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61. Wide variation and overprescription of opioids after elective surgery. | PSNet
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    April 24, 2018 - Nearly all patients were prescribed opioids after elective surgery. … The median amount of opioids prescribed, 375 oral morphine equivalents, was nearly twice the maximum … Quantity of opioids prescribed differed by sex, body weight, age, and diagnosis, and there were also … 17, 2018 Correlation between 24-hour predischarge opioid use and amount of opioids prescribed

62. Statistical Brief #313: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2008 (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st313/stat313.pdf
    February 01, 2011 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates … Findings In 2008, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by adults age 18 and … When expressed as percentages of all prescribed medicine expenses for adults, these classes ranged … ● Forty-six percent of the adult population with a prescribed drug expense in 2008 purchased a … Top five therapeutic classifications of prescribed drugs ranked by total expenses for adults age 18

63. Statistical Brief #168: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures, 1997 and 2004 (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st168/stat168.pdf
    April 01, 2007 - medicines for those with a prescribed drug purchase. … This brief also provides the percentage of total health care expenditures represented by prescribed … Only prescribed medicines purchased in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates presented … Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … For those persons having at least one prescribed medicine purchase, the average annual number of drug

64. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA Carriers With Devices (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - 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. … Because mupirocin is a prescribed drug, it is possible to track administration across units and to ensure … What if my patients have been prescribed other nasal medications?

65. Adaptation, Education and Motivation: Improving Evidence-Based Medication Adherence Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/mayberry.pdf
    December 19, 2014 - The project proposed to determine if there is a difference in taking medication as prescribed between … medication knowledge and awareness. 3) Improve provider-patient communication. 4) Improve adherence to prescribed … participants showed an increase in medication knowledge and awareness, taking their medications as prescribed

66. RESEARCH FINDINGS #49: Pre-COVID-19 Retail Use and Expenditures for Drugs That Were Subsequently Used to Treat COVID-19
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf49/rf49.shtml
    July 01, 2021 - Almost 75 percent of albuterol fills were prescribed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) … More than half of azithromycin fills were prescribed for acute bronchitis and upper respiratory infections … About half of fentanyl fills were prescribed for osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic joint disorders … Medicines (PMED) files, which have nationally representative information on the outpatient prescribed … Almost 75 percent of albuterol fills were prescribed for COPD and asthma with over 14 percent prescribed

67. FAQs (Staff): Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-mupirocin.docx
    March 01, 2022 - 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. … Because mupirocin is a prescribed drug, it is possible to track administration across units and to ensure … For example, if a patient refuses to take prescribed blood pressure medication, staff would try to encourage

68. Statistical Brief #154: The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total Expense for Adults Age 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004 (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st154/stat154.pdf
    December 01, 2006 - drug expenses the top five therapeutic classes represented, the percentage of those with a 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. … Findings In 2004, the top five therapeutic classes for prescribed drugs purchased by adults age 18 … (figure 2) In 2004, for adults with a prescribed drug expense, central nervous system agents had

69. Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners - Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2015 - Transcript Special Report: Blood Thinner Medications Narrator: Recently, your doctor has prescribed … So you've recently been prescribed blood thinner pills. … Either way, it is important to remember to take your medication exactly as your doctor prescribed. … We've explained why your doctor may have prescribed it, and we've shared a number of things to keep in

70. Maryland Guides Prescribers on Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2013 - Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but are commonly prescribed … "We had very young kids who were being prescribed some of these drugs, and about half were prescribed … analysis of State data revealed that 178 children younger than age 5 years receiving Medicaid were prescribed

71. Multicomponent pharmacist intervention did not reduce clinically important medication errors for ambulatory patients initiating direct oral anticoagulants. | PSNet
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    March 17, 2021 - Pharmacists are frequently involved in medication reviews for hospitalized patients prescribed direct … This randomized controlled study explored pharmacist involvement with patients prescribed DOAC in ambulatory … multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed

72. Persistent opioid use among pediatric patients after surgery. | PSNet
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    January 29, 2020 - Research has found that a significant proportion of adults prescribed opioids in the short term remain … analyzed a large, commercial health care claims database to determine whether children and adolescents prescribed … opioids following surgery were more likely to be prescribed opioids 3 to 6 months later, compared to

73. Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids: an audit study. | PSNet
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    November 17, 2021 - Study Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed … Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids. … Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids.

74. Statistical Brief #153: The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total Expense for the Medicare Population Age 65 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004 (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st153/stat153.pdf
    December 01, 2006 - drug expenses the top five therapeutic classes repre- sented, the percentage of those with a 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. … Findings In 2004, when ranked by total expenses, the top five therapeutic classes for prescribed … Average expense per prescription for the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs ranked by

75. The Deadly Duo | PSNet
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    April 28, 2021 - Further history obtained from the paramedics revealed that the patient had been prescribed amitriptyline … Specifically, a primary care physician prescribed psychiatric medications for a patient with depression … According to one study, antidepressants were prescribed in 2.6% of all primary care visits (~6 million … Antidepressants Prescribed by Medical Doctors in Office Based and Outpatient Settings by Specialty for … CDC: Antidepressants most prescribed drugs in U.S. CNNhealth.com. July 9, 2007.

76. AHRQ Statistical Brief 526 (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st526/stat526.pdf
    October 01, 2019 - categories of care for influenza: ambulatory visits (office-based and hospital outpatient visits), prescribed … an annual average of 78.6 percent had at least one ambulatory visit, 63.8 percent had at least one prescribed … treat the condition was $312 for ambulatory visits (among those with one or more visits), $119 for prescribed … type-specific annual out-of-pocket mean expenses per user were $36 for ambulatory visits, $28 for prescribed … Outpatient Visits files (HC-188F and HC-197F), Emergency Room Visits files (HC- 188E and HC-197E), Prescribed

77. Comparison of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Utilization and Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2013 and 2018 (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st534/stat534.pdf
    February 01, 2021 - Only prescriptions obtained in an outpatient setting (retail and mail-order prescribed medicines) are … Medicines Data File (HC-160A) • 2018 Prescribed Medicines Data File (HC-206A) The files used for … Therapeutic classifications Therapeutic class and subclass were assigned to MEPS prescribed medicines … MEPS prescribed medicines files were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class … A prescribed medicine can be assigned multiple therapeutic classes and subclasses.

78. STATISTICAL BRIEF #534: Comparison of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Utilization and Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2013 and 2018
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st534/stat534.shtml
    February 01, 2021 - Only prescriptions obtained in an outpatient setting (retail and mail-order prescribed medicines) are … Medicines Data File (HC-160A) 2018 Prescribed Medicines Data File (HC-206A) The files … MEPS prescribed medicines files were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class … A prescribed medicine can be assigned multiple therapeutic classes and subclasses. … of antidepressant or antipsychotic, regardless of whether that prescribed medicine has other possible

79. Evidence Summary for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-240-acute-pain-evidence-summary.pdf
    December 01, 2020 - • Being prescribed an opioid for acute low back pain or postoperative pain might be associated with … increased likelihood of use of opioids at long-term followup versus not being prescribed … Being prescribed 3 opioids might be associated with increased risk of long-term use versus … not being prescribed, based on observational studies. … of long-term use versus not being prescribed.

80. Effect of a multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed high-risk medications: a randomized clinical trial. | PSNet
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    April 28, 2021 - multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed … multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed … multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed