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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-weight-based-prescribing-method-within-electronic-health-record-prescribing-errors
September 11, 2013 - Study
Effect of a weight-based prescribing method within an electronic health record on prescribing errors.
Citation Text:
Ginzburg R, Barr WB, Harris M, et al. Effect of a weight-based prescribing method within an electronic health record on prescribing errors. Am J Health Syst Pharm.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/governor-signs-executive-order-creating-new-division-patient-safety
October 25, 2023 - 2022
Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46267/psn-pdf
December 21, 2017 - medication dose when they received a dosing tool, such as a syringe, that corresponded more
closely to the prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45652/psn-pdf
June 29, 2017 - opioids most commonly
involved in overdose deaths are natural and semisynthetic opioids, which are often prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47173/psn-pdf
June 06, 2018 - Most of the calls were classified as
unintentional and occurred in patients who had been prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46827/psn-pdf
March 14, 2018 - errors likely occur in the outpatient setting where most medications in the
National Health Service are prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sick-and-pregnant
August 25, 2021 - In many cases, these prescription drugs were not prescribed by an obstetrician—the provider group most … –2000 and found that, even though pregnancy was documented in the medical chart, 3.8% of women were prescribed … category D medications and 1.1% were prescribed category X medications.( 10 ) While obtaining medical … pregnancy status of patients and suggest that alternatives be considered when certain high-risk drugs are prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-and-adverse-events-opioid-naive-patients-treated-emergency-physicians
July 18, 2018 - study found that patients who received new opioid prescriptions in the emergency department were prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/Webmm
May 01, 2021 - This error resulted in only 20% of the patient’s prescribed sodium being mixed into the home PN solution … During medication review, the hospital team found that his prescribed warfarin dose was 4 mg daily on … The consulting physician anesthesiologist prescribed a resident to administer ketamine to the patient … She was prescribed thioridazine 10 mg twice daily for the hiccups and received four doses without resolution … of having a pharmacist on the patient care team to avoid prescribing errors involving less commonly prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
May 01, 2021 - This error resulted in only 20% of the patient’s prescribed sodium being mixed into the home PN solution … During medication review, the hospital team found that his prescribed warfarin dose was 4 mg daily on … The consulting physician anesthesiologist prescribed a resident to administer ketamine to the patient … She was prescribed thioridazine 10 mg twice daily for the hiccups and received four doses without resolution … of having a pharmacist on the patient care team to avoid prescribing errors involving less commonly prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-dependence-and-overdose-after-surgery-rate-risk-factors-and-reasons
August 05, 2020 - ONE) is a proposed classification to describe dependence or overdose among opioid-naïve patients prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-wide-initiative-standardize-compounding-oral-liquids-pediatrics
January 23, 2017 - Children are often prescribed oral liquid medications due to difficulty swallowing tablets or capsules
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-inpatient-electronic-prescribing-system-prescribing-error-causation-qualitative
February 16, 2022 - Study
Impact of an inpatient electronic prescribing system on prescribing error causation: a qualitative evaluation in an English hospital.
Citation Text:
Puaar SJ, Franklin BD. Impact of an inpatient electronic prescribing system on prescribing error causation: a qualitative evaluation …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/americas-other-drug-problem-copious-prescriptions-hospitalized-elderly
May 12, 2021 - Older patients are particularly vulnerable to medication errors , as they are often prescribed multiple
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-transitions-care-managing-opioid-dependent-patient-frequent-hospitalizations
October 27, 2022 - the patient was instructed to continue morphine sulfate ER 60 mg three times daily, but she was only prescribed … should not be relied upon as a complete history of all the controlled substances a patient has been prescribed … For many patients, cutting tablets is a significant inconvenience and even a barrier to use as prescribed … from the prescribing clinician to the outpatient pharmacy before hospital discharge, to ensure that prescribed … In this case, dispensing a lower dose of the prescribed medication while awaiting clarification would
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dangerous-deception-hiding-evidence-adverse-drug-events
November 09, 2022 - commentary discusses the recent controversy regarding adverse events associated with several commonly prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stoppstart-criteria-potentially-inappropriate-medications-potential-prescribing-omissions
January 19, 2022 - Commentary
Classic
STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate medications/potential prescribing omissions in older people: origin and progress.
Citation Text:
O’Mahony D. STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate medications/potential prescribin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-and-adherence-self-administered-medications
September 29, 2011 - Adherence, the extent to which patients take their treatments as prescribed, is surprisingly low with … prescriptions for medications, and even lower with prescribed lifestyle changes. … require pharmacy collaboration) and manual pill counts during home visits, comparing pill numbers with prescribed … Is this patient taking the treatment as prescribed? JAMA. 1993;269:2779-2781.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/refused-medication-error
November 01, 2005 - medication prescriptions are never filled, and 50% of medications for chronic disease are not taken as prescribed … as the antibiotic rifaximine, should be considered.( 5 ) In this case, the patient's refusal of the prescribed … Throughout the admission and transfer process, the patient's refusal of the prescribed lactulose and … documentation should have included an assessment of the patient's understanding (or lack thereof) of the prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45065/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - Virtual visit physicians
frequently prescribed antibiotics inappropriately, though this is also true