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1. Evidence Summary for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2020 - • Being prescribed an opioid for acute low back pain or postoperative pain might be associated with … increased likelihood of use of opioids at long-term followup versus not being prescribed … Being prescribed 3 opioids might be associated with increased risk of long-term use versus … not being prescribed, based on observational studies. … of long-term use versus not being prescribed.

2. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Opioid Stewardship | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   September 05, 2023 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harms associated with opioids prescribed … the opioid stewardship practices that have been used to prevent or mitigate the harms associated with prescribed … the PSP Opioid stewardship can be defined as promoting the appropriate use of prescribed … ordering Interventions focused on patient and family education or engagement related to use of prescribed … opioids Interventions focused on tracking, monitoring, and reporting performance data related to prescribed

3. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Opioid Stewardship (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2023 - patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harms associated with opioids prescribed … stewardship patient safety practices (PSPs) have been used to prevent or mitigate the harms associated with prescribed … opioid stewardship practices that have been used to prevent or mitigate the harms associated with prescribed … Overview of the PSP Opioid stewardship can be defined as promoting the appropriate use of prescribed … o Clinical audits o Dashboards • Interventions focused on clinical accountability related to prescribed

4. A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks of Medications Prescribed for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   January 01, 2005 - A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks of Medications Prescribed … A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks of Medications Prescribed … Timeline A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks of Medications Prescribed

5. Prescription Drug Abuse | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   November 27, 2017 - Drug Abuse Description If you take a medicine in a way that is different from what the doctor prescribed … It could be Taking a medicine that was prescribed for someone else Taking a larger dose than you

6. Treatments for Acute Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   June 22, 2022 - Being prescribed an opioid for acute low back pain or postoperative pain might be associated with increased … likelihood of use of opioids at long-term followup versus not being prescribed. … Being prescribed an opioid for acute low back pain or postoperative pain was associated with increased … likelihood of use of opioids at long-term followup versus not being prescribed, based on observational

7. S116 (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2007 - Our multivariable model indicated that physicians who had most recently prescribed a conventional APM … If atypical APMs are thought to be generally safer, it is likely that they are selectively prescribed … On the other hand, patients prescribed conventional APMs were more likely to have a history of cancer … ‡Prevalence of risk factor among patients of physicians who most recently prescribed an atypical APM … minus prevalence among patients of physicians who most recently prescribed a conventional APM estimated

8. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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   September 19, 2014 - long-acting opioids, as these are not typically prescribed for short-term use. … Both long-acting and short-acting opioids are often prescribed for chronic pain. … Well-designed clinical registries that enroll patients with chronic pain prescribed and not prescribed … A survey of chronic noncancer pain patients prescribed opioid analgesics. … A history of being prescribed controlled substances and risk of drug overdose death.

9. Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   May 22, 2008 - ever in the past (as markers of disease), currently prescribed drugs (i.e., within the past thirty days … peak during the winter months and decline during the summer, whereas antidepressant therapy might be prescribed … Most diagnoses, drugs prescribed ever in the past, and currently prescribed drugs examined were substantially … This conclusion is reinforced by the observation that the occurrence of pneumonia in patients prescribed … Exposure misclassification could also have played a role, in that patients prescribed antidepressant

10. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Comparative Effectiveness of Medication Adherence Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 18, 2011 - Medication adherence in particular is defined as “the extent to which patients take medication as prescribed … Question 2 Among patients with chronic diseases with self-administered medication prescribed by a … PICOTS Criteria for the Key Questions Population(s) Patients who are prescribed self-administered … Relevant medications include all medications prescribed by a provider, including over-the-counter drugs … Examples include changes in copay and refill practices (e.g., how long medications are prescribed for

11. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 18, 2011 - Medication adherence in particular is defined as ―the extent to which patients take medication as prescribed … Among patients with chronic diseases with self-administered medication prescribed by a provider, what … Among patients with chronic diseases with self-administered medication prescribed by a provider, what … Any intervention intended to improve adherence with prescribed, self-administered medications. … Examples include changes in copay and refill practices (e.g., how long medications are prescribed for

12. Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2008 - ever in the past (as markers of disease), currently prescribed drugs (i.e., within the past thirty … peak during the winter months and decline during the summer, whereas antidepressant therapy might be prescribed … Most diagnoses, drugs prescribed ever in the past, and currently prescribed drugs examined were substantially … This conclusion is reinforced by the observation that the occurrence of pneumonia in patients prescribed … Exposure misclassification could also have played a role, in that patients prescribed antidepressant

13. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - controlled clinical trials, it is difficult to ensure that every patient takes all of their medications as prescribed … Clinical Guidelines and Evidence Review for Medicines Adherence: involving patients in decisions about prescribed

14. Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 17, 2022 - Chronic pain is common, and opioid therapy is frequently prescribed for this condition. … Predefined criteria were used to select studies of patients with chronic pain prescribed opioids that … prediction instruments, determine effective risk mitigation strategies, clarify risks associated with co-prescribed

15. CER 229 Evidence Summary: Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2020 - Opioids are often prescribed for chronic pain. … In patients with chronic pain who are prescribed opioid therapy, what is the effectiveness of risk … • One cohort study of patients prescribed 120 mg MED/day or more of long- term opioid therapy found … Risk of adverse events in patients prescribed long-term opioids: A cohort study in the UK Clinical … Increased risk of reproductive dysfunction in women prescribed long-term opioids for musculoskeletal

16. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 03, 2020 - Prior or early postoperative opioid use, or greater amounts of prescribed opioids (high number of opioid … The evidence base that is directly applicable to older adults who are prescribed opioids or have opioid-related … All 9 studies that examined greater amounts of prescribed opioids (higher number of opioid prescriptions

17. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of New Therapies (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2010 - Doctors who prescribed exenatide often did so for multiple patients—67% of the patients among the exenatide … Those prescribed the drug later in this six month period tended to have more comorbid illnesses, and … The results have good face validity—the patients prescribed exenatide were those who we anticipated … Similarly, the proportion of individuals with obesity was highest in the group prescribed exenatide, … Patients in the group prescribed exenatide had more visits to endocrinologists, suggesting that this

18. Who Uses Exenatide For Glucose Control in Diabetes Mellitus? A Retrospective Cohort Study of a New Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 04, 2010 - Doctors who prescribed exenatide often did so for multiple patients—67% of the patients among the exenatide … Those prescribed the drug later in this six month period tended to have more comorbid illnesses, and … The results have good face validity—the patients prescribed exenatide were those who we anticipated would … Similarly, the proportion of individuals with obesity was highest in the group prescribed exenatide, … Patients in the group prescribed exenatide had more visits to endocrinologists, suggesting that this

19. Misuse of Prescription Stimulants in Adults (pdf file)
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    September 13, 2024 - Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) describes misuse as: “taking a medication in a manner or dose other than prescribed … This rapid review will focus on misuse of stimulants usually prescribed for ADHD. … (2) who do not have an ADHD diagnosis Children under age 18; adults using ADHD medications as prescribed … Weight loss  Recreational (“party”)  Other, specify________________ • Source of stimulant  Prescribed

20. Vaginal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    Doctors prescribed DES in the 1950's to prevent miscarriages.