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281. Patient factors associated with new prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in multimorbid US older adults using multiple medications. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-factors-associated-new-prescribing-potentially-inappropriate-medications-multimorbid
     August 18, 2021 - heart disease, and have an increased number of ambulatory visits were most at risk for being newly prescribed

282. Opioid prescribing patterns among medical providers in the United States, 2003-17: retrospective, observational study. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-patterns-among-medical-providers-united-states-2003-17-retrospective
     May 11, 2016 - In 2017, the top 1% of opioid providers prescribed 27% of all opioid prescriptions and accounted for

283. For Our Patients and Their Visitors: Help Prevent Infections. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-patients-and-their-visitors-help-prevent-infections
     May 08, 2013 - Recommendations include ensuring hand hygiene compliance by clinicians and visitors , taking antibiotics as prescribed

284. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45674/psn-pdf
     September 29, 2017 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mandatory-provider-review-and-pain-clinic-laws-reduce-amounts-opioids-prescribed-and-overdose

285. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39192/psn-pdf
     February 02, 2011 - hospitalized for cardiac problems are vulnerable to experiencing medication errors, as they are commonly prescribed

286. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46940/psn-pdf
     May 02, 2018 - Canadian study found that patients who received new opioid prescriptions in the emergency department were prescribed

287. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45662/psn-pdf
     January 23, 2017 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mandatory-provider-review-and-pain-clinic-laws-reduce-amounts-opioids-prescribed-and-overdose

288. Alternatives to opioid education and a prescription drug monitoring program cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternatives-opioid-education-and-prescription-drug-monitoring-program-cumulatively-decreased
     April 06, 2022 - Findings indicate that these three approaches can decrease the amount of opioids prescribed in an acute

289. Association between electronic medical record implementation of default opioid prescription quantities and prescribing behavior in two emergency departments. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-electronic-medical-record-implementation-default-opioid-prescription
     April 27, 2022 - intervention changed prescribing habits but did not reduce the already low overall number of tablets prescribed

290. Medication Errors in Retail Pharmacies: Wrong Patient, Wrong Instructions. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-errors-retail-pharmacies-wrong-patient-wrong-instructions
     March 19, 2019 - Case #2 : A 66-year-old woman was prescribed estradiol vaginal tablets (10 mcg) for post-menopausal symptoms … After five weeks of taking the prescribed medication according to the instructions provided by her pharmacy … that the prescription instructions were incorrectly transcribed as “1 tablet twice per day” versus the prescribed … to verify that the patient has sufficient knowledge of administration and indication for taking the prescribed … medications can aid in verifying patient understanding of administration, monitoring, and indication for prescribed

291. Randomized trial to improve prescribing safety in ambulatory elderly patients. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/randomized-trial-improve-prescribing-safety-ambulatory-elderly-patients
     March 10, 2011 - randomized trial of computerized alerts to pharmacists when potentially dangerous medications were prescribed

292. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48098/psn-pdf
     July 10, 2019 - A common scenario is one in which a patient is prescribed multiple medications, does not know what each

293. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46724/psn-pdf
     April 12, 2019 - Although prior research has shown that patients frequently share their prescribed medications with someone

294. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47613/psn-pdf
     December 05, 2018 - Approximately half of the 38,229 patients studied were prescribed a medication in contravention to the

295. Misuse, abuse and medication errors' adverse events associated with opioids--a systematic review. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misuse-abuse-and-medication-errors-adverse-events-associated-opioids-systematic-review
     January 15, 2025 - Even when opioids are appropriately prescribed, some patients may end up abusing or misusing them

296. Four states with robust prescription drug monitoring programs reduced opioid dosages. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/four-states-robust-prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-reduced-opioid-dosages
     June 21, 2016 - four states with PDMPs demonstrated a greater reduction in the average amount of morphine-equivalents prescribed

297. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36852/psn-pdf
     August 29, 2011 - Investigators discovered errors in half the patient cases where a medication was prescribed.

298. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40561/psn-pdf
     March 23, 2012 - about new drugs, work with patients for a shared agenda, and consider long-term impacts of medications prescribed

299. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41925/psn-pdf
     November 26, 2014 - Both provider errors and patient misunderstanding occurred more frequently for medications prescribed

300. E-prescribing and adverse drug events: an observational study of the Medicare Part D population with diabetes. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e-prescribing-and-adverse-drug-events-observational-study-medicare-part-d-population-diabetes
     September 30, 2015 - likely to be hospitalized or seen in the emergency department for hypoglycemia if their medications were prescribed