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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61093/psn-pdf
November 04, 2020 - Impact of a nationwide prospective drug utilization review
program to improve prescribing safety of … Impact of a nationwide prospective drug utilization review program to
improve prescribing safety of … are at greater risk of experiencing adverse drug events and recent efforts have focused on
avoiding prescribing … a nationwide prospective drug utilization review lowered some potentially inappropriate medication
prescribing … among older adults in South Korea, there were no statistically significant changes in prescribing
trends
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48186/psn-pdf
August 28, 2019 - Inappropriate prescribing defined by STOPP and START
criteria and its association with adverse drug … Inappropriate prescribing defined by STOPP and START criteria and its
association with adverse drug … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-prescribing-defined-stopp-and-start-criteria-and-its-association … Inappropriate prescribing
was detected in 59% of patients and potentially inappropriate medications … -2
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stoppstart-criteria-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-older-people-version
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838010/psn-pdf
September 07, 2022 - Effect of different interventions to help primary care
clinicians avoid unsafe opioid prescribing in … Effect of different interventions to help primary care clinicians
avoid unsafe opioid prescribing in … e.g., default order sets) in the electronic health record (EHR) have been shown to encourage
safer prescribing … This study evaluated the effect of nudges to reduce
opioid prescribing for opioid-naïve patients with … The three intervention groups showed reduced opioid prescribing compared to control.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853973/psn-pdf
September 27, 2023 - STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate
prescribing in older people: version 3. … STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate
prescribing in older people: version 3. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stoppstart-criteria-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-older-people-version … Screening Tool to Alert to Right
Treatment) criteria are used to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stoppstart-criteria-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-older-people-version
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861290/psn-pdf
January 24, 2024 - Potentially inappropriate prescribing in long-term care
and its relationship with probable delirium. … Potentially inappropriate prescribing in long-term care and its
relationship with probable delirium. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-long-term-care-and-its-relationship … -
probable-delirium
Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is common and can contribute to patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-long-term-care-and-its-relationship-probable-delirium
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72528/psn-pdf
December 02, 2020 - Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing
in primary healthcare: systematic review. … Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing in primary
healthcare: systematic review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-remote-consultations-antibiotic-prescribing-primary-healthcare- … in primary care changes antibiotic prescribing practices. … Future research should further assess
remote prescribing to ensure there are no negative impacts on
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47264/psn-pdf
October 03, 2018 - Potentially inappropriate opioid prescribing, overdose,
and mortality in Massachusetts, 2011–2015. … Potentially Inappropriate Opioid Prescribing, Overdose, and Mortality
in Massachusetts, 2011-2015. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-opioid-prescribing-overdose-and-mortality-
massachusetts … -2011-2015
High-risk opioid prescribing practices contribute to increased opioid use and opioid-related … In this
cohort study, researchers found that potentially inappropriate opioid prescribing was associated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837060/psn-pdf
May 11, 2022 - Clinician distress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
for acute respiratory tract infections: … Clinician distress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for
acute respiratory tract infections: … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinician-distress-and-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescribing-acute-respiratory … -
tract
Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics to treat viral illnesses is an ongoing patient safety … study
examined the association between clinician depression, anxiety, and burnout and inappropriate prescribing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838922/psn-pdf
October 26, 2022 - Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent
prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines by
prescribers … Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids
and benzodiazepines by prescribers … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-pharmacist-email-alerts-concurrent-prescribing-opioids-and-
benzodiazepines-prescribers … Concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines can put patients at increased risk of overdose … clinicians caring for patients recently co-prescribed
opioids and benzodiazepines did not reduce concurrent prescribing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837971/psn-pdf
September 01, 2022 - Frailty and potentially inappropriate prescribing in older
people with polypharmacy: a bi-directional … Frailty and potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with polypharmacy: a bi-
directional … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frailty-and-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-older-people-polypharmacy-bi … -
directional
Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) among older adults is common and can result … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-older-people-primary-care-and-its
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47628/psn-pdf
March 13, 2019 - Prescribing in 2019: what are the safety concerns?
March 13, 2019
Coleman JJ. … Prescribing in 2019: what are the safety concerns? Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2019;18(2):69-74. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-2019-what-are-safety-concerns
Medication errors present challenges … This review examines prescribing concerns and highlights three areas of focus to improve safety:
engagement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-2019-what-are-safety-concerns
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-types-and-causes-prescribing-errors-generated-using-computerized-provider
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48040/psn-pdf
July 24, 2019 - Potentially inappropriate prescribing among older
persons: a meta-analysis of observational studies. … Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing Among Older Persons: A Meta-
Analysis of Observational Studies … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-among-older-persons-meta-analysis- … observational-studies
Many older patients experience medication-related harm due to inappropriate prescribing … This meta-
analysis found that potentially inappropriate medication prescribing in older patients worsened
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50884/psn-pdf
February 12, 2020 - Prescribing patterns of heart failure-exacerbating
medications following a heart failure hospitalization … Prescribing patterns of heart failure-exacerbating
medications following a heart failure hospitalization … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-patterns-heart-failure-exacerbating-medications-following-heart … This study examined patterns of prescribing HF-exacerbating medications for Medicare
beneficiaries 65 … Harmful prescribing practices were most strongly associated with
small hospital size and patients with
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74192/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - Safer prescribing and care for the elderly (SPACE):
cluster randomised controlled trial in general practice … Safer prescribing and care for the elderly (SPACE): cluster
randomised controlled trial in general practice … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-prescribing-and-care-elderly-space-cluster-randomised-controlled-trial … This randomized trial examined the usefulness of an
existing intervention to support safer prescribing … in general practice to improve safe high-risk prescribing.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60950/psn-pdf
September 23, 2020 - An effective intervention: limiting opioid prescribing as a
means of reducing opioid analgesic misuse … An effective intervention: limiting opioid prescribing as a means of
reducing opioid analgesic misuse … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effective-intervention-limiting-opioid-prescribing-means-reducing-opioid … This essay describes
governmental action taken to adjust prescribing patterns, their effect, and strategies … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866909/psn-pdf
October 09, 2024 - General practitioners' risk literacy and real-world
prescribing of potentially hazardous drugs: a cross … General practitioners’ risk literacy and real-world prescribing
of potentially hazardous drugs: a cross-sectional … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/general-practitioners-risk-literacy-and-real-world-prescribing-potentially … statistical information, such
as relative vs absolute risk, related to medical interventions) and prescribing … opioids, gabapentin, benzodiazepines) compared with physicians with low risk
literacy; antibiotic prescribing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842766/psn-pdf
January 18, 2023 - Effect of prescriber notifications of patient’s fatal
overdose on opioid prescribing at 4 to 12 months … Effect of prescriber notifications of patient’s fatal overdose on opioid
prescribing at 4 to 12 months … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-prescriber-notifications-patients-fatal-overdose-opioid-prescribing … This article reports on the same cohort’s prescribing behavior at 4-12 months. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-prescriber-notifications-patients-fatal-overdose-opioid-prescribing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844754/psn-pdf
September 18, 2019 - How do stakeholders experience the adoption of
electronic prescribing systems in hospitals? … How do stakeholders experience the adoption of electronic prescribing
systems in hospitals? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-do-stakeholders-experience-adoption-electronic-prescribing-systems- … hospitals-systematic
This systematic review synthesizes the qualitative evidence about electronic prescribing … Benefits of electronic prescribing included improved quality,
safety, documentation, and enhanced reputation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837502/psn-pdf
June 22, 2022 - Toward safer opioid prescribing in HIV care (TOWER): a
mixed-methods, cluster-randomized trial. … Toward safer opioid prescribing in HIV care (TOWER): a
mixed-methods, cluster-randomized trial. … In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued an opioid prescribing guideline intended to reverse … This study describes the development, implementation,
and effect of a safe prescribing strategy (TOWER … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48113/psn-pdf
July 10, 2019 - Surgeons' opioid-prescribing habits are hard to kick.
July 10, 2019
Appleby J; Lucas E. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-opioid-prescribing-habits-are-hard-kick
Solutions to address the … news article reports on an analysis of 5 years of Medicare data that revealed particular physician
prescribing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-opioid-prescribing-habits-are-hard-kick
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/ … wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reduction-opioid-prescribing-through-evidence-based-prescribing-guidelines