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81. Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2012 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Medications … Medications to inquire about should include current prescription and over-the- counter (OTC) medications … – Update the list when medications are discontinued, doses are changed, or new medications (including … OTC medications) are added … OTC medications) are added

82. Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2015 - Prescription medications received include all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise … For more information on inappropriate medications and examples of the 11 medications that should be avoided … Overall Rate: In 2012, 1.5% of adults age 65 and over were prescribed at least 1 medication from 11 medications … to 2012, the percentage of adults age 65 and over who were prescribed at least 1 medication from 11 medications … Some adverse events, such as known side effects of appropriately prescribed medications, may be unavoidable

83. 48. What's New in 2008? 2000 Recommendations Changed for 2008 (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Combination Medications: 2000 Guideline: Recommendation: Combining the nicotine patch with a self-administered … Strength of Evidence = B) 2008 Guideline Update: Recommendation: Certain combinations of first-line medications … 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 spray

84. 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. … Citation Text: ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings. … This fact sheet lists medications with a high risk of causing significant harm to patients when incorrectly … Cite Citation Citation Text: ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications … February 9, 2022 ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Long-Term Care (LTC) Settings

85. Effect of a multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed high-risk medications: a randomized clinical trial. | PSNet
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    April 28, 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 … High-risk medications have the potential to cause serious patient harm if not administered correctly … pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed high-risk medications … May 8, 2017 Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications

86. High-alert medications: the safeguards that you should put in place to reduce risks. | PSNet
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    May 20, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article High-alert medications: the safeguards that you should … Citation Text: High-alert medications: the safeguards that you should put in place to reduce risks. … This magazine article reports on high-alert medications , their potential to result in patient harm … Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: High-alert medications … August 1, 2018 Results of ISMP survey on high-alert medications: differences between

87. 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.

88. 124. 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 … What are the first-line medications recommended in this Guideline update? … All seven of the FDA-approved medications for treating tobacco use are recommended: bupropion SR, nicotine … The clinician should consider the first-line medications shown to be more effective than the nicotine … Unfortunately, there are no well accepted algorithms to guide optimal selection among the first-line medications

89. Simon SR et al. 2006 "Computerized prescribing alerts and group academic detailing to reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications in older people." | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2006 - Computerized prescribing alerts and group academic detailing to reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications … Prior implementation of drug-specific alerts established a downward trend in use of target medications … MEASUREMENTS: Number of target medications dispensed per 10,000 patients per quarter, 2 years before … These alerts resulted in a significant decrease in the use of the target medications. … Clinician ordered one of the target medications [tertiary tricyclic amine antidepressants, long-acting

90. ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Healthcare. | PSNet
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    December 15, 2021 - Fact Sheet/FAQs ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Healthcare … Citation Text: ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Healthcare. … This fact sheet provides a list of high-alert medications commonly used in ambulatory care and recommends … Cite Citation Citation Text: ISMP List of High-Alert Medications … May 11, 2017 ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings.

91. Comparative Effectiveness of Medications in Patients with Epilepsy (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - Comparative Effectiveness of Medications in Patients with Epilepsy. … There are no non-"A- rated" generic medications available in the US. … to older antiepileptic medications. … We evaluated direct comparative trials of older versus newer medications. … generic medications on health outcomes.

92. 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

93. Maternal and Child Health Care: Care Coordination Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - Communication About Prescription Medications and Treatments From Other Doctors Children are at risk … ability and other factors. 26 Good medical practice includes asking patients about all their medications … Food and Drug Administration and others urge patients to tell health care providers about all their medications … . 28 Patients are urged tell health care providers about all their medications. 28 Health care systems … are trying strategies to better communicate with patients about medications other health care professionals

94. Cardiac Arrest in a Woman with UTI: A Case of QT Prolongation | PSNet
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    March 27, 2024 - She was severely volume depleted and received intravenous hydration, including her home medications, … A quick chart review revealed that the patient was receiving her multiple antipsychotic medications, … Ebong, MBBS, MS This case highlights how commonly prescribed medications can lead to serious adverse … interactions between the various medications that the patient was receiving.  … For high-risk QT prolonging medications (e.g.

95. 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.

96. Overview of Medications Used in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder and Frequently Asked Questions (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2022 - ■ Most medications for AUD are easier to use than medications already being prescribed in primary … Prescribing medications for alcohol use is no more time-consuming than prescribing medications for … How long do patients stay on medications for AUD? … How much do medications for AUD cost? … ■ Just like with other medications, the price of medications for AUD can vary based on insurance coverage

97. Final Progress Report: Medication Management at Home: Patient-Identified Processes and Risk Assessment (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Medication Use Mean # Median # Medications (all) listed during screening 5.033 4 Medications (all … with the number of medications they brought to the interview, compared with the number of medications … These were relatively common, particularly for new medications, for medications with varying dosage … In general, prescription medications took priority over supplements and over-the-counter medications … Total at Interview 10 56 5-10 Medications Total at Interview 73 153 More Than 10 Medications Total

98. 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?

99. 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

100. Assessing the Availability of the Preconception Component of High-Risk Obstetrical Services by Estimating the Use of Teratogenic Medications Before and During Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     August 07, 2018 - Both FDA Category D and X medications are considered potentially teratogenic because category D medications … or pregnant women exposed to category D medications. … Certain medications increase the risk of having a birth defect. … Our list of teratogenic medications includes FDA pregnancy category system (Class X) medications, which … of these medications in this measure as Class D medications are more likely to be used appropriately