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  1. Surgeons' opioid-prescribing habits are hard to kick. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-opioid-prescribing-habits-are-hard-kick
    August 28, 2019 - 20, 2019 Correlation between 24-hour predischarge opioid use and amount of opioids prescribed

  2. Promethazine adverse events after implementation of a medication shortage interchange. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/promethazine-adverse-events-after-implementation-medication-shortage-interchange
    October 26, 2010 - The authors concluded that age and the number of prescribed medications a patient is currently receiving

  3. Optimizing medication safety in the home. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimizing-medication-safety-home
    August 24, 2015 - care services are vulnerable to adverse events, as they are generally chronically ill and take many prescribed

  4. Medication-error alerts for warfarin orders detected by a bar-code-assisted medication administration system. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-error-alerts-warfarin-orders-detected-bar-code-assisted-medication-administration
    July 03, 2014 - The vast majority of warnings about warfarin (a commonly prescribed anticoagulant) generated by a bar-code

  5. Defining minimum necessary anticoagulation-related communication at discharge: Consensus of the Care Transitions Task Force of the New York State Anticoagulation Coalition. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-minimum-necessary-anticoagulation-related-communication-discharge-consensus-care
    March 04, 2020 - Patients prescribed high-risk medications , including anticoagulants , are at increased risk for adverse

  6. The effectiveness of interruptive prescribing alerts in ambulatory CPOE to change prescriber behaviour and improve safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-interruptive-prescribing-alerts-ambulatory-cpoe-change-prescriber-behaviour-and
    February 02, 2022 - Review The effectiveness of interruptive prescribing alerts in ambulatory CPOE to change prescriber behaviour and improve safety. Citation Text: Cerqueira O, Gill M, Swar B, et al. The effectiveness of interruptive prescribing alerts in ambulatory CPOE to change prescriber behaviour and …

  7. Evaluating the impact of a pharmacist-led prescribing feedback intervention on prescribing errors in a hospital setting. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-impact-pharmacist-led-prescribing-feedback-intervention-prescribing-errors
    August 26, 2020 - Study Evaluating the impact of a pharmacist-led prescribing feedback intervention on prescribing errors in a hospital setting. Citation Text: Lloyd M, Watmough SD, O'Brien SV, et al. Evaluating the impact of a pharmacist-led prescribing feedback intervention on prescribing errors in a ho…

  8. The impact of electronic communication of medication discontinuation (CancelRx) on medication safety: a pilot study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-communication-medication-discontinuation-cancelrx-medication-safety-pilot
    December 07, 2022 - This study found that CancelRx implementation eliminated the sale of electronically prescribed medications

  9. Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evolution and Evidence. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-evolution-and-evidence
    November 23, 2005 - the current state of prescription drug monitoring programs as one approach to reduce the misuse of prescribed

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33834/psn-pdf
    May 22, 2017 - of addiction, injuries, and deaths from opioids highlight the question of why so many of them are prescribed … the country to get a 4- week continuous supply of oxycodone.(7) One reason so many opioids have been prescribed … PDMPs allow providers to review their patient's history with prescribed controlled substances prior

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49447/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2004 - The injunction to be conversant with all drugs prescribed is axiomatic but probably unrealistic. … oncologist had greater "authority" than the pharmacist, and therefore decided to adhere to the order as prescribed … should not dispense any drug based on a prescription without data that support its use in the manner prescribed

  12. Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-can-change-opioid-prescribing-habits-progress-comes-small-doses
    July 10, 2019 - 2023 Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed

  13. Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/functional-health-literacy-and-understanding-medications-discharge
    April 24, 2018 - discharge from an inpatient medical service and discovered that the majority were aware of new medications prescribed

  14. Patient reported receipt of medication instructions for warfarin is associated with reduced risk of serious bleeding events. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-reported-receipt-medication-instructions-warfarin-associated-reduced-risk-serious
    February 03, 2011 - Patients who received specific instructions (from physicians, nurses, or pharmacists) when prescribed

  15. Opioid prescribing after surgical extraction of teeth in Medicaid patients, 2000–2010. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-after-surgical-extraction-teeth-medicaid-patients-2000-2010
    March 02, 2011 - extraction for a cohort of Medicaid patients and found significant variation in the amount of medication prescribed

  16. Potentially unintended discontinuation of long-term medication use after elective surgical procedures. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-unintended-discontinuation-long-term-medication-use-after-elective-surgical
    October 16, 2012 - medication use may have been compromised after elective procedures and found that patients who were prescribed

  17. CDC guideline for opioid prescribing associated with reduced dispensing to certain patients with chronic pain. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-opioid-prescribing-associated-reduced-dispensing-certain-patients-chronic-pain
    October 13, 2018 - guidelines was associated with reductions in the percentage of patients receiving opioids, average dose prescribed

  18. Deaths among opioid users: impact of potential inappropriate prescribing practices. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deaths-among-opioid-users-impact-potential-inappropriate-prescribing-practices
    October 19, 2011 - study, researchers examined pharmacy claims data on Georgia Medicaid patients without cancer who were prescribed

  19. 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

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865658/psn-pdf
    April 24, 2024 - She has been prescribed a daily dose of polyethylene glycol 3350 to prevent constipation, but she often … In this scenario, an 80-year-old resident weighing 180-pounds was prescribed a daily dose of polyethylene … consideration of the resident acuity, the special circumstances and potential risks of the resident who was prescribed
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