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  1. Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia | PSNet

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    March 31, 2021 - Finally, nonocclusive ischemia can result from hypovolemia, poor cardiac function, and vasoconstrictive medications

  2. Har 2005 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2005 - Injuries ■ Discharges with a diagnosis of poisoning by nonpsychiatric medications and drugs rose by … ■ Admissions for poisoning by nonpsychiatric medications and drugs rose by 32 percent from 1997 to … frequent Principal Diagnoses of Circulatory Conditions by Gender, 2005 Percent Growth Poisoning by other medications … 18% 16% 14% 11% 8% 5% -40% -15% -4% -7% -39% 7% -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 poisoning by other medications … tate s , 2 0 0 5 241 Poisoning by psychotropic agents (psychiatric drugs) 242 Poisoning by other medications

  3. Methods-Balancing-Harms-Benefits Research-2012 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2012 - A recent review reported that only 19 percent of 104 comparative effectiveness studies of medications … Oral diabetes medications for adults with type 2 diabetes: an update. … Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes … Characteristics of published comparative effectiveness studies of medications. … Comparative effectiveness and safety of medications for type 2 diabetes: an update including new

  4. Shape matters: a neglected feature of medication safety: why regulating the shape of medication containers can improve medication safety. | PSNet

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    December 09, 2020 - Commentary Shape matters: a neglected feature of medication safety: why regulating the shape of medication containers can improve medication safety. Citation Text: Bitan Y, Nunnally M. Shape matters: a neglected feature of medication safety: why regulating the shape of medication contain…

  5. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 24 Resident Safety Practices (pdf file)

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    May 27, 2016 - Changes in medications and care plans raise opportunities for mischief. … efficacy and effectiveness of using medication aides who are specially trained to administer routine medications … residents may employ indirect self-destructive behavior such as refusing to eat, refusing to take medications … of episodes of serious resident-to-resident altercations in dementia result in use of psychotropic medications … Overuse or Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Medications.

  6. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 14. Delirium (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2020 - of delirium in critically ill adults, did not reach conclusions supporting the prescription of any medications … dehydration, sepsis, electrolyte disturbance, urinary retention, fecal impaction, and exposure to high-risk medications … it is more likely that a combination of risk factors, including multimorbidity, dementia, certain medications … component, such as administration of a medication to prevent or manage delirium, or discontinuation of medications … questions related to recognition of delirium, predisposing, and precipitating risk factors, and medications

  7. Future Research Needs for First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics for Children and Young Adults (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2012 - antipsychotics is of low to moderate effect size and more disorder-specific efficacy trials of existing medications … Trends in the prescribing of psychotropic medications to preschoolers. JAMA 2000;238(8):1025-30. … Cardiometabolic risk of second-generation antipsychotic medications during first-time use in children … (Study P06124) Multi-center Schering-Plough NCT01136772 A Comparison of Long-Acting Injectable Medications … Schizophrenia Eva Dencker Vansvik AstraZeneca (From HSR Proj) Comparison of Long-Acting Injectable Medications

  8. Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in Outpatient Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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  9. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Surveillance (pdf file)

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    October 29, 2012 - Concomitant Treatments Trospium reduced the number of urgency UI episodes irrespective of concomitant medications … Adverse effects were more common in those taking seven or more concomitant medications. … Concomitant Treatments Trospium reduced the number of urgency UI episodes irrespective of concomitant medications … Adverse effects were more common in those taking seven or more concomitant medications.

  10. Facts and Figures 2005

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    January 01, 2005 - Injuries Discharges with a diagnosis of poisoning by nonpsychiatric medications and drugs rose … nonmedicinal substances (substances other than medicine) 25 6,700 3.1 1.7 Poisoning by other medications … Admissions for poisoning by nonpsychiatric medications and drugs rose by 32 percent from 1997 to 2005 … Burns 241       Poisoning by psychotropic agents (psychiatric drugs) 242       Poisoning by other medications

  11. Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2020 - Other Relevant USPSTF Recommendations The USPSTF has made recommendations about the use of medications … These studies excluded women taking hormone medications or those with other medical conditions that may … Other Approaches to Prevention The USPSTF has made recommendations about the use of medications to reduce … Use of medications to reduce risk for primary breast cancer: a systematic review for the U.S.

  12. Methodology Report #12: Outpatient Prescription Drugs: Data Collection and Editing in the 1996 Medical Expenditure Survey (HC-010A) (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2001 - characteristics, residence history, health and functional status, use of services, use of prescription medications … improve the reporting accuracy of prescription utilization by asking the household respondent about medications … were asked to supply information describing the health care event itself, as well as the names of any medications … addition, it was discovered that the value of MEDCYCLE had been misreported in the survey for certain medications

  13. Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

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    June 05, 2024 - OR chemotherapeutics[tiab] OR drug[tiab] OR drugs[tiab] OR laboratory[tiab] OR medication[tiab] OR medications … OR chemotherapeutics[tiab] OR drug[tiab] OR drugs[tiab] OR laboratory[tiab] OR medication[tiab] OR medications … OR chemotherapeutics[tiab] OR drug[tiab] OR drugs[tiab] OR laboratory[tiab] OR medication[tiab] OR medications … OR chemotherapeutics[tiab] OR drug[tiab] OR drugs[tiab] OR laboratory[tiab] OR medication[tiab] OR medications

  14. Effectiveness of Weight Management Interventions in Children: A Targeted Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2010 - Two medications combined with behavioral interventions re- sulted in small (0.85 kg/m2 for orlistat) … Risks of these medications should be weighed against the fact that both drugs lack evidence of persistence … sibutramineand orlistat), with few randomized trials overall, and only 1 large-scale trial of each of the medications … eg Frohlich syndrome), Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, weight gain secondary to medications

  15. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus (pdf file)

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    August 23, 2013 - I would consider medical interventions to include prescription medications and surgeries. … “Sleep disturbances were treated with antidepressants and other medications. … The treatment may be as simple as evaluation, reassurance and education or more complex (medications … acamprosate as neurotransmitter drugs and specify in the executive summary and results that these four medications

  16. Bar-code technology for medication administration: medication errors and nurse satisfaction. | PSNet

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    July 29, 2020 - Study Bar-code technology for medication administration: medication errors and nurse satisfaction. Citation Text: Fowler SB, Sohler P, Zarillo DF. Bar-code technology for medication administration: medication errors and nurse satisfaction. Medsurg Nurs. 2009;18(2):103-9. Copy Citatio…

  17. Effect of barcode-assisted medication administration on emergency department medication errors. | PSNet

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    May 19, 2014 - Study Effect of barcode-assisted medication administration on emergency department medication errors. Citation Text: Bonkowski J, Carnes C, Melucci J, et al. Effect of barcode-assisted medication administration on emergency department medication errors. Acad Emerg Med. 2013;20(8):801-6.…

  18. Do No Harm: Are We Preventing Medication Errors in Children with Medical Complexity? | PSNet

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    April 20, 2022 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings Do No Harm: Are We Preventing Medication Errors in Children with Medical Complexity? Citation Text: Do No Harm: Are We Preventing Medication Errors in Children with Medical Complexity? Children's Healthcare Canada. April 7, 2021. Copy Citation …

  19. Medical line entanglement: the unspoken patient safety hazard of medical devices. | PSNet

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    May 08, 2019 - Study Medical line entanglement: the unspoken patient safety hazard of medical devices. Citation Text: Larimer C, Sumner V, Wander D. Medical line entanglement: the unspoken patient safety hazard of medical devices. Nutr Clin Pract. 2023;38(6):1296-1308. doi:10.1002/ncp.11000. Copy Cit…

  20. Reported medication errors after introducing an electronic medication management system. | PSNet

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    November 18, 2016 - Study Reported medication errors after introducing an electronic medication management system. Citation Text: Redley B, Botti M. Reported medication errors after introducing an electronic medication management system. J Clin Nurs. 2013;22(3-4):579-89. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04326.…
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