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341. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44869/psn-pdf
     November 18, 2016 - Fake and expired medications in simulation-based education: an underappreciated risk to patient safety … Fake and expired medications in simulation-based education: an underappreciated risk to patient safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fake-and-expired-medications-simulation-based-education-underappreciated … This commentary describes how these fake medications can introduce risks when they are accidentally … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fake-and-expired-medications-simulation-based-education-underappreciated-risk-patient-safety

342. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43843/psn-pdf
     February 11, 2015 - Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription … Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-clinical-decision-support-system-high-alert-medications-prevention … clinical decision support reduced medication errors (greater than maximum dose) for five high-alert medications … This work supports the use of clinical decision support for high-risk medications.

343. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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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.

344. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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.

345. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45127/psn-pdf
     August 01, 2016 - Medication sharing, storage, and disposal practices for opioid medications among US adults. … Medication Sharing, Storage, and Disposal Practices for Opioid Medications Among US Adults. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-sharing-storage-and-disposal-practices-opioid-medications-among … patients who used prescription opioids in the past year found that more than 20% had shared their medications … someone else, and nearly half had never received information on safe storage or disposal of these medications

346. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 28, 2010 - Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications. … January 28, 2010 Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lack-patient-knowledge-regarding-hospital-medications The Joint Commission … , with patients overall being able to name fewer than half of their medications correctly. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lack-patient-knowledge-regarding-hospital-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov

347. STATISTICAL BRIEF #473: Behavioral Medication Utilization in Children and Teenagers Ages 5-18 in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2012
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     June 01, 2015 - of girls ages 5–18 taking one or more behavioral medications (6.0 percent versus 2.3 percent) in 2012 … Behavioral medications were defined as medications having a Cerner Multum therapeutic class code of psychotherapeutic … and 3.5 percent those ages 5–11 taking one or more behavioral medications. … Comparing children and teenagers ages 5–18 using one or more behavioral medications by poverty status … Definitions Behavioral medications Behavioral medications were defined as medications having a Cerner

348. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 02, 2017 - Preventing harm from high-alert medications. January 2, 2017 Federico F. … Preventing harm from high-alert medications. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(9):537-42. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-harm-high-alert-medications The author discusses strategies … to improve medication safety and highlights interventions to prevent errors involving high-alert medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-harm-high-alert-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings

349. Virtual Pharmacy Improves Medication Use and Patient Safety in Palliative Care | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - While this care does not focus on treatment, palliative care patients are often on many medications. … example, sleep may improve after a person moves from an inpatient facility to his or her home, yet medications … Being on many medications puts patients at high risk of adverse drug-drug interactions (DDIs), the fifth-leading … Some of our patients are on 20 different medications.” … and pain medications?’

350. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43824/psn-pdf
     January 21, 2015 - Impact of a warning CPOE system on the inappropriate pill splitting of prescribed medications in outpatients … Impact of a warning CPOE system on the inappropriate pill splitting of prescribed medications in outpatients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-warning-cpoe-system-inappropriate-pill-splitting-prescribed- medications-outpatients … Splitting medications that are formulated to be extended-release or enteric-coated can lead to possibly … any time an outpatient clinician attempted to prescribe a split pill for these special formulation medications

351. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35597/psn-pdf
     June 21, 2010 - Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices. … Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-teratogenic-medications-united-states-ambulatory-practices … This study describes prescribing patterns of potentially dangerous medications to nonpregnant young … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-teratogenic-medications-united-states-ambulatory-practices

352. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73102/psn-pdf
     July 01, 2022 - Almost half of all seniors take at least 3 medications,? … and 43 percent were receiving 10 or more medications.  … (with 68 percent of patients on these medications having changes made), NSAID medications (50 percent … ), and cardiovascular medications (46 percent).  … , and reducing use of high-risk medications.  

353. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36593/psn-pdf
     November 17, 2011 - Infant deaths associated with cough and cold medications—two states, 2005. … Infant deaths associated with cough and cold medications--two states, 2005. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infant-deaths-associated-cough-and-cold-medications-two-states-2005 The … The investigation found three instances in which these medications were considered the underlying cause … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infant-deaths-associated-cough-and-cold-medications-two-states-2005 https

354. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36916/psn-pdf
     May 03, 2018 - ISMP 2007 survey on high-alert medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-2007-survey-high-alert-medications-differences-between-nursing-and- … Survey results will be used to update ISMP's list of high-alert medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-2007-survey-high-alert-medications-differences-between-nursing-and-pharmacy-perspectives … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings

355. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41164/psn-pdf
     June 10, 2018 - Results of ISMP survey on high-alert medications: differences between nursing, pharmacy, and risk/quality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/results-ismp-survey-high-alert-medications-differences-between-nursing- … reports results of a survey that identified areas to focus on in revising the ISMP list of high-risk medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/results-ismp-survey-high-alert-medications-differences-between-nursing-pharmacy-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings

356. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41898/psn-pdf
     December 05, 2012 - Pharmacy dispensing of electronically discontinued medications. … Pharmacy dispensing of electronically discontinued medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-dispensing-electronically-discontinued-medications Electronic … Since these medications included high-risk therapies such as antidiabetic and antiplatelet agents, some … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov

357. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39369/psn-pdf
     March 17, 2010 - Paediatric nurses' understanding of the process and procedure of double-checking medications. … Paediatric nurses' understanding of the process and procedure of double-checking medications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paediatric-nurses-understanding-process-and-procedure-double-checking- medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paediatric-nurses-understanding-process-and-procedure-double-checking-medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paediatric-nurses-understanding-process-and-procedure-double-checking-medications

358. Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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359. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/type-2-diabetes-medications-2007/research

360. 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.