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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-victory-after-avoidable-error
April 01, 2015 - Upon arrival to the ward, the admitting nurse attempted to reconcile her home medications with those … However, the patient was unable to tell the nurse which medications she was taking. … A family member was asked to return to the patient's home, gather all of her medications, and bring them … Some medications had been filled at a local pharmacy, while others were filled by a mail-order pharmacy … Her medications were reviewed, and she reported that she was taking all of the medications, as prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73214/psn-pdf
May 05, 2021 - Patient and physician perspectives of deprescribing
potentially inappropriate medications in older adults … Patient and physician perspectives of deprescribing potentially
inappropriate medications in older adults … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-and-physician-perspectives-deprescribing-potentially-inappropriate-
medications-older … Older adults taking potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are at increased risk of adverse events … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-and-physician-perspectives-deprescribing-potentially-inappropriate-medications-older
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866692/psn-pdf
September 11, 2024 - Relationships between medications used in a mental
health hospital and types of medication errors: a … Relationships between medications used in a mental health hospital
and types of medication errors: a … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationships-between-medications-used-mental-health-hospital-and-types- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationships-between-medications-used-mental-health-hospital-and-types-medication-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationships-between-medications-used-mental-health-hospital-and-types-medication-errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seniors-managing-multiple-medications-using-mixed-methods-view-home-care-safety-lens
June 23, 2021 - Study
Seniors managing multiple medications: using mixed methods to view the home … Seniors managing multiple medications: using mixed methods to view the home care safety lens. … Seniors managing multiple medications: using mixed methods to view the home care safety lens. … August 10, 2022
Evaluation of older persons' medications: a critical incident technique … May 10, 2023
Potentially inappropriate medications according to STOPP-J criteria and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-administration-route-medications-domestic-setting-review-underestimated-public-health
December 15, 2021 - Review
Wrong administration route of medications in the domestic setting: a review … Wrong administration route of medications in the domestic setting: a review of an underestimated public … Wrong administration route of medications in the domestic setting: a review of an underestimated public … )
US emergency department visits for acute harms from over-the-counter cough and cold medications … November 16, 2022
The source of purchased medications and its impact on medication mistakes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-access-medications-us-during-covid-19-pandemic
May 08, 2017 - Commentary
Ensuring access to medications in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Ensuring access to medications in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Ensuring access to medications in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848089/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - Patient Safety Advisory: fentanyl counterfeit prescription
medications that contain fentanyl and patient … Patient Safety Advisory: fentanyl counterfeit prescription medications
that contain fentanyl and patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-advisory-fentanyl-counterfeit-prescription-medications-contain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-advisory-fentanyl-counterfeit-prescription-medications-contain-fentanyl-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-advisory-fentanyl-counterfeit-prescription-medications-contain-fentanyl-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47461/psn-pdf
December 27, 2018 - IV push medications survey results—part 1 and part 2. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/iv-push-medications-survey-results-part-1-and-part-2
Errors in the administration … of intravenous medications can result in patient harm. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/iv-push-medications-survey-results-part-1-and-part-2
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … issue/ismp-survey-iv-push-medication-practices
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-adult-iv-push-medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48050/psn-pdf
June 05, 2019 - Patients managing medications and reading their visit
notes: a survey of OpenNotes participants. … Patients Managing Medications and Reading Their Visit Notes: A
Survey of OpenNotes Participants. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-managing-medications-and-reading-their-visit-notes-survey-
opennotes-participants … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-managing-medications-and-reading-their-visit-notes-survey-opennotes-participants … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-managing-medications-and-reading-their-visit-notes-survey-opennotes-participants
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pill-organizing-plight
June 19, 2018 - During the home visit, the resident reviewed the patient's medications in detail. … This includes prescription and nonprescription medications as well as supplements. … reduce confusion about which medications to take when. … Choosing Wisely: pharmacy's role in effective use of medications. … Yes/No Is the patient on more than 5 medications?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-managing-medications-and-reading-their-visit-notes-survey-opennotes-participants
July 01, 2020 - Study
Patients managing medications and reading their visit notes: a survey of OpenNotes … Patients Managing Medications and Reading Their Visit Notes: A Survey of OpenNotes Participants. … Patients Managing Medications and Reading Their Visit Notes: A Survey of OpenNotes Participants. … medicine actually killed my wife': patient and family perspectives on shared decision-making to optimize medications … December 4, 2016
Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73418/psn-pdf
June 23, 2021 - Evaluation of older persons' medications: a critical
incident technique study exploring healthcare … Evaluation of older persons’ medications: a critical incident technique
study exploring healthcare professionals … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-older-persons-medications-critical-incident-technique-study- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-older-persons-medications-critical-incident-technique-study-exploring-healthcare … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-older-persons-medications-critical-incident-technique-study-exploring-healthcare
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47478/psn-pdf
January 16, 2019 - Prospective daily review of discharge medications by
pharmacists: effects on measures of safety and … Prospective daily review of discharge medications by pharmacists:
Effects on measures of safety and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-daily-review-discharge-medications-pharmacists-effects-
measures-safety-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-daily-review-discharge-medications-pharmacists-effects-measures-safety-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-daily-review-discharge-medications-pharmacists-effects-measures-safety-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47395/psn-pdf
October 10, 2018 - EMR-enabled computerized decision support
systems to reduce prescribing of potentially inappropriate
medications … EMR-enabled computerized decision support systems to reduce
prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications … using-emr-enabled-computerized-decision-support-systems-reduce-
prescribing-potentially
The prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications … equipped with decision support tools were modestly effective in
reducing inappropriate prescribing of medications … using-emr-enabled-computerized-decision-support-systems-reduce-prescribing-potentially
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-defined-stopp-criteria-and-risk-adverse-drug-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-pitfalls
May 01, 2006 - in evaluating home medications. … Solutions Properly identify home medications. … accurately identify home medications. … devices to store patients' home medications ( Figure 2 ). … medications Robert J.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-use-leading-emergency-department-visits-adverse-drug-events-older-adults
March 05, 2008 - The Beers criteria define certain classes of medications (such as long-acting sedatives and anticholinergics … However, many elderly patients require medications that are risky but potentially beneficial if used … of emergency department (ED) visits found that nearly 50% of ED visits due to ADEs were related to medications … The authors argue that focusing on improving prescribing safety for these necessary but higher-risk medications … the large burden of ADEs in the elderly to a greater extent than focusing on use of Beers criteria medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/circumstances-involved-unsupervised-solid-dose-medication-exposures-among-young-children
February 23, 2018 - Parents are advised to keep medications inaccessible to young children to avoid accidental ingestions … Incidents were equally divided among calls involving prescription-only medications, over-the-counter … unsupervised medication exposures in young children are just as often the result of adults removing medications … October 27, 2021
Using a spare medication vial to store multiple medications: a potentially … June 27, 2018
Misuse of pediatric medications and parent–physician communication: an
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60745/psn-pdf
October 01, 2020 - Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting
of Medications Used by Anesthesia
July 29, … Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications
Used by Anesthesia. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-high-risk-events-involving-workflow-wasting-medications-used- … , proper disposal of medications not only helps to close
the loop on the medication-use process, but … Organizations should ensure that staff
are provided with proper education on wasting of medications.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45137/psn-pdf
May 18, 2016 - Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs
(potentially inappropriate medications) on an elderly … Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs (potentially
inappropriate medications) on an elderly … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/less-more-project-reduce-number-pims-potentially-inappropriate-medications … prescribed in a unit, educate and raise
awareness about the medications among health care workers, … and remove the medications from the ward.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73318/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - Interprofessional and intraprofessional communication
about older people's medications across transitions … Interprofessional and intraprofessional communication
about older people's medications across transitions … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interprofessional-and-intraprofessional-communication-about-older-peoples-
medications-across … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interprofessional-and-intraprofessional-communication-about-older-peoples-medications-across … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interprofessional-and-intraprofessional-communication-about-older-peoples-medications-across