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  1. Apotex Corp. issues voluntary nationwide recall of Enoxaparin Sodium Injection, USP due to mislabeling of syringe barrel measurement markings. | PSNet

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    March 22, 2010 - health care professionals discuss naloxone with all patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines … FDA Safety Communication: use caution with implanted pumps for intrathecal administration of medicines

  2. Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use. | PSNet

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    March 29, 2006 - March 29, 2006 Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief … May 31, 2017 Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of a Workshop.

  3. The attitudes and beliefs of healthcare professionals on the causes and reporting of medication errors in a UK intensive care unit. | PSNet

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    February 18, 2017 - February 18, 2017 Care homes' use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential … March 23, 2011 Appropriateness of use of medicines in elderly inpatients: qualitative

  4. The Feasibility of Determining the Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Medication Organisation Devices Compared with Usual Care for Older People in a Community Setting: Systematic Review, Stakeholder Focus Groups and Feasibility RCT. | PSNet

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    November 14, 2011 - February 27, 2019 Deprescribing medicines in older people living with multimorbidity … June 19, 2019 Medicines-related harm in the elderly post-hospital discharge.

  5. Design of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) duodenoscopes may impede effective cleaning. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/design-endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatography-ercp-duodenoscopes-may-impede-effective
    March 11, 2015 - health care professionals discuss naloxone with all patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines … health care professionals discuss naloxone with all patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines

  6. The investigation and analysis of critical incidents and adverse events in healthcare. | PSNet

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    March 05, 2014 - April 24, 2018 Care homes' use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential harm … June 13, 2012 Using human error theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines

  7. A comparison of the effects of different typographical methods on the recognizability of printed drug names. | PSNet

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    May 31, 2011 - View More Related Resources Medication Safety for Look-alike, Sound-alike Medicines … February 10, 2016 Reminder: pay attention to the appearance of your medicines.

  8. Measuring communication in the surgical ICU: better communication equals better care. | PSNet

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    April 03, 2005 - July 1, 2020 Deprescribing medicines in older people living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy … January 11, 2023 Communicating doses of pediatric liquid medicines to parents/caregivers

  9. COVID-19 can last for several months. The disease’s “long-haulers” have endured relentless waves of debilitating symptoms—and disbelief from doctors and friends. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-can-last-several-months-diseases-long-haulers-have-endured-relentless-waves
    April 03, 2005 - January 11, 2023 Deprescribing medicines in older people living with multimorbidity and … July 10, 2024 Communicating doses of pediatric liquid medicines to parents/caregivers

  10. Highlights #11: Distribution of Health Care Expenses, 1996

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    May 01, 2000 - grouped into six broad types of service : hospital inpatient, ambulatory, prescribed medicines … Prescribed medicines accounted for 13 percent of the total. … mostly equipment and supplies), 54 percent; dental care, 52 percent; and prescribed medicines … "Other Medical" (mostly supplies and equipment), dental care, and prescribed medicines

  11. Statistical Brief #154: The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total Expense for Adults Age 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004 (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st154/stat154.pdf
    December 01, 2006 - Only prescribed medicines purchases in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates. … Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered

  12. STATISTICAL BRIEF #254: Trends in Health Care Expenditures for Adults Ages 18-44: 2006 versus 1996

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    August 01, 2009 - Although the proportion of adults age 18-44 with expenses for prescribed medicines was lower in 2006 … Although the proportion with expenses for prescribed medicines in 2006 was lower than in 1996, this estimate … Prescribed medicines: Includes expenses for all prescribed medications that were initially purchased … adults ages 18-44 with expenses by type of service, 1996 and 2006 Year Office-based Prescribed medicines … Type of Service 1996 2006 Ambulatory 38.2% 41.5% Inpatient 37.4% 28.5% Prescribed medicines

  13. STATISTICAL BRIEF #472: Top Five Most Costly Conditions among Children, Ages 0-17, 2012: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

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    April 01, 2015 - treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma were on purchases of prescribed medicines … upper respiratory infections (8.7 percent) and infectious diseases (7.1 percent) was for prescribed medicines … Stays File (HC-152D), Home Health File (HC-152H), Emergency Room Visits File (HC-152E), and Prescribed Medicines … departments, paid care provided in the patient's home (home health), and the purchase of prescribed medicines … applicable Not applicable Not applicable Hospital stays 14.9% 21.4% 31.9% 6.2% 52.2% Prescribed medicines

  14. STATISTICAL BRIEF #277: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Gastrointestinal Agents Purchases and Expenditures for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1997 and 2007

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    January 01, 2010 - Prescribed medicines are one of many treatments for digestive conditions. … Prescription medicines administered in an inpatient setting or in a clinic or physician's office are … File, MEPS HC-113: 2007 Full Year Consolidated Data File, and MEPS HC-110A: 2007 Prescribed Medicines … Therapeutic classifications Therapeutic class and subclass were assigned to MEPS prescribed medicines … MEPS prescribed medicines files were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class

  15. Chartbook #11: Health Care Expenses in the Community Population, 1999

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    October 01, 2003 - Inpatient hospital stays, ambulatory medical care, and prescribed medicines accounted for 83% of health … Ambulatory   31.2% Dental  8.8% Home health 5.3% Prescribed medicines … Percent paid by source All services Prescribed medicines … • The Medicare share for prescribed medicines (12%) was relatively low. … The six categories used here are inpatient, ambulatory, prescribed medicines, dental, home health, and

  16. Outcomes of Michigan Medicine's integrated patient safety and communication and resolution program, 2013–2022. | PSNet

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    April 24, 2018 - Study Outcomes of Michigan Medicine's integrated patient safety and communication and resolution program, 2013–2022. Citation Text: Burney RE, Mckeown ES, Zhang Y, et al. Outcomes of Michigan Medicine's integrated patient safety and communication and resolution program, 2013–2022. J Pati…

  17. The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age. | PSNet

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    January 09, 2018 - Book/Report Classic The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age. Citation Text: The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age. Wachter R. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2015. ISBN: 9780071849463. …

  18. Golden State Medical Supply, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Atenolol 25 mg Tablets and Clopidogrel 75 mg Tablets Due to a Label Mix-up. | PSNet

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    June 20, 2018 - health care professionals discuss naloxone with all patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines … FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA requires labeling changes for prescription opioid cough and cold medicines

  19. Quality and patient safety metrics: developing a structured program for improving patient care in the Department of Medicine at The Ottawa Hospital. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-patient-safety-metrics-developing-structured-program-improving-patient-care
    April 22, 2011 - April 22, 2011 Communicating doses of pediatric liquid medicines to parents/caregivers … July 1, 2020 Deprescribing medicines in older people living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy

  20. Medication details documented on hospital discharge: cross-sectional observational study of factors associated with medication non-reconciliation. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-details-documented-hospital-discharge-cross-sectional-observational-study-factors
    April 24, 2018 - January 27, 2012 Medicines reconciliation using a shared electronic health care record … May 4, 2010 Following the patient journey to improve medicines management and reduce
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