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261. Methodological Challenges in Describing Medication Dosing Errors in Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/McPhillips.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - John Stull, Julia Hecht, Susan Andrade, Marlene Miller, Robert Davis Abstract Although children are prescribed … In our study of pediatric medication errors, we found a wide range of doses prescribed to children for … When medications are prescribed to children off-label, providers often extrapolate pediatric doses from … A child may be prescribed an antibiotic to be taken 5 ml 3 times per day for 10 days (150 ml total) … The automated data will reflect that a 200 ml bottle was dispensed, but not the amount prescribed.

262. Create a Safe Medicine List Together: Scripts (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - We also need to know what other doctors have prescribed and what nonprescription medicines you’re taking … The computer doesn’t always have the medicines that your other doctors prescribed, and we don’t always

263. STATISTICAL BRIEF #428: Trends in Health Care Expenditures for Children under Age 18: 2001, 2006, and 2011
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st428/stat428.shtml
     January 01, 2014 - The proportion of children with expenses for prescribed medicines in 2011 was lower than 2001. … Expenditures by type of service The proportion of children with expenses for prescribed medicines … Prescribed medicines: Includes expenses for all prescribed medications that were initially purchased … type of service, 2001, 2006, and 2011 2001 2006 2011 Office-based 69.7% 71.0% 73.7% Prescribed … for children under age 18 by type of service, 2001, 2006, and 2011 Ambulatory* Inpatient Dental Prescribed

264. STATISTICAL BRIEF #254: Trends in Health Care Expenditures for Adults Ages 18-44: 2006 versus 1996
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     August 01, 2009 - Although the proportion of adults age 18-44 with expenses for prescribed medicines was lower in 2006 … Although the proportion with expenses for prescribed medicines in 2006 was lower than in 1996, this estimate … Prescribed medicines: Includes expenses for all prescribed medications that were initially purchased … Percentage of adults ages 18-44 with expenses by type of service, 1996 and 2006 Year Office-based Prescribed … 2006 Type of Service 1996 2006 Ambulatory 38.2% 41.5% Inpatient 37.4% 28.5% Prescribed

265. Statistical Brief #93: Health Care Expenditures for Injury-Related Conditions, 2002 (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st93/stat93.pdf
     August 01, 2005 - Conversely, conditions resulting from injury and associated medical care received prescribed medicines … Conversely, prescribed medicines accounted for a much smaller proportion of injury-related expenses … The percentage of expenses associated with injuries ranged from only 3.1 percent of all prescribed medicine … – Prescribed medicines: This category includes expenses for all prescribed medications that were initially … 10.8% 36.4% 36.9% 6.4% 9.5% Ambulatory Emergency Department Hospital Inpat ent Home Health Prescribed

266. Pediatric Medication Prescribing Made Simpler and Safer (pdf file)
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     June 16, 2021 - STEPStools also notifies a provider if a prescribed dose is an over- or under-dose for a particular … STEPStools was developed by reviewing 120 medi- cations that make up over 95 percent of the most commonly prescribed … STEPStools was initially tested by comparing STEP- Stools’ suggested doses with actually-prescribed doses

267. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60611/psn-pdf
     June 24, 2020 - as opposed to the prescription label, the patient reported taking 15 mg twice daily for 19 days (as prescribed … White, MD  This patient was prescribed rivaroxaban to prevent arterial re-thrombosis following thrombolysis … The prescribed dosing of rivaroxaban was the package insert recommendation for the treatment of acute … For patients with a CrCl <15 ml/min, rivaroxaban should not be prescribed.1 Rivaroxaban does have an … When a DOAC is prescribed for initial VTE treatment, higher doses may be given initially (e.g., for the

268. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836840/psn-pdf
     April 22, 2021 - and death among hospitalized patients by 50–80%.19 However, these medications are not universally prescribed … A review of patient charts at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2005 found that only 33% of patients were prescribed … appropriate VTE prophylaxis.4 Of the hospitalized patients who were prescribed VTE prophylaxis, 12% … 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

269. Final Progress Report: Prescribing Errors in Ambulatory Pediatric Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/basco-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - substitution errors and to estimate frequencies of dosing errors among narcotic-containing preparations prescribed … For dosing frequency determination, we focused on narcotic-containing drugs prescribed to children 0 … Methods: D-1: Identification of Drugs and Creation of Analytic Datasets: To determine drug prescribed … to children and generally meant to be taken daily; b) the paired drug was prescribed less often for … children or was not expected to be taken daily; c) the paired drugs were generally not prescribed for

270. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - If your family member is experiencing symptoms and bacteria are found, she or he will typically be prescribed … oxygen levels. · If your family member is experiencing a bad cough and a fever, he/she will typically be prescribed … or she definitely has an infection. · It is crucial that your family member take the antibiotics as prescribed … Make sure the doctor and nurses know that an antibiotic should be prescribed for your family member only … them with any of the following questions to ask a nurse or doctor: · Why is my family member being prescribed

271. MEPS_SB529_FINAL (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st529/stat529.pdf
     April 01, 2020 - national public health crisis in the past few years.1 Examining expenses, utilization and financing of prescribed … Only prescriptions purchased or obtained in an outpatient setting (retail and mail-order prescribed … The NSDUH estimates for any opioid use comprise both prescribed use and misuse. … In contrast, MEPS includes only prescribed medicines purchased in outpatient settings (that is, retail … Medicare Part D provides optional coverage for prescribed medicines.

272. Implementing electronic health record default settings to reduce opioid overprescribing: a pilot study. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-electronic-health-record-default-settings-reduce-opioid-overprescribing-pilot
     April 24, 2018 - Patients prescribed high doses of opioids for acute pain are at increased risk of developing long-term … April 17, 2019 An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed

273. Appendix-E-Cdspain-Sample-Clinical-Practice-Guidelines (doc file)
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     October 16, 2020 - Milligram Equivalents (MME) – The number of milligrams of (oral) morphine an opioid dose is equal to when prescribed … Determine the total opioids prescribed (oral MMEs) and tapering speed. 3. … Determine the order of tapering specific opioid medications if more than one is prescribed. 4. … Step 2 – Determine Total Opioids Prescribed (Oral MMEs) and Tapering Speed Opioid tapers can be completed … Step 3 – Determine the Order of Tapering Specific Opioid Medications If More Than One Prescribed If patients

274. Double Trouble | PSNet
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     August 01, 2012 - 2 ) [Go to related commentary] Despite its clear importance, the issue of patient adherence to a prescribed … patient and/or responsible family member previous medication lists alongside the list of medications prescribed … brown-bag check-up” ( 11 ) with their primary care physician, a dedicated time to review all current prescribed … patient and/or responsible family member previous medication lists alongside the list of medications prescribed … multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed

275. Final Progress Report: Improving quality of postoperative pain care through innovative use of electronic health records (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/hernandez-boussard-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Widely-prescribed prodrug opioids (e.g., hydrocodone) require conversion by liver enzyme CYP-2D6 to … For this study, we used a machine learning approach to identify patients prescribed a combination … A total of 14.1% were prescribed both an SSRI and a prodrug opioid, 29.4% were prescribed an SSRI and … a non-prodrug opioid, 18.6% were prescribed a prodrug opioid but were not on SSRIs, and 37.5% were … prescribed a non-prodrug opioid but were not on SSRIs.

276. State of Opioid Use, Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder among Older Adults (pdf file)
     integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/State_of_Opioid_Use_Among_Older_Adults.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - beneficiaries 460,000 beneficiaries obtained opioid prescriptions from 4 or more prescribers and were prescribed … morphine pharmacies in 2017.3 equivalent dose (MED)/day of opioidsin 2017.3 57,611 beneficiaries were prescribed … extreme amounts -1,827,160 beneficiaries exceeding 240 mg MED/day in 2017.3 were co-prescribed opioid

277. Spotlight-Slides-Wright-Schiff (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/spotlight-slides-wright-schiff.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - . 4 Case: Lost Start Date (2) At the time of his discharge home, the physician electronically prescribed … Surescripts network • Yet, there are many opportunities for losing information in the process 15 The Prescribed … Regimen in This Case • The regimen prescribed in this case was very complex • Entering such a regimen

278. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33606/psn-pdf
     December 15, 2024 - For many years, opioids were routinely prescribed for pain of any etiology, despite the fact that opioids … overprescribing has been documented in a wide range of patient populations, and disturbingly, patients often are prescribed … Even when opioids are prescribed appropriately, prescription of unnecessarily large quantities can lead … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-dose-tapering-overdose-or-mental-health-crisis-among-patients-prescribed-long

279. H3 Staff Survey (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Patients diagnosed with ASCVD should be prescribed a statin 1 2 3 4 5 30. … Patients with a primary elevation of LDL ≥190 mg/dL should be prescribed a statin 1 2 3 4 5 31. … DM, between 40-75 years old, with LDL between 70-189 mg/dL, and no diagnosis of ASCVD should be prescribed … diagnosis of ASCVD or DM, with LDL 70-189 mg/dL and an estimated 10-year ASCVD risk ≥7.5% should be prescribed

280. Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - ___________________________________________________ 1 About Your Blood Thinner Your doctor has prescribed … ■ Does the medicine seem different from what your doctor prescribed or look different from what … Your Other Doctors Because you take a blood thinner, you will be seen regularly by the doctor who prescribed … ■ Wear gardening gloves when doing yard work. 8 Food and Your Blood Thinner If your doctor has prescribed