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241. Chartbook #11: Health Care Expenses in the Community Population, 1999
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb11/cb11.shtml
     October 01, 2003 - Inpatient hospital stays, ambulatory medical care, and prescribed medicines accounted for 83% of health … Ambulatory   31.2% Dental  8.8% Home health 5.3% Prescribed medicines … • Private insurance was the largest payer for prescribed medicine expenses (45%), but out-of pocket … • The Medicare share for prescribed medicines (12%) was relatively low. … Prescribed medicine expenses cover all prescribed medications that were initially purchased or refilled

242. 046-Ss-Faqs-Staff-Decolonization-Chg-Nasal (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/046-ss-faqs-staff-decolonization-chg-nasal.docx
     April 01, 2025 - What if my patients have been prescribed other nasal medications? … If the patient’s doctor has prescribed or recommended other nasal medicines, the patient should continue … to use them as prescribed.

243. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-brochure.html
     March 01, 2017 - Take all antibiotics as prescribed for as long as they are prescribed.

244. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/when-need-antibiotic.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - Take all antibiotics as prescribed for as long as they are prescribed. What shouldn’t you do?

245. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49755/psn-pdf
     February 01, 2016 - That night, the patient was given her home medications at the prescribed doses: zolpidem 10 mg at 22: … patients who do not have a documented sleep disorder prior to hospitalization and were not previously prescribed … utilization is associated with adverse effects and detrimental outcomes, such medications are still commonly prescribed … In this case, it is unclear whether the nephrologist who prescribed the hydroxyzine knew that the patient … new sleep aids in the hospital may not need them after discharge and so should not automatically be prescribed

246. Harnessing Health Information Technology to Prevent Medication-Induced Birth Defects - Final report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs017093-schwarz-final-report-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Both CDS systems increased documentation of family planning services when potential teratogens were prescribed … likely than clinicians in the control groups to prescribe or document use of contraception by women prescribed … Of the 14 visits with documentation of contraceptive non-­‐use when a potential teratogen was prescribed … The clinical indication for which a potentially teratogenic medication was prescribed did not affect … Although the intervention was designed to limit PCP liability when a potential teratogen is prescribed

247. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45097/psn-pdf
     May 09, 2017 - Since older patients are typically prescribed more medications, they are at higher risk for adverse … the use of over-the-counter medications declined over time, the number of dietary supplements and prescribed

248. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47266/psn-pdf
     August 08, 2018 - Dentists prescribed the largest share of more than 1 million opioid prescriptions, followed by surgeons … cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overdose-risk-young-children-women-prescribed-opioids

249. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47134/psn-pdf
     March 04, 2019 - hydrocodone to a schedule II agent, which restricted hydrocodone to a 90-day supply that could not be prescribed … refill rates decreased, overall there was no significant difference in the total amount of opioids prescribed

250. Approaches to Address Health Risks for Older Adults
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     March 15, 2025 - Objective 3: To learn about the associations of pain with risk for OUD/OD outcomes in older adults with prescribed … 35 Presentation 3 Unrelieved Pain and Risk of Opioid Use Disorder or Overdose in Older Adults Prescribed … .,high-dose ≥50 MME/daily, duration >90 days, co-use with benzodiazepines) Unrelieved pain after prescribed … Research Aim To examine the associations of pain status with risk of OUD or OD among older adults prescribed … cause prescription opioid misuse (use without a prescription or for reasons or in ways other than as prescribed

251. STATISTICAL BRIEF #491: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, Distributions by Type of Service and Source of Payment, 2013
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st491/stat491.shtml
     July 01, 2016 - 30 percent of total health care expenses for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, and prescribed … Expenses for prescribed medicines were a little over one-fifth of expenses for the full population (22.0 … In addition, persons under age 65 with only public insurance had a higher percentage of spending on prescribed … The percentage of health care spending on prescribed medicines was similar for all insurance groups within … Medicare Part D provides optional coverage for prescribed medicines.

252. STATISTICAL BRIEF #374: Changes in Adult Asthma Medication Use and Expenditures, United States, 1998-1999 to 2008-2009
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st374/stat374.shtml
     July 01, 2012 - During the same period, average annual total expenditures on all prescribed asthma medications quadrupled … From 1998-1999 to 2008-2009, average annual expenditures per user on all prescribed asthma medications … Average annual total expenditures on all prescribed asthma medications by adults with reported treatment … Out-of-pocket expenditures per user on all prescribed asthma medications by adults with reported treatment … Asthma medications : Each drug that was listed as purchased or otherwise obtained in the MEPS Prescribed

253. The Johns Hopkins Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Collaborative Studies and Implements Methods to Prevent Avoidable Cases of Hospital Associated VTE | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/johns-hopkins-venous-thromboembolism-vte-collaborative-studies-and-implements-methods
     June 19, 2024 - and death among hospitalized patients by 50–80%. 19 However, these medications are not universally prescribed … appropriate VTE prophylaxis. 4 Of the hospitalized patients who were prescribed VTE prophylaxis, 12% … the time of the start of the initiative, the VTE Collaborative found that only 33% of patients were prescribed … Of the patients who received suboptimal care, 27% were not prescribed risk-appropriate prophylaxis and … 73% missed at least one dose of prescribed prophylaxis. 26 Results Clinical Decision Support Tool

254. Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Adverse Events, and Costs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/French.pdf
     April 27, 2004 - for older adults, and may be prescribed for long periods of time.17, 28, 30 In our study population … , BZDs were widely prescribed during the study period. … Frequency of prescribed benzodiazepines by strength (1999–2001), age 60+, cont. … Fall-contributing adverse effects of the most frequently prescribed drugs. … Frequency of prescribed benzodiazepines by strength (1999–2001), age 60+ Table 5.

255. Physician prescribing of opioids to patients at increased risk of overdose from benzodiazepine use in the United States. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-prescribing-opioids-patients-increased-risk-overdose-benzodiazepine-use-united
     September 27, 2016 - Patients prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines concurrently may be at increased risk for adverse … Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to identify adults already using a benzodiazepine who were newly prescribed

256. Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs (potentially inappropriate medications) on an elderly care ward. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/less-more-project-reduce-number-pims-potentially-inappropriate-medications-elderly-care-ward
     September 27, 2017 - studies have found that older patients experience high rates of adverse drug events and are often prescribed … a checklist , and plan-do-study-act methods to help identify potentially inappropriate medications prescribed

257. Preventability of hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventability-hospital-acquired-venous-thromboembolism
     December 21, 2014 - VTE at one tertiary care hospital found that many patients who developed VTE while hospitalized were prescribed … appropriate prophylaxis but did not receive all of the prescribed doses.

258. VisualDecisionLinc: Real-Time Decision Support for Behavioral Health - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/visualdecisionlinc-real-time-decision-support-behavioral-health/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - The SSAs include demographics such as race, gender, and age; comorbid conditions; and prescribed medications … At the UI level, the prescribed medications were organized by medication class to facilitate the understanding … of medication combinations prescribed to the comparative population.

259. Reducing the Use of Short-acting Nifedipine by Hypertensives Using a Pharmaceutical Database (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Furmaga.pdf
     January 01, 2005 - and fourth tiers evaluated patient-specific information to determine to whom and why the drug was prescribed … In the third intervention, short-acting nifedipine was prescribed for hypertension in 46.5 percent of … The final intervention (75 patients) resulted in one patient prescribed short-acting nifedipine for … The other patient was being prescribed short-acting nifedipine for the treatment of hypertension. … Overall impact of the interventions From 1999 to 2004, the number of patients prescribed nifedipine

260. Imbedding Research in Practice to Improve Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Raebel_53.pdf
     May 07, 2008 - requiring dosage adjustment based on renal function (Renal Dosing); (5) are 1 pregnant and are prescribed … that are contraindicated during pregnancy (Prescribing during Pregnancy); or (6) are elderly and are prescribed … Pharmacists were alerted to critical warfarin-drug interactions for the nearly 8,000 KPCO members prescribed … An example of this intervention was assessing thyroid function in patients prescribed amiodarone. … Prescribing during pregnancy.6 Pharmacists were alerted that a patient who was pregnant was prescribed