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  1. May I Have Another?—Medication Error | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/may-i-have-another-medication-error
    March 01, 2009 - state mandates to do so.( 16 ) Furthermore, pharmacists may not be fully aware of why a patient was prescribed … Older patients also may be more likely to lack sufficient knowledge to safely use prescribed medications … Therefore, all patients may be at risk of confusion and inadequate understanding of prescribed medications … Communication, compliance, and concordance between physicians and patients with prescribed medications … Intervention to enhance communication about newly prescribed medications.

  2. Using Information Technology for Patient-Centered Communication and Decisionmaking about Medications - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-information-technology-patient-centered-communication-and-decisionmaking/annual-summary/2011
    January 01, 2011 - When new medication was prescribed, the system generated a plain-language medication information sheet … existing practices to ensure medication reconciliation, education, and counseling when new medication is prescribed

  3. Effective Health Care (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0193_08-12-2009.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - controlled clinical trials, it is difficult to ensure that every patient takes all of their medications as prescribed … Clinical Guidelines and Evidence Review for Medicines Adherence: involving patients in decisions about prescribed

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45469/psn-pdf
    January 18, 2017 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mandatory-provider-review-and-pain-clinic-laws-reduce-amounts-opioids-prescribed-and-overdose

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46988/psn-pdf
    April 25, 2018 - opioid-prescribing-patterns-emergency-physicians-and-risk-long-term-use https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-reduction-prescribed-opioid-use-chronic-non-cancer-pain

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47122/psn-pdf
    June 13, 2018 - medication-safety-ambulatory-chemotherapy-setting https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discrepancies-between-prescribed-and-actual-pediatric-home-parenteral-nutrition-solutions

  7. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on PrEP for HIV Prevention (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/hiv-prep-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
    January 17, 2023 - PrEP is most effective when taken as prescribed. … healthcare professionals to help their patients who are on PrEP understand the importance of taking it as prescribed

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49631/psn-pdf
    July 01, 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. [go to PubMed] 7.

  9. Ross S et al. 2005 "Effects of electronic prescribing on formulary compliance and generic drug utilization in the ambulatory care setting: a retrospective analysis of administrative claims data." | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/ross-s-et-al-2005
    January 01, 2005 - were examined for each group; for the e-prescriber group, this included all claims, not just those prescribed … Ten of the most prescribed categories of drugs were assessed....

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46278/psn-pdf
    July 19, 2017 - predictors-hospital-postoperative-opioid-overdose-after-major-elective-operations-nationally https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-prescribed-after-low-risk-surgical-procedures-united-states

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47599/psn-pdf
    January 27, 2019 - association-opioid-prescribing-opioid-consumption-after-surgery-michigan This observational study found that when patients were prescribed

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40286/psn-pdf
    March 09, 2011 - medication-error-alerts-warfarin-orders-detected-bar-code-assisted- medication-administration The vast majority of warnings about warfarin (a commonly prescribed

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38104/psn-pdf
    February 18, 2011 - risk-serious Patients who received specific instructions (from physicians, nurses, or pharmacists) when prescribed

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44554/psn-pdf
    November 20, 2015 - describes an incident involving a patient with moderate dementia that worsened when opioids were prescribed

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46717/psn-pdf
    April 16, 2018 - More patients were prescribed nonopioid pain medications after guideline implementation than before.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39740/psn-pdf
    August 11, 2010 - testing revealed that the developed guidelines were not being consistently followed, with infrequently prescribed

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74164/psn-pdf
    March 20, 2013 - likely to diagnose acute respiratory tract infections in white children, and, when antibiotics were prescribed

  18. STATISTICAL BRIEF #505: Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids in the U.S. Adult Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2015

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st505/stat505.shtml
    November 01, 2017 - have become serious public health problems in the United States. 1 Examining use and expenses for prescribed … The estimates in this Statistical Brief are based upon data from the MEPS HC-178A: 2015 Prescribed … The NSDUH any use estimates comprise both prescribed use and misuse. … In contrast, MEPS includes only prescribed drugs purchased in outpatient settings. … Medicare Part D provides optional coverage for prescribed medicines.

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49470/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2004 - Upon review of his discharge orders, it was discovered that the spironolactone was mistakenly prescribed … to patient factors, longer lengths of stay, a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, and more medications prescribed … The risk appears to be stable, or gradually increase, until the number of prescribed medications exceeds … On first glance, being prescribed 12 medications appears extraordinary; however, this is not terribly … information describing the most responsible diagnosis, the results of important tests, the medications prescribed

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46383/psn-pdf
    September 20, 2017 - the current state of prescription drug monitoring programs as one approach to reduce the misuse of prescribed
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