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  1. STATISTICAL BRIEF #137: Treatment of Sore Throats: Antibiotic Prescriptions and Throat Cultures for Children under 18 Years of Age, 2002-2004 (Average Annual)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st137/stat137.shtml
    August 01, 2006 - Of these children, over two-thirds (69.7 percent) were prescribed antibiotics to treat their sore throat … Approximately one of every five children who were prescribed an antibiotic did not receive a throat swab … Teenage children 13-17 years of age were less likely to have an antibiotic prescribed for a sore throat … Uninsured children were less likely to have an antibiotic prescribed for a sore throat (64.2 percent) … Children in the South were most likely (74.7 percent) to have an antibiotic prescribed for treatment

  2. STATISTICAL BRIEF #137: Treatment of Sore Throats: Antibiotic Prescriptions and Throat Cultures for Children under 18 Years of Age, 2002-2004 (Average Annual)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st137/draft/stat137.shtml
    August 01, 2006 - Of these children, over two-thirds (69.7 percent) were prescribed antibiotics to treat their sore throat … Approximately one of every five children who were prescribed an antibiotic did not receive a throat swab … Teenage children 13-17 years of age were less likely to have an antibiotic prescribed for a sore throat … Uninsured children were less likely to have an antibiotic prescribed for a sore throat (64.2 percent) … Children in the South were most likely (74.7 percent) to have an antibiotic prescribed for treatment

  3. STATISTICAL BRIEF #65: Top 10 Outpatient Prescription Medicines Ranked by Utilization and Expenditures for the Near Elderly in the U.S. Community Population, 2002

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st65/stat65.shtml
    February 01, 2005 - In 2002, when ranked by total expenditures, the top 10 prescribed medicines for the near elderly totaled … $7.39 billion, representing nearly one-fourth (23.8 percent) of total prescribed medicine expenditures … Lipitor, Zocor, and Pravachol, the three cholesterol-lowering prescribed medicines that ranked in the … Findings In 2002, the top 10 household-reported prescribed medicines for the near elderly when ranked … Medicines for Persons Age 55-64, by Total Expenditures, 2002 Rank Prescribed medicine name

  4. STATISTICAL BRIEF #65: Top 10 Outpatient Prescription Medicines Ranked by Utilization and Expenditures for the Near Elderly in the U.S. Community Population, 2002

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st65/draft/stat65.shtml
    February 01, 2005 - In 2002, when ranked by total expenditures, the top 10 prescribed medicines for the near elderly totaled … $7.39 billion, representing nearly one-fourth (23.8 percent) of total prescribed medicine expenditures … Lipitor, Zocor, and Pravachol, the three cholesterol-lowering prescribed medicines that ranked in the … Findings In 2002, the top 10 household-reported prescribed medicines for the near elderly when ranked … Medicines for Persons Age 55-64, by Total Expenditures, 2002 Rank Prescribed medicine name

  5. Sb115

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st115/sb115.xml
    February 01, 2006 - Highlights In 2002-03, an annual average of 3.5 percent of adults had ambulatory care visits and/or prescribed …

    Among those with ambulatory visits and/or prescribed medicine purchases to treat headaches … and/or one prescribed medicine purchase during the year. … Average annual expenditures for ambulatory care and prescribed medicines, by type of headache,* 2002- … Average annual expenditures for ambulatory care and prescribed medicines, by type of headache,* 2002-

  6. Sb148

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st148/sb148.xml
    November 01, 2006 - the population with the highest prescription drug spending) accounted for nearly 10 percent of total prescribed … In 2003, a higher proportion of adult Medicare beneficiaries in the top 10 percent of the prescribed …

    Only prescribed medicines purchases in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates … Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … In addition, there was a smaller proportion of beneficiaries in the top 10 percent of the prescribed

  7. STATISTICAL BRIEF #58: Chronic Conditions and Outpatient Prescription Medicines for Persons 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1987 and 2001

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st58/stat58.shtml
    December 01, 2004 - Of the percentage of adults who reported having high cholesterol, those who reported taking a prescribed … The percentage of adults who reported having diabetes and taking a prescribed medicine to treat diabetes … Introduction This Statistical Brief compares data from 1987 and 2001 on the use of prescribed medicines … medicines utilization and expenditures, 1 provides information on how the use of prescribed medicines … medicine for condition Percentage of adults who reported taking a prescribed medicine for condition

  8. Statistical Brief #58: Chronic Conditions and Outpatient Prescription Medicines for Persons 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1987 and 2001 (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st58/stat58.pdf
    December 01, 2004 - medicines utilization and expenditures,1 provides information on how the use of prescribed medicines … � The percentage of adults who reported having diabetes and taking a prescribed medicine to treat … Adults with a condition who did not report receiving any medical visits or prescribed drugs for the … condition in the reference year are excluded from this analysis.2 Prescribed medicines that linked … who reported taking a prescribed medicine for Percentage of adults who reported taking a prescribed

  9. STATISTICAL BRIEF #58: Chronic Conditions and Outpatient Prescription Medicines for Persons 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1987 and 2001

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st58/draft/stat58.shtml
    December 01, 2004 - Of the percentage of adults who reported having high cholesterol, those who reported taking a prescribed … The percentage of adults who reported having diabetes and taking a prescribed medicine to treat diabetes … Introduction This Statistical Brief compares data from 1987 and 2001 on the use of prescribed medicines … medicines utilization and expenditures, 1 provides information on how the use of prescribed medicines … medicine for condition Percentage of adults who reported taking a prescribed medicine for condition

  10. Statistical Brief #137: Treatment of Sore Throats: Antibiotic Prescriptions and Throat Cultures for Children under 18 Years of Age, 2002–2004 (Average Annual) (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st137/stat137.pdf
    August 01, 2006 - Of these children, over two-thirds (69.7 percent) were prescribed antibiotics to treat their sore … Children in metropolitan statistical areas with sore throats were less likely to be prescribed an … Children 5–12 years of age who were prescribed an antibiotic were more likely to have a throat swab … Uninsured children were less likely to have an antibiotic prescribed for a sore throat (64.2 percent … Children in the South were most likely (74.7 percent) to have an antibiotic prescribed for treatment

  11. Sb180

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st180/sb180.xml
    July 01, 2007 - Only prescribed medicines purchases in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates. … Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … Findings
    In 2004, the top five household-reported prescribed medicines when ranked by annual … medicines: Top five prescribed medicines ranked by total expenditures for children age 17 and under … medicines: Top five prescribed medicines ranked by total expenditures for children age 17 and under

  12. STATISTICAL BRIEF #66: Top 10 Outpatient Prescription Medicines Ranked by Utilization and Expenditures for the Elderly in the U.S. Community Population, 2002

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st66/stat66.shtml
    February 01, 2005 - Stagnitti, MPA Highlights Expenditures for prescribed medicines reported as purchased by … nearly one-fourth (24.8 percent) of total prescribed medicine expenditures by the elderly. … The brief also provides trends in annual prescribed medicine expenditures by the elderly from 1996 to … The estimates in this brief are derived from prescribed medicine data in the Household Component of the … Medicines for Persons Age 65 and Older, by Total Expenditures, 2002 Rank Prescribed medicine

  13. STATISTICAL BRIEF #66: Top 10 Outpatient Prescription Medicines Ranked by Utilization and Expenditures for the Elderly in the U.S. Community Population, 2002

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st66/draft/stat66.shtml
    February 01, 2005 - Stagnitti, MPA Highlights Expenditures for prescribed medicines reported as purchased by … nearly one-fourth (24.8 percent) of total prescribed medicine expenditures by the elderly. … The brief also provides trends in annual prescribed medicine expenditures by the elderly from 1996 to … The estimates in this brief are derived from prescribed medicine data in the Household Component of the … Medicines for Persons Age 65 and Older, by Total Expenditures, 2002 Rank Prescribed medicine

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45780/psn-pdf
    March 15, 2017 - Overdose risk in young children of women prescribed opioids. … Overdose Risk in Young Children of Women Prescribed Opioids. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overdose-risk-young-children-women-prescribed-opioids Opioid-related harm … This case control study examined the risk of opioid overdose among children whose mothers were prescribed … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overdose-risk-young-children-women-prescribed-opioids https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  15. Sb137

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st137/sb137.xml
    August 01, 2006 - Of these children, over two-thirds (69.7 percent) were prescribed antibiotics to treat their sore throat … Approximately one of every five children who were prescribed an antibiotic did not receive a throat swab …
  16. Antibiotics should not be prescribed for children whose symptoms indicate a low probability … Uninsured children were less likely to have an antibiotic prescribed for a sore throat (64.2 percent) … Children in the South were most likely (74.7 percent) to have an antibiotic prescribed for treatment

  • Morris CJ et al. 2006 "Preventing drug related morbidity: a process for facilitating changes in practice." | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/morris-cj-et
    January 01, 2023 - Most practices "reviewed specific patient groups - for example, asthmatic patients prescribed b blockers … Issues that were identified included (1) "[f]ollow up of patients not prescribed aspirin or a beta blocker … after MI" (three practices), (2) "[f]ollow up of all asthmatic patients prescribed oral beta blockers … " (two practices), (3) "[r]eviewing blood results of patients prescribed carbamazepine" (one practice … template on contraindications was filled in, so that it is clear whether a post-MI patient should be prescribed

  • STATISTICAL BRIEF #115: Health Service Use and Expenses for Migraines and Other Headaches, 2002-03 (Average Annual Estimates)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st115/stat115.shtml
    February 01, 2006 - Among those with ambulatory visits and/or prescribed medicine purchases to treat headaches in 2002-03 … Ambulatory and prescribed medicine use At least one visit to a medical provider and/or one prescribed … Average annual expenditures for ambulatory care and prescribed medicines, by type of headache,* 2002- … Average annual expenditures for ambulatory care and prescribed medicines, by age and sex,* 2002-03 … Percentage of total ambulatory and prescribed drug expenditures attributable to headaches,* by age and

  • STATISTICAL BRIEF #115: Health Service Use and Expenses for Migraines and Other Headaches, 2002-03 (Average Annual Estimates)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st115/draft/stat115.shtml
    February 01, 2006 - Among those with ambulatory visits and/or prescribed medicine purchases to treat headaches in 2002-03 … Ambulatory and prescribed medicine use At least one visit to a medical provider and/or one prescribed … Average annual expenditures for ambulatory care and prescribed medicines, by type of headache,* 2002- … Average annual expenditures for ambulatory care and prescribed medicines, by age and sex,* 2002-03 … Percentage of total ambulatory and prescribed drug expenditures attributable to headaches,* by age and

  • Higher Opioid Doses Prescribed for White Patients than Black Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/774.html
    July 01, 2021 - Higher Opioid Doses Prescribed for White Patients than Black Patients Issue Number 774 AHRQ … Today's Headlines: Higher Opioid Doses Prescribed for White Patients than Black Patients . … Higher Opioid Doses Prescribed for White Patients than Black Patients Black and White patients received … Black and White Medicare patients at 310 health systems was similar, the average annual opioid dose prescribed … to White patients by health systems was 36 percent higher than the average dose prescribed to Black

  • Sb58

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st58/sb58.xml
    December 01, 2004 - Of the percentage of adults who reported having high cholesterol, those who reported taking a prescribed … The percentage of adults who reported having diabetes and taking a prescribed medicine to treat diabetes … Introduction
    This Statistical Brief compares data from 1987 and 2001 on the use of prescribed … 2 Prescribed medicines that linked to … medicine for condition Percentage of adults who reported taking a prescribed
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