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401. Verbal Orders and Medication Overrides: A Dangerous Combination | PSNet
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     September 27, 2023 - that should be assessed for inclusion in an institution’s override list include: Medications considered … may result in patient harm Medications for which immediate administration may be life sustaining Medications … (i.e., medications with a heightened risk of harm if used in error) Medications for which dosing is … Medications removed from an ADC on override can be linked to the prescriber-entered order, either by … Hence, emergency medications are needed for various clinical reasons: to provide enhanced safety to the

402. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 08, 2015 - Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning. July 8, 2015 Waxlax TJ. … Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preparing-challenging-medications-barcode-scanning Barcode scanning can … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preparing-challenging-medications-barcode-scanning https://psnet.ahrq.gov

403. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 19, 2017 - Teaching students to administer medications safely. April 19, 2017 Koharchik L, Flavin PM. … Teaching Students to Administer Medications Safely. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-students-administer-medications-safely Students are likely to … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-students-administer-medications-safely https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue

404. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 21, 2017 - incidence-clinically-relevant-medication-errors-era-electronically-prepopulated- medication An accurate list of patient medications … One strategy to improve medication reconciliation is to provide a list of dispensed outpatient medications … review study compared a research pharmacist–generated gold standard medication list to the actual medications … pharmacist-generated and admission-ordered medication lists and noted any inappropriately prescribed or continued medications … potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-hospitalised-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discontinued-medications-are-they-really-discontinued

405. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 23, 2021 - residents, 66% were receiving polypharmacy, with cognitively intact residents receiving significantly more medications … Overall, 82% of residents were receiving anti-cholinergic medications which should be avoided in this … Future interventions and research should pay particular attention to the prescribing of these medications

406. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 10, 2023 - association between perceived discrimination at community pharmacies and foregoing or delaying picking up medications … income, and prescription insurance; those participants were more likely to delay picking up their medications … There was no association with discrimination and foregoing medications.

407. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 17, 2021 - pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed high-risk medications … pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed high-risk medications … effect-multifaceted-clinical-pharmacist-intervention-medication-safety-after- hospitalization High-risk medications

408. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2014 - Assessment of DoD Wounded Warrior Matters: Managing Risks of Multiple Medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-dod-wounded-warrior-matters-managing-risks-multiple- medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-dod-wounded-warrior-matters-managing-risks-multiple-medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-dod-wounded-warrior-matters-managing-risks-multiple-medications

409. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 16, 2015 - Unexpected Death of a Patient During Treatment With Multiple Medications, Tomah VA Medical Center, Tomah … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-death-patient-during-treatment-multiple-medications-tomah-va- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-death-patient-during-treatment-multiple-medications-tomah-va-medical-center-tomah … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-death-patient-during-treatment-multiple-medications-tomah-va-medical-center-tomah

410. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 09, 2017 - changes-prescription-and-over-counter-medication-and-dietary-supplement- use-among-older Older adults commonly use over-the-counter medications … supplements, which can lead to adverse events when taken alone and in combination with prescription medications … Since older patients are typically prescribed more medications, they are at higher risk for adverse … population-based sample of adults between ages 62 and 85 found that while the use of over-the-counter medications … declined over time, the number of dietary supplements and prescribed medications increased.

411. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - impact-computerized-physician-order-entry-alerts-prescribing-older-patients Older patients are particularly vulnerable to medication errors, with certain high-risk medications … warnings within a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system targeting prescribing of unsafe medications … The warnings resulted in a significant decrease in prescribing of two of the three medications targeted … The authors note that there were readily available, safer alternatives for those medications, but not … Also, prescription rates of all three medications were unchanged in younger patients, indicating that

412. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - indication-alerts-intercept-drug-name-confusion-errors-during-computerized- entry-medication Clinicians use thousands of prescription medications … during routine care, and new medications are regularly incorporated into practice. … 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

413. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - 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?

414. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 02, 2014 - Communication practices about medications between physicians and clients with chronic illness in Canada … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-communication-practices-about-medications- between-physicians-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-communication-practices-about-medications-between-physicians-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-communication-practices-about-medications-between-physicians-and

415. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2022 - must rely solely on electronic records of medication prescriptions, which do not always reflect the medications … analysis of prescriptions entered into the Danish Shared Medication Record (SMR) and patient reports of medications … taken showed 81% of patients had at least one discrepancy, the most common of which was discontinued medications

416. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 28, 2018 - medical record accuracy, and medication blood concentrations for prescription and over-the-counter medications … Medical Record Accuracy, and Medication Blood Concentrations for Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications … Mass spectrometry testing revealed discrepancies between medications listed as prescribed in the electronic

417. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - This review focused on interventions involving pharmacists to reduce polypharmacy and inappropriate medications … successful when specific guidelines or recommendations to assess appropriate prescribing of heart failure medications … effect-pharmacist-counseling-intervention-health-care-utilization-following-hospital https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-patterns-heart-failure-exacerbating-medications-following-heart-failure

418. In response to "Failure to Report" (March 2007) | PSNet
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     June 01, 2007 - Moving upstream, one should ask why prescribers would be ordering commonly used medications by their … brand name when generic medications are supplied. … Similar labeling and packaging are a problem with many medications. … Unfortunately, because of the many medications that are introduced each year (including the numerous … The more important question in this case is why the medications were available in near proximity when

419. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2023 - Findings indicate that potentially dangerous prescribing (i.e., prescribing medications to patients without … associated blood test monitoring, co-prescribing medications with adverse indications, prescribing … medications to patients with certain comorbidities) was largely unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

420. The Deadly Duo | PSNet
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     April 28, 2021 - Specifically, a primary care physician prescribed psychiatric medications for a patient with depression … In general, it takes 10 to 14 days to notice any effect from antidepressant medications, and up to 6 … Understand the Complex Effect Profiles of Psychoactive Medications Last, primary care physicians … may not be familiar with adverse effect profiles of psychoactive medications, particularly drug–drug … , both the patient population and the medications can be complex, and errors do occur.