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41. Evaluation of Medications Removed from Automated Dispensing Machines Using the Override Function Leading to Multiple System Changes (pdf file)
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    March 12, 2008 - When stocked, ADMs store medications and control electronic dispensing. … for emergency medications via the override function. … During one study, researchers examining 470 overridden medications found that 55 of the medications … The researchers found expired medications in 10 drawers (0.3 percent); incorrect bulk medications were … Scan rate compliance was lower for medications removed via override.

42. Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from the Hospital. | PSNet
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    May 16, 2022 - Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from the Hospital. … access, administer, and return the medications to the respective patients at discharge. … The medication storage issue is even more complex for home medications. 8 For medications on formulary … Home medications, however, require a storage solution that is independent of the workflow for medications … Storage of patients' home medications during hospitalizations. 

43. Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update | Effective Health Care Program
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    April 05, 2010 - Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update Timeline February … Research Protocol Archived Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications … 2007 Report March 15, 2011 Systematic Review Archived Oral Diabetes Medications

44. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes | Effective Health Care Program
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    July 16, 2007 - Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes … Systematic Review Archived Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications

45. 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 - . 31, 2013 Topic Suggestion Apr. 24, 2015 Research Protocol May. 26, 2016 Systematic Review Newer Medications … 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. … Bolded medications are the newer medications that are the focus of this review.

46. Do not let "Depo-" medications be a depot for mistakes. | PSNet
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    March 15, 2022 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Do not let "Depo-" medications be a depot for mistakes … Confusion due to look-alike and sound-alike medications are known to contribute to medication errors … October 17, 2007 IV push medications survey results—part 1 and part 2. … August 28, 2019 Preventing errors with high-risk medications. … October 17, 2018 Safety with nebulized medications requires an interdisciplinary team

47. ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings. | PSNet
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    April 17, 2024 - Fact Sheet/FAQs ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings. … April 1, 2015 Guidelines for Adult IV Push Medications. … July 24, 2013 ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Healthcare. … October 25, 2017 ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment for High-Alert Medications. … August 24, 2022 ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings.

48. 128. Treatment Recommendations: Medications (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Medications (Continued) Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 … May tobacco dependence medications be used long-term (e.g., up to 6 months)? Yes. … on medications is uncommon. … Additionally, the FDA has approved the use of bupropion SR, varenicline and some NRT medications for … May medications ever be combined? Yes.

49. Comparative Effectiveness of Lipid-Modifying Agents | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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50. High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit. | PSNet
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    November 11, 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.

51. Discontinuation of outpatient medications: implications for electronic messaging to pharmacies using CancelRx. | PSNet
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    October 05, 2022 - Study Discontinuation of outpatient medications: implications for electronic messaging … Discontinuation of outpatient medications: implications for electronic messaging to pharmacies using … This evaluation of discontinued medications at one health systems over a one-month period found that … only one-third to one-half of discontinued medications were e-prescribed using the same EHR system and … Discontinuation of outpatient medications: implications for electronic messaging to pharmacies using

52. Look-alike, sound-alike oncology medications.   | PSNet
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    July 02, 2008 - Commentary Look-alike, sound-alike oncology medications.   … January 1, 2008 Frequency of risk factors that potentially increase harm from medications … September 27, 2023 Handling injectable medications in anaesthesia: Guidelines from the … May 13, 2020 STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate medications/potential … January 8, 2020 Preventing errors with high-risk medications.

53. Patients taking their own medications while in the hospital. | PSNet
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    September 19, 2012 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Patients taking their own medications while in the hospital … Discussing errors related to hospital patients' use of personal medications, this newsletter article … October 3, 2018 Omission of high-alert medications: a hidden danger. … September 25, 2013 Oral medications inadvertently given via the intravenous route.

54. Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. | PSNet
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    March 08, 2017 - 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. … September 12, 2018 Racial inequality in receipt of medications for opioid use disorder

55. Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices. | PSNet
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    May 25, 2011 - 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.

56. Appropriate prescribing of medications: an eight-step approach. | PSNet
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    January 10, 2024 - Commentary Appropriate prescribing of medications: an eight-step approach. … Appropriate prescribing of medications: an eight-step approach. … Appropriate prescribing of medications: an eight-step approach. … November 11, 2015 Prescriber barriers and enablers to minimising potentially inappropriate medications

57. Drone delivery of medications: review of the landscape and legal considerations. | PSNet
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    May 18, 2022 - Commentary Emerging Classic Drone delivery of medications … Drone delivery of medications: Review of the landscape and legal considerations. … This commentary introduces use of drones as a way to improve patient access to medications. … Drone delivery of medications: Review of the landscape and legal considerations. … September 18, 2019 Get the Medications Right Institute.

58. Evaluation of the frequency of dispensing electronically discontinued medications and associated outcomes. | PSNet
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    September 02, 2020 - Study Evaluation of the frequency of dispensing electronically discontinued medications … Evaluation of the frequency of dispensing electronically discontinued medications and associated outcomes … Most unintentionally dispensed prescriptions were high-risk medications, such as anticoagulants, insulin … Evaluation of the frequency of dispensing electronically discontinued medications and associated outcomes … June 11, 2014 Inappropriate medications in elderly ICU survivors: where to intervene?

59. 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.

60. 156. Treatment Recommendations: Medications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Medications Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Text … Combination Medications Recommendation: Certain combinations of first-line medications have been shown … Therefore, clinicians should consider using these combinations of medications with their patients who … Effective combination medications are: Long-term (> 14 weeks) nicotine patch + other NRT (gum and