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  1. STATISTICAL BRIEF #313: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2008

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st313/stat313.shtml
    February 01, 2011 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered … are based on data from the MEPS HC-121 2008 Full Year Consolidated File and HC-118A 2008 Prescribed Medicines … Definitions 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

  2. STATISTICAL BRIEF #280: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Medicare Beneficiaries, Age 65 and Older, 2007

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st280/stat280.shtml
    February 01, 2010 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered … data from the MEPS HC-113: 2007 Full Year Consolidated Data File and the MEPS HC-110A: 2007 Prescribed Medicines … Definitions 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

  3. STATISTICAL BRIEF #410: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st410/stat410.shtml
    May 01, 2013 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered … based on data from the MEPS HC-138: 2010 Full Year Consolidated Data File and HC-135A: 2010 Prescribed Medicines … Definitions 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

  4. STATISTICAL BRIEF #411: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Medicare Beneficiaries, Age 65 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st411/stat411.shtml
    May 01, 2013 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in the MEPS prescribed medicines estimates … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered … are based on data from the MEPS-HC 2010 Full Year Consolidated Data File and MEPS-HC 2010 Prescribed Medicines … Definitions Therapeutic classifications Therapeutic class and subclass were assigned to MEPS prescribed medicines … MEPS prescribed medicines were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class and

  5. STATISTICAL BRIEF #468: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2012

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st468/stat468.shtml
    February 01, 2015 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered … Brief are based on data from the MEPS 2012 Full Year Consolidated Data File and MEPS-HC 2012 Prescribed Medicines … Definitions 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

  6. STATISTICAL BRIEF #469: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Medicare Beneficiaries, Age 65 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2012

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st469/stat469.shtml
    February 01, 2015 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered … are based on data from the MEPS-HC 2012 Full Year Consolidated Data File and MEPS-HC 2012 Prescribed Medicines … Definitions Therapeutic classifications Therapeutic class and subclass were assigned to MEPS prescribed medicines … MEPS prescribed medicines were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class and

  7. Statistical Brief #56: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2001 (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st56/stat56.pdf
    October 01, 2004 - services; office-based medical provider services; dental services; home health care; prescription medicines … for 18.5 percent of community population spending on health care, and the mean expense for these medicines … medicines was $730 (figure 3). … 20 30 40 50 Hospital inpatient services Office-based medical provider Prescription medicines … 2001 14.6 13.2 19.2 85.4 71.2 41.3 64.7 0 30 60 90 inpatient medical provider medicines

  8. Teach-Back Teach-Back Teach-Back: Role Play Scenarios (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teach-back-role-play-final508.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Santiago is feeling overwhelmed by her current health status and her new medicines. … She can’t pronounce any of the medicines and doesn’t know what they do. … Santiago wants to know how to properly pronounce each of her medicines and to know its purpose because … she believes this will help her make these medicines a part of her new routine … Santiago is unaware of systems to organize medicines such as pill boxes or blister packs from pharmacies

  9. PatientSurvey_H20Patient_Survey (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/patient-survey-ok.pdf
    August 02, 2018 - 12 months, how often did you and someone from your provider's office talk about all the prescription medicines … Never Sometimes Usually Always I am not taking any prescription medicines. 11. … 12 months how often did you and someone from your provider's office talk about all the prescription medicines

  10. Statistical Brief #115: Health Service Use and Expenses for Migraines and Other Headaches, 2002–03 (Average Annual Estimates) (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st115/stat115.pdf
    February 01, 2006 - 03, with approximately 60 percent of the total for ambulatory visits and 40 percent for prescribed medicines … services (including office-based, hospital outpatient, and emergency room settings) and prescribed medicines … or other headaches in 2002–03, an annual average of 15.1 percent of all ambulatory and prescribed medicines … Average annual expenditures for ambulatory care and prescribed medicines, by type of headache,* 2002 … Average annual ambulatory care and prescribed medicines expenditures for headaches

  11. Medication Management: Sample Process for Medication Management Strategy (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-sample-process.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Using the Medication List form, go through the over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal medicines … this process until you have a complete list of all over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and herbal medicines … ■ Possible interactions with other medications or over-the-counter medicines. ■ Overdoses.

  12. University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital: Written Family Discharge Instructions Template Example (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/iowa-template-appendix1.pdf
    June 05, 2025 - Medicines will only be given when needed. … Unused Medicines Do not store o r share unused medicines. … Get rid o f unused medicines the right way.

  13. Safety of medication use in primary care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-medication-use-primary-care
    March 04, 2011 - Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Appropriateness of use of medicines … February 16, 2022 Medicines related problems (MRPs) originating in primary care settings … April 22, 2015 Managing Patients' Medicines after Discharge from Hospital.

  14. Computerized Prescriber Order Entry Medication Safety (CPOEMS): Uncovering and Learning From Issues and Errors. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computerized-prescriber-order-entry-medication-safety-cpoems-uncovering-and-learning-issues
    February 05, 2014 - April 8, 2020 My Medicines. … December 21, 2022 FDA identifies harm reported from sudden discontinuation of opioid pain medicines … FDA Safety Communication: use caution with implanted pumps for intrathecal administration of medicines

  15. Infections associated with reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infections-associated-reprocessed-flexible-bronchoscopes
    March 11, 2015 - health care professionals discuss naloxone with all patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines … August 5, 2020 FDA identifies harm reported from sudden discontinuation of opioid pain medicines … FDA Safety Communication: use caution with implanted pumps for intrathecal administration of medicines

  16. Fentanyl transdermal system (marketed as Duragesic) information. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-warnings-regarding-use-fentanyl-transdermal-skin-patches
    August 12, 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 … FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA requires labeling changes for prescription opioid cough and cold medicines

  17. Safe Use Initiative. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-initiative
    April 08, 2020 - May 4, 2015 Medicines in My Home. … July 31, 2012 Getting the Medicines Right.

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46832/psn-pdf
    February 07, 2018 - FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA requires labeling changes for prescription opioid cough and cold medicines … announcement describes new FDA requirements regarding labeling changes for prescription cough and cold medicines

  19. Tool 5 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/postdischarge-doc.html
    March 01, 2025 - Medicines Document any medicines patient is taking that are NOT on AHCP and discharge summary: ____ … _______________________________________________________________________ Document problems with medicines

  20. Postdiscalldoc (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/postdiscalldoc.docx
    June 02, 2025 - Medicines Document any medicines patient is taking that are NOT on AHCP and discharge summary: ______ … _____________________________________________________________________ Document problems with medicines
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