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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-patterns-among-medical-providers-united-states-2003-17-retrospective
May 11, 2016 - Using data from a large, national private insurance provider including 134 million opioid prescription … In 2017, the top 1% of opioid providers prescribed 27% of all opioid prescriptions and accounted for … A large proportion of prescriptions written by high prescribing opioid providers exceeded guidelines … In contrast, the majority of prescriptions for the bottom 99% of prescribers met prescribing guidelines … May 17, 2017
Our other prescription drug problem.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47048/psn-pdf
April 22, 2023 - National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
April 16, 2023
Drug Enforcement Administration. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day
Removing unused medications from … The sponsors also provide education to highlight the importance
of appropriate disposal of unused prescription … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fentanyl-patch-can-be-deadly-children … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73853/psn-pdf
September 22, 2021 - Incidence of prescription errors in patients discharged
from the emergency department. … Incidence of prescription errors in patients discharged from the
emergency department. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-prescription-errors-patients-discharged-emergency-department … overall error rate of 16.5% was observed,
including errors in directions, quantity prescribed, and prescriptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-prescription-errors-patients-discharged-emergency-department
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/personalised-performance-feedback-reduces-narcotic-prescription-errors-nicu
July 13, 2010 - Study
Personalised performance feedback reduces narcotic prescription errors in a … Personalised performance feedback reduces narcotic prescription errors in a NICU. … Personalised performance feedback reduces narcotic prescription errors in a NICU.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-and-dentists-still-flooding-us-opioid-prescriptions
October 13, 2018 - Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions. … Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions. … RIS
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-centered-prescription-drug-label-promote-appropriate-medication-use-and-adherence
December 21, 2014 - Study
A patient-centered prescription drug label to promote appropriate medication … A Patient-Centered Prescription Drug Label to Promote Appropriate Medication Use and Adherence. … A Patient-Centered Prescription Drug Label to Promote Appropriate Medication Use and Adherence. … June 20, 2018
To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label … April 19, 2017
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-do-no-harm-marshaling-clinician-leadership-counter-opioid-epidemic
July 19, 2017 - The report highlights the increasing rate of opioid prescriptions in parallel with rising numbers of … The authors call for improved access to opioid prescription and dispensing data and more stringent regulation … November 8, 2017
Pain Management and Prescription Opioid-related Harms: Exploring the … September 29, 2017
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evolution and Evidence. … February 14, 2017
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48171/psn-pdf
August 21, 2019 - Reducing drug prescription errors and adverse drug
events by application of a probabilistic, machine-learning … Reducing drug prescription errors and adverse drug events by application
of a probabilistic, machine-learning … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-drug-prescription-errors-and-adverse-drug-events-application- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-drug-prescription-errors-and-adverse-drug-events-application-probabilistic-machine … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-drug-prescription-errors-and-adverse-drug-events-application-probabilistic-machine
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848089/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - Patient Safety Advisory: fentanyl counterfeit prescription
medications that contain fentanyl and patient … Patient Safety Advisory: fentanyl counterfeit prescription medications
that contain fentanyl and patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-advisory-fentanyl-counterfeit-prescription-medications-contain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-advisory-fentanyl-counterfeit-prescription-medications-contain-fentanyl-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-advisory-fentanyl-counterfeit-prescription-medications-contain-fentanyl-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/856583/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Prescription opioid dose reductions and potential adverse
events: a multi-site observational cohort … Prescription opioid dose reductions and potential adverse events: a
multi-site observational cohort … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-dose-reductions-and-potential-adverse-events-multi-site … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-dose-reductions-and-potential-adverse-events-multi-site-observational … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-dose-reductions-and-potential-adverse-events-multi-site-observational
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/work-effort-readability-and-quality-pharmacy-transcription-patient-directions-electronic
June 29, 2022 - Work effort, readability and quality of pharmacy transcription of patient directions from electronic prescriptions … Clinicians commonly use free-text to generate electronic prescriptions (e-prescriptions); however, … This retrospective study found that about half of the patient directions on e-prescriptions contained … November 14, 2018
Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/residents-numeric-inputting-error-computerized-physician-order-entry-prescription
March 24, 2019 - Study
Residents' numeric inputting error in computerized physician order entry prescription … Residents' numeric inputting error in computerized physician order entry prescription. … Residents' numeric inputting error in computerized physician order entry prescription. … Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescriptions-among-us-ambulatory-care-visits-2010-2011
November 12, 2014 - Study
Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory care … Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011. … More than 12% of all outpatient visits in the United States in 2010–2011 resulted in an antibiotic prescription … WebM&M commentary discusses catastrophic complications resulting from an inappropriate antibiotic prescription … January 15, 2025
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioids-medicare-needs-expand-oversight-efforts-reduce-risk-harm
December 06, 2017 - Book/Report
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-drug-safety-communication-fda-requires-labeling-changes-prescription-opioid-cough-and
January 25, 2017 - Government Resource
FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA requires labeling changes for prescription … Citation Text:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-simulation-improve-first-year-pharmacy-students-ability-identify-medication-errors
January 23, 2017 - to improve first-year pharmacy students' ability to identify medication errors involving the top 100 prescription … to Improve First-Year Pharmacy Students' Ability to Identify Medication Errors Involving the Top 100 Prescription … Pharmacists can intercept prescription errors before they reach patients. … to Improve First-Year Pharmacy Students' Ability to Identify Medication Errors Involving the Top 100 Prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45636/psn-pdf
September 26, 2018 - Pharmacist outpatient prescription review in the
emergency department: a pediatric tertiary hospital … Pharmacist Outpatient Prescription Review in the Emergency Department: A Pediatric
Tertiary Hospital … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-outpatient-prescription-review-emergency-department-pediatric … In this study,
pharmacists in a pediatric emergency department (ED) reviewed all discharge prescriptions … Over a 1-year period,
pharmacists intervened rarely (0.25% of prescriptions), averted 10 incidents of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72474/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Associations of physicians’ prescribing experience, work
hours, and workload with prescription errors … Associations of physicians’ prescribing experience, work
hours, and workload with prescription errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-physicians-prescribing-experience-work-hours-and-workload-
prescription-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-physicians-prescribing-experience-work-hours-and-workload-prescription-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-physicians-prescribing-experience-work-hours-and-workload-prescription-errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837631/psn-pdf
July 06, 2022 - The impact of an electronic alert to reduce the risk of co-
prescription of low molecular weight heparins … The impact of an electronic alert to reduce the risk of co-prescription of
low molecular weight heparins … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-alert-reduce-risk-co-prescription-low-molecular-weight … Researchers assessed prescribers’ actions following an alert for new
prescriptions of Low Molecular … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-alert-reduce-risk-co-prescription-low-molecular-weight-heparins-and-direct
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47721/psn-pdf
April 24, 2019 - Effects of chemotherapy prescription clinical decision-
support systems on the chemotherapy process: … Effects of chemotherapy prescription clinical decision-
support systems on the chemotherapy process: … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-chemotherapy-prescription-clinical-decision-support-systems-
chemotherapy-process … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-chemotherapy-prescription-clinical-decision-support-systems-chemotherapy-process … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-chemotherapy-prescription-clinical-decision-support-systems-chemotherapy-process