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101. Functional decline associated with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications in community-dwelling older adults with dementia. | PSNet
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     June 13, 2018 - Study Functional decline associated with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications … Functional decline associated with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications in community-dwelling … Elderly patients with dementia who were prescribed more than five medications were at greater risk of … However, prescribing potentially inappropriate medications (as determined by the Beers criteria ) was … in multimorbid US older adults using multiple medications.

102. Using Information Technology for Patient-Centered Communication and Decisionmaking about Medications | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - Using Information Technology for Patient-Centered Communication and Decisionmaking about Medications … a patient is thought to be taking with medications they are actually taking. … However, they had less success reducing discrepancies related to having medications on the medication … list that are no longer being taken, and the lack of non-prescription medications on the list. … Can electronic health records help improve patients' understanding of medications?

103. Interruptions during the delivery of high-risk medications. | PSNet
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     September 26, 2016 - Study Interruptions during the delivery of high-risk medications. … Interruptions during the delivery of high-risk medications. … Interruptions during the delivery of high-risk medications.

104. Guided prescription of psychotropic medications for geriatric inpatients. | PSNet
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     February 04, 2018 - Study Guided prescription of psychotropic medications for geriatric inpatients. … Guided prescription of psychotropic medications for geriatric inpatients. … Guided prescription of psychotropic medications for geriatric inpatients. … View More Related Resources Alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications

105. Omission of high-alert medications: a hidden danger. | PSNet
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     January 11, 2017 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Omission of high-alert medications: a hidden danger. … Citation Text: Omission of high-alert medications: a hidden danger. Grissinger M, Alghamdi D. … Cite Citation Citation Text: Omission of high-alert medications

106. Does incorporating medications in the surveyors' interpretive guidelines reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications in nursing homes? | PSNet
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     December 15, 2011 - Study Does incorporating medications in the surveyors' interpretive guidelines reduce … the use of potentially inappropriate medications in nursing homes? … Does Incorporating Medications in the Surveyors' Interpretive Guidelines Reduce the Use of Potentially … Inappropriate Medications in Nursing Homes? … Inappropriate Medications in Nursing Homes?

107. Many Stroke Patients Discontinue Medications Prescribed to Prevent Recurrence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Many Stroke Patients Discontinue Medications Prescribed to Prevent Recurrence Bushnell CD, Zimmer … Farina, PhD About one out of four acute stroke patients stopped taking one or more of the medications … Bushnell, M.D., M.H.S., explained that patients are often not discontinuing their medications on their … "Many doctors try to limit the number of medications a patient has to take, especially when a lot of … Persistence With Stroke Prevention Medications 3 Months After Hospitalization. 

108. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - : Medications Treatment Recommendations: Medications—Nicotine Lozenge Treatment Recommendations: … : Medications Treatment Recommendations: Medications—Nortriptyline Treatment Recommendations: Medications—Nortriptyline … (Continued) Treatment Recommendations: Medications Treatment Recommendations: Medications—Relative … Treatment Recommendations: Medications—Over the Counter Medications Treatment Recommendations: Medications—Over … the Counter Medications (Continued) Treatment Recommendations: Medications—Over the Counter Medications

109. Safety with nebulized medications requires an interdisciplinary team approach. | PSNet
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     December 27, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Safety with nebulized medications requires an interdisciplinary … Citation Text: Safety with nebulized medications requires an interdisciplinary team approach. … URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Safety with nebulized medications … Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) IV push medications

110. RFID tags reduce restocking errors of anesthesia medications. | PSNet
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     August 07, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article RFID tags reduce restocking errors of anesthesia medications … Citation Text: RFID tags reduce restocking errors of anesthesia medications. Banks MA. … Cite Citation Citation Text: RFID tags reduce restocking errors of anesthesia medications … WebM&M Cases Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications

111. A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks of Medications Prescribed for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2005 - The treatments for ADHD include stimulant medications and behavioral interventions. … Thus, there is an urgent clinical and public health need to obtain better safety data for these medications … Project goals will be met by identifying use of ADHD medications for a cohort of individuals, identifying … compared to persons who do not use the medications. … [Epub ahead of print] FDA Drug Safety Communication: Safety review update of medications used to treat

112. Comparative Effectiveness of Lipid-Lowering and Antihypertensive Medications among Patients Infected with HIV (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Comparative Effectiveness of Lipid-Lowering and Antihypertensive Medications among Patients Infected … Many questions remain unanswered about the effectiveness of medications to treat dyslipidemia (high … This study evaluated the comparative effectiveness of medications to treat high cholesterol and high … Determine which lipid-lowering and blood pressure controlling medications work best to control high … Determine which lipid-lowering and blood pressure controlling medications work best to prevent heart

113. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 16, 2007 - Topic Initiated Jul. 16, 2007 Systematic Review Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications … systematic review of published studies on the comparative effectiveness and safety of all oral diabetes medications … By comparing the short-term and long-term clinical effects of these medications, clinicians may have … a better sense of how to choose among the oral diabetes medications. … This review should be helpful as new classes of oral diabetes medications come on the market, such as

114. Newer Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 24, 2015 - In the early 1990s, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval of medications for BPH shifted LUTS … Based on the wide variety of medications available to treat LUTS/BPH, tailoring treatment with single … medications or medication combinations may be indicated. … Our review will comprehensively assess newer medications for LUTS/BPH newly used in the last 10 years … Bolded medications are the newer medications that are the focus of this review.

115. ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment for High-Alert Medications. | PSNet
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     June 07, 2017 - Measurement Tool/Indicator ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment for High-Alert Medications … Citation Text: ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment for High-Alert Medications. … High-alert medications have the potential to cause substantial patient harm if administration mistakes … March 16, 2025 ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings. … May 11, 2017 Preventing harm from high-alert medications.

116. Assessing and monitoring override medications in automated dispensing devices. | PSNet
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     May 06, 2009 - Study Assessing and monitoring override medications in automated dispensing devices … Assessing and monitoring override medications in automated dispensing devices. … Investigators evaluated the types and frequencies of medications administered by override, used an expert … Assessing and monitoring override medications in automated dispensing devices. … May 6, 2009 Designing a strategy to promote safe, innovative off-label use of medications

117. Handling injectable medications in anaesthesia: Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists. | PSNet
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     March 14, 2022 - Organizational Policy/Guidelines Handling injectable medications in anaesthesia: … Handling injectable medications in anaesthesia: Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists. … Handling injectable medications in anaesthesia: Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists.

118. Misreading injectable medications—causes and solutions: an integrative literature review. | PSNet
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     May 04, 2010 - Review Misreading injectable medications—causes and solutions: an integrative literature … Misreading injectable medications—causes and solutions: an integrative literature review. … this integrative literature review, the authors discuss the evidence on how misreading injectable medications … can contribute to medication errors and whether interventions to increase the readability of these medications … Misreading injectable medications—causes and solutions: an integrative literature review.

119. Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs (potentially inappropriate medications) on an elderly care ward. | PSNet
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     September 27, 2017 - Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs (potentially inappropriate medications … Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs (potentially inappropriate medications) on an elderly … prescribed in a unit, educate and raise awareness about the medications among health care workers, and … remove the medications from the ward. … August 15, 2013 Potentially inappropriate medications in a large cohort of patients in

120. Comparative Effectiveness of Lipid-Modifying Agents | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 01, 2009 - Current Page Topic Timeline Jan. 1, 2005 Topic Initiated Sep. 1, 2009 Systematic Review Jun. 11, 2013 Surveillance Report Comparative Effectiveness of Lipid-Modifying Agents Systematic Review Archived September 1, 2009 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main Document PDF 1.1 MB Related Files Download Re…