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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46836/psn-pdf
February 21, 2018 - Drone delivery of medications: review of the landscape
and legal considerations. … Drone delivery of medications: Review of the landscape and legal
considerations. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drone-delivery-medications-review-landscape-and-legal-considerations
Errors … This commentary introduces use of drones as a
way to improve patient access to medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drone-delivery-medications-review-landscape-and-legal-considerations
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43816/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Family-initiated dialogue about medications during
family-centered rounds. … Family-initiated dialogue about medications during family-centered
rounds. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-initiated-dialogue-about-medications-during-family-centered-rounds … study found that more than half of parents of hospitalized children initiated
conversations about medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-initiated-dialogue-about-medications-during-family-centered-rounds
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48098/psn-pdf
July 10, 2019 - A common
scenario is one in which a patient is prescribed multiple medications, does not know what each … Medications for symptoms like
pain, nausea, and anxiety were much more likely to have indications than … medications for chronic diseases. … Internal medicine physicians, whose patients are more likely to take multiple medications, wrote indications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46724/psn-pdf
April 12, 2019 - association-household-opioid-availability-and-prescription-opioid-initiation-
among-household
Opioids are high-risk medications … Although prior research has
shown that patients frequently share their prescribed medications with someone … association-household-opioid-availability-and-prescription-opioid-initiation-among-household
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-sharing-storage-and-disposal-practices-opioid-medications-among-us-adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48060/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - Researchers found that a prior history of substance use disorder, prescription of psychiatric
medications … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incident-and-long-term-opioid-therapy-among-patients-psychiatric-conditions-and-medications … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incident-and-long-term-opioid-therapy-among-patients-psychiatric-conditions-and-medications … opioid-prescribing-after-nonfatal-overdose-and-association-repeated-overdose-cohort-study
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37417/psn-pdf
March 28, 2012 - demonstrated a reduction in adverse drug events (ADEs) with an intervention targeting prescribing of
these medications … 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/node/844762/psn-pdf
September 25, 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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48183/psn-pdf
August 07, 2019 - Get the Medications Right Institute. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/get-medications-right-institute
A comprehensive systems-focused approach … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/get-medications-right-institute
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/systems-approach
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46072/psn-pdf
November 08, 2017 - Repeat prescribing of medications: a system-centred risk
management model for primary care organisations … Repeat prescribing of medications: A system-centred risk management
model for primary care organisations … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/repeat-prescribing-medications-system-centred-risk-management-model-
primary-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/repeat-prescribing-medications-system-centred-risk-management-model-primary-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/repeat-prescribing-medications-system-centred-risk-management-model-primary-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40622/psn-pdf
September 25, 2011 - Alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications for
use in e-prescribing software: triggers and … Alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications for use in e-
prescribing software: triggers and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternatives-potentially-inappropriate-medications-use-e-prescribing-software … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternatives-potentially-inappropriate-medications-use-e-prescribing-software-triggers-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternatives-potentially-inappropriate-medications-use-e-prescribing-software-triggers-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853980/psn-pdf
September 27, 2023 - RFID tags reduce restocking errors of anesthesia
medications.
September 27, 2023
Banks MA. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rfid-tags-reduce-restocking-errors-anesthesia-medications
Radiofrequency … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rfid-tags-reduce-restocking-errors-anesthesia-medications
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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March 15, 2023 - (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. … At discharge from the hospital, all discharge medications are
normally written by a single provider. … , or flags in the record to indicate that discharge medications have
already been sent.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60858/psn-pdf
August 26, 2020 - 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: … 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.
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February 18, 2011 - Study
Alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications for use in e-prescribing … Alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications for use in e-prescribing software: triggers and … Alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications for use in e-prescribing software: triggers and … December 15, 2011
Does incorporating medications in the surveyors' interpretive guidelines … reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications in nursing homes?
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December 12, 2014 - Study
Barriers and enablers affecting patient engagement in managing medications … Barriers and enablers affecting patient engagement in managing medications within specialty hospital … Barriers and enablers affecting patient engagement in managing medications within specialty hospital … August 17, 2022
Family involvement in managing medications of older patients across transitions … 26, 2019
Interprofessional and intraprofessional communication about older people's medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44314/psn-pdf
November 06, 2015 - Unintentional discontinuation of chronic medications for
seniors in nursing homes: evaluation of a national … Unintentional Discontinuation of Chronic Medications for Seniors in
Nursing Homes: Evaluation of a National … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintentional-discontinuation-chronic-medications-seniors-nursing-homes- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintentional-discontinuation-chronic-medications-seniors-nursing-homes-evaluation-national … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintentional-discontinuation-chronic-medications-seniors-nursing-homes-evaluation-national
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44809/psn-pdf
March 02, 2016 - 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. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seniors-managing-multiple-medications-using-mixed-methods-view-home-
care-safety-lens … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seniors-managing-multiple-medications-using-mixed-methods-view-home-care-safety-lens … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seniors-managing-multiple-medications-using-mixed-methods-view-home-care-safety-lens
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34989/psn-pdf
February 24, 2011 - Laboratory safety monitoring of chronic medications in
ambulatory care settings. … Brief report: Laboratory safety monitoring of chronic medications in
ambulatory care settings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/laboratory-safety-monitoring-chronic-medications-ambulatory-care-settings … examined the failure rate of recommended laboratory surveillance
for patients on specific chronic medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/laboratory-safety-monitoring-chronic-medications-ambulatory-care-settings
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March 01, 2007 - He receives all his oral medications dispensed in weekly blister packs from his local pharmacy; however … At his usual visit to his local pharmacy to obtain his oral medications, his pharmacist dispensed not … only the usual oral medications but also the risperidone depot injection kit. … One study found that 67% of patients obtained medications from one pharmacy, 29% from two, and 4% from … In most instances, medications managed by specialty pharmacies are associated with high cost or with
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December 15, 2024 - impact
Ensure access to
medication
Evaluate ability to pay for
medication; explore alternative
medications … together
and avoid problems (e.g.,
interaction)
Pharmacist review may determine which of several
medications … patient's medication regimen; identify gaps in
reaching treatment goals; or prevent prescription of
medications … These initiatives may include developing risk-
specific protocols for high-alert medications; identifying … safe protocols is critical, as there are fewer standardized safeguards in place to ensure correct
medications