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101. Four Missouri Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Improve Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - learning sessions and provider support calls focusing on implementation of the AHRQ-funded toolkit, Medications … goal of the MATCH toolkit is to decrease the number of patients who receive potentially conflicting medications … Baseline findings demonstrated that the medications listed in physicians' discharge summaries and medications … In a 6-month period, unreconciled medications improved by 4.6 percent; admissions with unreconciled medications … improved by 13.6 percent; and unreconciled medications per 100 admissions improved by 36.5 percent.

102. Appendix B22: Suggestions for Further Assessment and/or Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - FMP Findings Suggestions for Further Assessment and/or Interventions Medications … Antipsychotics Antidepressants Benzodiazepines Other sedatives/hypnotics Digoxin Review all medications … Consider psychiatric evaluation if indicated to reevaluate psychotropic medications. … hypotension Diagnose and treat postural hypotension: Review cardiovascular, diuretic and other medications

103. 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.

104. 126. Treatment Recommendations: Medications (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide126.html
     October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Medications (Continued) Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 … guidelines for prescribing medication for treating tobacco use and dependence (continued) What medications … Are cessation medications appropriate for light smokers (i.e., <10 cigarettes/day)? … As noted above, cessation medications have not been shown to be beneficial to light smokers.

105. 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.

106. 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

107. Final Progress Report: Medication List Consistency When Patients Transition from Hospital to Community (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Of the 381 prescription medications examined, 135 medications (35.4%) were discrepant. … be 322 medications. … * each at least on 10 medications = 350 medications) and a total of 70 medication lists at minimum … Of the 69 discrepant medications that were omissions, 13 (18.8%) medications could potentially cause … to target these medications.

108. Potentially inappropriate medications defined by STOPP criteria and the risk of adverse drug events in older hospitalized patients. | PSNet
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     April 22, 2015 - Study Classic Potentially inappropriate medications defined … Potentially inappropriate medications defined by STOPP criteria and the risk of adverse drug events in … Many medications, particularly sedatives and other drugs with significant side effects, are considered … Patients who received medications considered inappropriate by STOPP had a nearly two-fold increased odds … Potentially inappropriate medications defined by STOPP criteria and the risk of adverse drug events in

109. Family-initiated dialogue about medications during family-centered rounds. | PSNet
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     July 09, 2018 - Study Family-initiated dialogue about medications during family-centered rounds. … Family-initiated dialogue about medications during family-centered rounds. … observational study found that more than half of parents of hospitalized children initiated conversations about medications … Family-initiated dialogue about medications during family-centered rounds.

110. 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

111. Identified safety risks with splitting and crushing oral medications. | PSNet
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     September 24, 2010 - Commentary Identified safety risks with splitting and crushing oral medications. … Identified safety risks with splitting and crushing oral medications. … context of emergency care nursing, this piece explains the risks associated with crushing or splitting medications … Identified safety risks with splitting and crushing oral medications. … October 3, 2011 High-alert medications: shared accountability for risk identification

112. Administering and monitoring high-alert medications in acute care. | PSNet
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     February 01, 2017 - Commentary Administering and monitoring high-alert medications in acute care. … Administering and monitoring high-alert medications in acute care. … High-alert medications are a recognized focus of efforts to improve medication safety. … This commentary discusses nursing practice associated with high-alert medications and reviews tactics … Administering and monitoring high-alert medications in acute care.

113. Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices. | PSNet
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     March 23, 2012 - Study Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices … Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices. … This study describes prescribing patterns of potentially dangerous medications to nonpregnant young women … The most frequent medications implicated include anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, and antibiotics such as … Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices.

114. Patients taking their own medications while in the hospital. | PSNet
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     March 14, 2012 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Patients taking their own medications while in the hospital … Citation Text: Patients taking their own medications while in the hospital. … Discussing errors related to hospital patients' use of personal medications, this newsletter article … Cite Citation Citation Text: Patients taking their own medications

115. Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. | PSNet
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     April 24, 2018 - Study Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. … Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. … following discharge from an inpatient medical service and discovered that the majority were aware of new medications … Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. … February 4, 2009 Discrepancies between home medications listed at hospital admission

116. High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit. | PSNet
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     December 16, 2015 - Study High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit. … High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit. … Clinician surveys were used to develop a list of high-alert medications (drugs associated with adverse … The surveys identified several medications not included on the Institute for Safe Medication Practices … High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit.

117. Gaps in ambulatory patient safety for immunosuppressive specialty medications. | PSNet
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     November 19, 2018 - Study Gaps in ambulatory patient safety for immunosuppressive specialty medications … Gaps in Ambulatory Patient Safety for Immunosuppressive Specialty Medications. … tuberculosis and hepatitis B and C was consistently performed prior to initiating immunosuppressive medications … quarter of patients were appropriately screened for all three infections before starting these high-risk medications … Gaps in Ambulatory Patient Safety for Immunosuppressive Specialty Medications.

118. Final Progress Report: Patient-Centric Risk Model for Medication Safety During Care Transitions (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Challenging tasks reported by patients were making sense of medications and reconciling medications … Duplications in discharge medications (either same medications or medications with similar actions) … , store medications, discard unused/expired medications 3.3. … 4.53 (0.67) 96.8 I can manage my medications without help 4.35 (0.88) 89.4 I can list my medications … medications changed.

119. Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the ambulatory setting. | PSNet
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     December 06, 2013 - Study Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications … Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the ambulatory setting … This study reports on the development of standards for laboratory monitoring of high-risk medications … Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the ambulatory setting … events after hospital discharge in older adults: types, severity, and involvement of Beers criteria medications

120. Medication Management: Sample Process for Medication Management Strategy (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - These include non-oral medications such as injections, inhalers, ointments, and drops, as well as medications … Remind patients to bring all their medications to their next appointment. … Thank the patient for bringing in the medications. 2. … medications such as injections, inhalers, ointments, and drops, as well as medications only taken occasionally … Suggest that the patient throw away any expired medications. 6.