetic medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-errors-use-injectable-antidiabetic-medications-need-improved-clinic-based-education

176. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 03, 2022 - Impact of an electronic health record alert on inappropriate prescribing of high-risk medications to … Impact of an electronic health record alert on inappropriate prescribing of high-risk medications to … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-health-record-alert-inappropriate-prescribing-high-risk- medications … This article describes the effectiveness of one hospital’s clinical decision support for high-risk medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-health-record-alert-inappropriate-prescribing-high-risk-medications

177. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 22, 2021 - Electronic health record interoperability-why electronically discontinued medications are still dispensed … Electronic health record interoperability-why electronically discontinued medications are still dispensed … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-record-interoperability-why-electronically-discontinued- medications-are … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-record-interoperability-why-electronically-discontinued-medications-are … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-dispensing-electronically-discontinued-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov

178. Indication alerts intercept drug name confusion errors during computerized entry of medication orders. | PSNet
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     August 28, 2019 - Clinicians use thousands of prescription medications during routine care, and new medications are regularly … Confusion between medications with names that appear or sound similar is a common cause of medication … provider order entry system—with an alert that prompted providers to enter the indication when certain medications … that these alerts be implemented to decrease medication errors, they suggest narrowing the number of medications

179. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 20, 2023 - The impact of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Prescribing on residents' emergency care use. … The impact of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Prescribing on residents’ emergency care use. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-not-pimp-my-nursing-home-ride-impact-potentially-inappropriate- medications-prescribing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-not-pimp-my-nursing-home-ride-impact-potentially-inappropriate-medications-prescribing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-not-pimp-my-nursing-home-ride-impact-potentially-inappropriate-medications-prescribing

180. 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