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281. Hold That Order | PSNet
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     December 19, 2018 - Reporting agencies have been able to identify the most common culprit medications. … Providers should be aware that when medications are discontinued in the acute care setting, the medications … These summaries could include both active and recently discontinued medications. … In addition, orders to "resume all pre-op medications" or "continue all prior medications" should be … patients with instructions for when medications should be restarted.

282. Errors originating in hospital and health-system outpatient pharmacies. | PSNet
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     December 19, 2016 - Counseling patients on their medications at the point of sale can improve the reliability of outpatient … January 16, 2019 Oral medications inadvertently given via the intravenous route. … June 10, 2018 Results of ISMP survey on high-alert medications: differences between nursing … August 12, 2015 Prescriber barriers and enablers to minimising potentially inappropriate medications

283. Medication therapy management programs: forming a new cornerstone for quality and safety in Medicare. | PSNet
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     January 06, 2017 - The authors describe medication management programs, which help Medicare participants use their medications … April 8, 2020 Using a spare medication vial to store multiple medications: a potentially … September 4, 2018 Visual acuity, literacy, and unintentional misuse of nonprescription medications … 2012 Prevent medication errors: a New Year's resolution: teaching patients about their medications

284. Group urges going metric to head off dosing mistakes. | PSNet
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     December 19, 2017 - Adherence to Label and Device Recommendations for Over-the-Counter Pediatric Liquid Medications. … Many adults do not understand instructions for common liquid prescription medications, potentially increasing … Adherence to Label and Device Recommendations for Over-the-Counter Pediatric Liquid Medications. … US emergency department visits for acute harms from over-the-counter cough and cold medications

285. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - systems, Federally Qualified Health Centers, primary care clinics, compounding pharmacies that prepare medications … Factors not directly related to medications are considered, including how the workflow, technologies … Prior to the dispensing process, the community pharmacist provides a clinical review of prescribed medications … , and more, while also considering that medications may have been ordered by multiple prescribers.4,5 … In addition, medications that may have been appropriate during the inpatient stay, but inappropriate

286. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Prescription and transcription errors in multidose- dispensed medications on discharge from hospital … Prescription and transcription errors in multidose-dispensed medications on discharge from hospital: … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-and-transcription-errors-multidose-dispensed-medications- … Medication reconciliation revealed a high rate of prescribing and transcribing errors in the discharge medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-and-transcription-errors-multidose-dispensed-medications-discharge-hospital

287. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2017 - High-alert medications: the safeguards that you should put in place to reduce risks. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-alert-medications-safeguards-you-should-put-place-reduce-risks This … magazine article reports on high-alert medications, their potential to result in patient harm, and efforts … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-alert-medications-safeguards-you-should-put-place-reduce-risks https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov/

288. Duplicate Therapies in Retail Pharmacy | PSNet
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     August 05, 2022 - (errors of omission), and taking nonrecorded medications (errors of commission). … What changes you will make to your blood pressure medications?” … , they can also clarify their most current medications and medication changes. … In Case 1, using teach-back to assess and improve the patient’s understanding of his medications could … , or flags in the record to indicate that discharge medications have already been sent.

289. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 27, 2014 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medications-transitions-and-clinical-handoffs-match-toolkit-medication- … reconciliation Based on lessons learned from facilities that have implemented the Medications at Transitions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medications-transitions-and-clinical-handoffs-match-toolkit-medication-reconciliation … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medications-transitions-and-clinical-handoffs-match-toolkit-medication-reconciliation

290. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 27, 2010 - Evaluating sample medications in primary care: a practice-based research network study. … Evaluating sample medications in primary care: a practice- based research network study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-sample-medications-primary-care-practice-based-research-network … - study This survey of primary care practices found that, while sample medications were dispensed at … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-sample-medications-primary-care-practice-based-research-network-study

291. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 03, 2016 - Metric units and the preferred dosing of orally administered liquid medications. … July 3, 2016 Metric Units and the Preferred Dosing of Orally Administered Liquid Medications. doi:10.1542 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/metric-units-and-preferred-dosing-orally-administered-liquid-medications … Accidental overdoses can occur when oral medications are given to children using teaspoons as measurement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/metric-units-and-preferred-dosing-orally-administered-liquid-medications

292. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 14, 2009 - Bringing patients' own medications into an emergency department by ambulance: effect on prescribing … Bringing patients' own medications into an emergency department by ambulance: effect on prescribing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bringing-patients-own-medications-emergency-department-ambulance-effect- … prescribing-accuracy Patients who had their own medications brought with them to the emergency department … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bringing-patients-own-medications-emergency-department-ambulance-effect-prescribing-accuracy

293. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 22, 2020 - circumstances-involved-unsupervised-solid-dose-medication-exposures- among-young-children Parents are advised to keep medications … 5 years and younger) to identify the types of containers from which young children accessed these medications … 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

294. When Taking an SGLT2 inhibitor, Remember To SSTOP (Stop SGLT2 Inhibitor Three days bef-O-re Procedures)! | PSNet
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     February 01, 2023 - He was told only to hold it on the day of the procedure, and to resume all medications after discharge … His pre-procedure medication instructions were to stop all medications the night prior to the procedure … However, these medications can have adverse events, including genitourinary infections and eDKA. 4,5 … , allergies, and any previous adverse reactions to medications (or withdrawal of medications). … Medication Reconciliation: Obtain a detailed and accurate list of the patient's current medications,

295. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 07, 2024 - fda-alerts-health-care-providers-compounders-and-patients-dosing-errors- associated-compounded Patient-administered medications … announcement raises awareness of the potential for dosing errors due to measurement mistakes of injectable medications … fda-alerts-health-care-providers-compounders-and-patients-dosing-errors-associated-compounded https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-and-adherence-self-administered-medications

296. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Patient Safety and Opioid Medications January 1, 2016 Sarkar U, Shojania KG. … Patient Safety and Opioid Medications. PSNet [internet]. 2016. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications Annual Perspective 2016 Opioid … medications confer significant risks of harm, including overdose death and abuse potential. … Beginning in the 1990s, the use of opioid medications began to rise, for a number of reasons.

297. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2010 - Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) study: an analysis of medication … Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Study: An Analysis of Medication … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/results-medications-transitions-and-clinical-handoffs-match-study-analysis … - medication Discrepancies in patients' medications at the time of hospital admission are common. … list for newly admitted patients, identify discrepancies between patients' medication lists and the medications

298. Medication Handling and Compounding Errors in the Operating Room. | PSNet
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     May 16, 2022 - As demonstrated in the case, the surgical setting requires use of medications that may not be readily … They assist the surgeon with procedural medications by assessing each surgeon’s preference card for the … Additional issues with preparing medications in the operating room include the frequent need to remove … The surgical team at this point should request any additional needed medications. … It is critical for patient safety to discuss medications with zero distractions and interruptions.

299. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2023 - As demonstrated in the case, the surgical setting requires use of medications that may not be readily … They assist the surgeon with procedural medications by assessing each surgeon’s preference card for … the planned surgery and preparing the required medications if needed, either through reconstitution … The surgical team at this point should request any additional needed medications. … It is critical for patient safety to discuss medications with zero distractions and interruptions.

300. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 10, 2008 - Quantification and classification of errors associated with hand-repackaging of medications in long-term … Quantification and classification of errors associated with hand- repackaging of medications in long-term … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantification-and-classification-errors-associated-hand-repackaging- medications-long-term … are commonly used to help ensure medication adherence and avoid errors for patients taking multiple medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantification-and-classification-errors-associated-hand-repackaging-medications-long-term