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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837969/psn-pdf
August 31, 2022 - Comparing the variability of ingredient, strength, and
dose form information from electronic prescriptions … Comparing the variability of ingredient, strength, and dose form
information from electronic prescriptions … study analyzed product descriptions (ingredient, strength, dose form) of more than 10 million e-
prescriptions … Results show a wide variety in the way drug product descriptions are entered into e-
prescription programs … Poor standardization
of terminology in e-prescription programs can lead to incorrect medication order
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-clinical-decision-support-system-high-alert-medications-prevention-prescription-errors
May 10, 2017 - Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription … Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription … Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription … June 15, 2022
Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions … May 27, 2011
Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39456/psn-pdf
May 04, 2010 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-computer-generated-spanish-language-medicine-labels
Misunderstanding prescription … accuracy-computer-generated-spanish-language-medicine-labels
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/ambulatory-care-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-literacy-impairs-comprehension-prescription-drug-warning-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/language-barrier
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/availability-spanish-prescription-labels
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-prescribing-errors-and-impact-computerized-prescribing
February 18, 2011 - prescribing errors in four adult primary care practices where both handwritten and basic electronic prescription … Eight percent of prescriptions had an error. … More advanced decision support (i.e., requiring complete prescriptions and providing default dosing and … March 4, 2015
Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of physician … March 10, 2011
The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47134/psn-pdf
March 04, 2019 - Association of hydrocodone schedule change with opioid
prescriptions following surgery. … Association of Hydrocodone Schedule Change With Opioid
Prescriptions Following Surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-hydrocodone-schedule-change-opioid-prescriptions-following- … Although prescription refill rates decreased, overall there was no significant difference in the total … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-hydrocodone-schedule-change-opioid-prescriptions-following-surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60248/psn-pdf
April 22, 2020 - Incidents were equally divided among calls involving prescription-
only medications, over-the-counter … medication that had been removed from
the original container; this was more likely in incidents involving prescription … lock-it-medicine-safety-your-home
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-hospitalizations-unsupervised-prescription-medication-ingestions-young-children
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/group-urges-going-metric-head-dosing-mistakes
December 19, 2017 - Many adults do not understand instructions for common liquid prescription medications, potentially increasing … October 19, 2022
Emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription medication … June 16, 2019
The legibility of prescription medication labelling in Canada: moving from
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61039/psn-pdf
October 21, 2020 - A machine learning-based clinical decision support
system to identify prescriptions with a high risk … A machine learning–based clinical decision support system to identify
prescriptions with a high risk … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/machine-learning-based-clinical-decision-support-system-identify-
prescriptions-high-risk … record (EHR) and clinical pharmacist review to test the
accuracy of a hybrid CDS system to identify prescriptions … accurate than existing techniques such as the traditional CDS
system and can improve the reliability of prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49645/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - State how commonly prescription errors occur with e-prescribing. … The physician reassured the patient that he didn't need a paper
prescription and could simply go to … , atenolol, a prescription
intended for a different patient. … prescriptions arrived at the pharmacy. … Voluntary Medicare prescription drug benefit. 42 e-CFR
§423. [Available at]
2. Wacker RC.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38886/psn-pdf
August 26, 2009 - Errors involving over-the-counter medications were more common than prescription medications, and the … Low health literacy is tied to misunderstanding
prescription drug instructions, and a prior study successfully … https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46119/psn-pdf
August 15, 2018 - Incidence and predictors of opioid prescription at
discharge after traumatic injury. … Incidence and Predictors of Opioid Prescription at
Discharge After Traumatic Injury. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-predictors-opioid-prescription-discharge-after-traumatic-injury … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-predictors-opioid-prescription-discharge-after-traumatic-injury
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-errors-and-outcomes-related-inconsistent-information-transmitted-through
April 04, 2011 - Study
Prescription errors and outcomes related to inconsistent information transmitted … Prescription errors and outcomes related to inconsistent information transmitted through computerized … Prescription errors and outcomes related to inconsistent information transmitted through computerized … incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.215_slideshow.ppt
April 01, 2010 - . http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7790981
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Epidemiology
Estimated that 21% of handwritten prescriptions … contain at least one prescription-writing error
Between 2%–24% of prescriptions are dispensed erroneously … Pharmacist Counseling
States are required to establish standards governing patient counseling for prescriptions … Most states require the offer of pharmacist counseling for new prescriptions only
When offered, patients … may refuse counseling on new prescriptions
Interchange between pharmacist and
patient can provide
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37204/psn-pdf
September 26, 2007 - Enhancing Prescription Medicine Adherence: A National
Plan. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-prescription-medicine-adherence-national-plan
This report discusses … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-prescription-medicine-adherence-national-plan
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
December 15, 2024 - Deaths from prescription opioid use began to rise shortly thereafter, and as prescribing continued to … As discussed in a 2017 PSNet perspective , the US now consumes 80% of the world's prescription opioids—enough … Even when opioids are prescribed appropriately, prescription of unnecessarily large quantities can lead … Policy interventions to reduce opioid prescribing include measures such as state-level prescription drug … March 6, 2019
Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39095/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Prescription for success: don't bother nurses.
September 27, 2016
Colliver V. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-success-dont-bother-nurses
This news story shares the results … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-success-dont-bother-nurses
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operational-failures-and-interruptions-hospital-nursing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36081/psn-pdf
July 05, 2006 - Handwritten-prescription ban puts pharmacists in
awkward position as "enforcers." … June 22, 2006
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handwritten-prescription-ban-puts-pharmacists-awkward-position-enforcers … This article reports on a Washington state law that prevents pharmacists from accepting prescriptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handwritten-prescription-ban-puts-pharmacists-awkward-position-enforcers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/spotlight-slides-wright-schiff.pdf
January 01, 2020 - At the time of his discharge home, the physician
electronically prescribed his medications; the
prescription … He required two prescriptions for rivaroxaban
(per protocol), one for 15 mg twice a day for 10
more … The committee
realized that every patient discharged from the
hospital with an electronic prescription … drug and regimen
• Wrong-patient errors
• Issues with comments and other free-text
fields in the prescription … • The National Council for
Prescription Drug Programs
(NCPDP), a nonprofit forum, is
responsible
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74693/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - Including the reason for use on prescriptions sent to
pharmacists: scoping review. … Including the reason for use on prescriptions sent to pharmacists:
scoping review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/including-reason-use-prescriptions-sent-pharmacists-scoping-review
Clear … This scoping review
explored how including the indication on a prescription may impact prescribing practice … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/including-reason-use-prescriptions-sent-pharmacists-scoping-review
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-medication-non-adherence-analysis-195930-electronic-prescriptions
July 27, 2016 - Study
Primary medication non-adherence: analysis of 195,930 electronic prescriptions … Primary medication non-adherence: analysis of 195,930 electronic prescriptions. … Primary medication non-adherence: analysis of 195,930 electronic prescriptions. … July 27, 2016
Helping patients simplify and safely use complex prescription regimens. … October 7, 2013
A patient-centered prescription drug label to promote appropriate medication