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June 29, 2011 - In this
study, community pharmacists were surveyed regarding their perceptions of the frequency of dispensing … Respondents felt that dispensing errors were relatively frequent
and were more likely when pharmacists … /how-many-hospital-pharmacy-medication-dispensing-errors-go-undetected
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-workload-and-pharmacy-characteristics-associated-dispensing-potentially-clinically
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-health-information-exchange-recognition-medication-discrepancies-interrupted-when-data
November 16, 2022 - In this cluster-randomized trial, a pharmacist performed medication reconciliation with access to a … Medication reconciliation: barriers and facilitators from the perspectives of resident physicians and pharmacists … August 24, 2011
Implementation of medication error reporting through Med Safe Tool: the clinical … pharmacists and the inpatient nursing staff collaborative approach. … February 15, 2011
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45242/psn-pdf
July 13, 2016 - emergency care could
improve patient safety, consistent with previous studies investigating the role of pharmacists … utilization-pharmacy-technicians-increase-accuracy-patient-medication-histories-obtained
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-reconciliation
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-clinical-pharmacists-care-emergency-department-systematic-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852801/psn-pdf
August 23, 2023 - Nearly all hospital pharmacists say drug shortages are
negatively impacting care; a third say impacts … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nearly-all-hospital-pharmacists-say-drug-shortages-are-negatively-impacting … story discusses the
extensive presence of medication shortages through the experience of health system pharmacists … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nearly-all-hospital-pharmacists-say-drug-shortages-are-negatively-impacting-care-third-say … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nearly-all-hospital-pharmacists-say-drug-shortages-are-negatively-impacting-care-third-say
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34789/psn-pdf
December 23, 2008 - Medication error prevention by pharmacists. … Medication error prevention by pharmacists. Am J Hosp Pharm.
1988;45(9):1902-3. … of hospital pharmacists in preventing medication errors. … Physicians confirmed an error in more than 90% of orders
questioned by pharmacists. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-error-prevention-pharmacists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46801/psn-pdf
July 22, 2019 - Promising roles for pharmacists in addressing the U.S.
opioid crisis. … Promising roles for pharmacists in addressing the U.S. opioid
crisis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/promising-roles-pharmacists-addressing-us-opioid-crisis
The opioid crisis … This commentary
highlights unique contributions pharmacists can offer to stemming prescription opioid … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/promising-roles-pharmacists-addressing-us-opioid-crisis
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41961/psn-pdf
January 16, 2013 - Understanding the attitudes of hospital pharmacists to
reporting medication incidents: a qualitative … Understanding the attitudes of hospital pharmacists to reporting
medication incidents: a qualitative … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-attitudes-hospital-pharmacists-reporting-medication-incidents … qualitative-study
This qualitative study identified a culture of low expectations among hospital pharmacists … Pharmacists admitted that systems were underused but ascribed this to
the high prevalence of medication
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June 11, 2014 - Community pharmacists in England rarely receive post-discharge information regarding medication changes … April 29, 2018
Economic value of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation for reducing … February 26, 2014
Bayesian cohort and cross-sectional analyses of the PINCER trial: a pharmacist-led … See More About The Topic
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April 22, 2011 - In this study, emergency department patients were evaluated by a clinical pharmacist for a possible drug-related … cause of their presentation, and the pharmacists' assessment was compared to that of the treating emergency … January 19, 2011
Pharmacist- versus physician-acquired medication history: a prospective … November 24, 2010
Medication errors recovered by emergency department pharmacists. … September 9, 2009
The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-and-secondary-traumatic-stress-health-system-pharmacists-during-covid-19-pandemic
April 06, 2022 - Study
Burnout and secondary traumatic stress in health-system pharmacists during … Burnout and secondary traumatic stress in health-system pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic. … however, this is the first to focus on burnout and secondary traumatic stress (STS) among health system pharmacists … association between burnout and decreased patient safety, it is critical that health systems address pharmacist … Burnout and secondary traumatic stress in health-system pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 30, 2020 - They also found expansion of the pharmacist role in improving safety in inpatient and outpatient care … September 30, 2020
Prospective daily review of discharge medications by pharmacists: … May 11, 2014
Drug related problems and pharmacist interventions in a geriatric unit employing … December 15, 2010
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33559/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - A 2016 systematic review found evidence that pharmacist-led processes could prevent
medication discrepancies … They include the resource intensive nature of interventions such as clinical pharmacists,
which disincentivizes … Pharmacist-led interventions are being studied in both long-term care and outpatient
settings. … Another strategy is
to use trained pharmacy technicians in place of pharmacists to decrease costs. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-admission-medication-reconciliation-pharmacists-or-pharmacy-technicians-emergency
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September 30, 2020 - This study surveyed hospital-based pharmacists and noted significant increases in patient-specific pharmacist … activities , including greater review of medication orders and pharmacist consultations. … analysis investigating organizational factors that influence near-miss error reporting among hospital pharmacists … Associations between communication climate and the frequency of medical error reporting among pharmacists … June 10, 2009
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August 30, 2023 - Activating pharmacists to reduce the frequency of
medication-related problems (ACTMed): a stepped wedge … Activating pharmacists to reduce the frequency of medication? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/activating-pharmacists-reduce-frequency-medication-related-problems-
actmed-stepped-wedge … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/activating-pharmacists-reduce-frequency-medication-related-problems-actmed-stepped-wedge … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/activating-pharmacists-reduce-frequency-medication-related-problems-actmed-stepped-wedge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-pharmacist-interventions-medication-errors-hospitalized-pediatric-patients-systematic
August 04, 2021 - Review
Impact of pharmacist interventions on medication errors in hospitalized pediatric … Impact of pharmacist interventions on medication errors in hospitalized pediatric patients: a systematic … In this systematic review, the authors evaluated the evidence on the effectiveness of clinical pharmacist … Results of a meta-analysis found that pharmacist involvement was associated with a significant reduction … June 1, 2022
Direct oral anticoagulant-related medication incidents and pharmacists'
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Fighting against COVID-19: innovative strategies for clinical … pharmacists. … December 18, 2013
Effect of a pharmacist intervention on clinically important medication … April 8, 2009
Unit-based clinical pharmacists' prevention of serious medication errors … July 23, 2008
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44489/psn-pdf
November 10, 2015 - Frequency of and risk factors for medication errors by
pharmacists during order verification in a tertiary … Frequency of and risk factors for medication errors by
pharmacists during order verification in a tertiary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-and-risk-factors-medication-errors-pharmacists-during-order- … verification-tertiary
A key patient safety role of pharmacists involves verifying orders placed by clinicians … This retrospective study from an academic medical center found that pharmacists were
more likely to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44771/psn-pdf
January 06, 2016 - Pharmacists views on safety and
clinical outcomes from the introduction of an advanced
role for technicians … Pharmacists views on safety and clinical outcomes
from the introduction of an advanced role for technicians … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/could-it-be-done-safely-pharmacists-views-safety-and-clinical-outcomes- … introduction-advanced
This survey of pharmacists in New Zealand revealed that they believe pharmacy … technicians could conduct
many of the mechanical aspects of medication dispensing so that pharmacists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37565/psn-pdf
February 27, 2008 - Effect of pharmacists on medication errors in an
emergency department. … Effect of pharmacists on medication errors in an emergency
department. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-pharmacists-medication-errors-emergency-department
This study found … that using pharmacists to prospectively review medication orders reduced the likelihood of
errors by … /issue/medication-error-prevention-pharmacists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discontinued-medications-are-they-really-discontinued
January 05, 2017 - Community pharmacists receive post-discharge information rarely, but they almost always receive this … for patients with medication issues that are considered complex ( 8 ), suggesting that the ability of community … pharmacists to improve patient safety after hospital discharge is not being maximized. … pre-specified clinical flags for high-risk medication use and other ADE risk factors.( 15 ) Hospital-based clinical … Development of an electronic patient prioritization tool for clinical pharmacist interventions.