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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-human-error-theory-explore-supply-non-prescription-medicines-community-pharmacies
January 30, 2013 - Study
Using human error theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines … Using human error theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines from community pharmacies … Using human error theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines from community pharmacies … December 12, 2014
The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/circumstances-involved-unsupervised-solid-dose-medication-exposures-among-young-children
February 23, 2018 - 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 … March 5, 2008
Emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription medication ingestions … April 12, 2023
Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study
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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/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/issue/irked-drug-interaction-alerts-customize-them-experts-advise
May 20, 2020 - October 21, 2007
Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital … November 4, 2020
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A prescription for … December 21, 2009
The Prescription Infrastructre: Are We Ready for ePrescribing? … May 30, 2008
Rx for a better prescription.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33968/psn-pdf
July 08, 2016 - Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion
This report examines the emerging … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion
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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
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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/node/73656/psn-pdf
September 01, 2021 - of US retail pharmacy data,
3.5% of US children and young adults were dispensed at least one opioid prescription … prior research, dentists and
surgeons were the most frequent prescribers, writing 61% of all opiate prescriptions … guidelines-opioid-prescribing-children-and-adolescents-after-surgery-expert-panel-opinion
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-and-emergency-department-opioid-prescriptions-adolescents … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-prescriptions-dental-clinicians-us-adolescents-and-young-adults-subsequent … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34894/psn-pdf
July 10, 2008 - Hospitalization and death associated with potentially
inappropriate medication prescriptions among elderly … Hospitalization and death associated with potentially inappropriate
medication prescriptions among elderly … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitalization-and-death-associated-potentially-inappropriate-medication-
prescriptions-among … investigators reported greater odds of being hospitalized in the month following an inappropriate
prescription … , an associated greater risk of death, and similar risk with even intermittent exposure to such
prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-danger-medication-errors-inside-nursing-homes-lead-hospitalization-death
August 27, 2014 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Prescription for danger: medication errors inside nursing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/knowledge-translation-critical-care-factors-associated-prescription-commonly-recommended-best
October 31, 2011 - Study
Knowledge translation in critical care: factors associated with prescription … Knowledge translation in critical care: factors associated with prescription of commonly recommended … Knowledge translation in critical care: factors associated with prescription of commonly recommended
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-preprinted-order-sheet-reduce-prescription-errors-pediatric-emergency-department
March 04, 2011 - Study
Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric … Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric emergency department: a randomized … Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric emergency department: a randomized … April 22, 2011
The proportion of errors in medical prescriptions and their executions … August 29, 2016
Pediatric emergency department discharge prescriptions requiring pharmacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48098/psn-pdf
July 10, 2019 - Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019;76(13):970-979. … Medication safety experts have advocated that prescribers include indications
on prescription labels … that only 7.4% of prescriptions included an indication. … what-do-medical-records-tell-us-about-potentially-harmful-co-prescribing
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-enhancing-electronic-prescribing-safety
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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/issue/preprinted-order-sets-safety-intervention-pediatric-sedation
April 16, 2010 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription … April 16, 2010
Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … February 28, 2011
Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients … September 17, 2010
Improving patient understanding of prescription drug label instructions … January 21, 2009
To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45763/psn-pdf
December 19, 2017 - Expanded pharmacy technician roles: accepting verbal
prescriptions and communicating prescription transfers … Expanded pharmacy technician roles: Accepting verbal prescriptions and
communicating prescription transfers … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expanded-pharmacy-technician-roles-accepting-verbal-prescriptions-and- … This commentary discusses the role of
pharmacy technicians in managing verbal prescriptions and ensuring … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expanded-pharmacy-technician-roles-accepting-verbal-prescriptions-and-communicating
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49868/psn-pdf
July 02, 2019 - Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With Dementia. PSNet
[internet]. 2019. … He contacted the attending psychiatrist, who then wrote a
new prescription. … However, the patient's family was unable to pick up the prescription for 3 days. … Presumably, the medication order screen did not specify the requirement that dose changes and
discharge prescriptions … clinical decision support was designed to inform the
prescriber that upon discharge, any outpatient prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-start-date-unknown-risk-e-prescribing
December 02, 2020 - Discuss standards for the transmission of electronic prescriptions to pharmacies. … The prescriptions were filled by the pharmacy. … Analysis of prescribers' notes in electronic prescriptions in ambulatory practice. … Scottsdale, AZ: National Council for Prescription Drug Programs; June 2015. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46468/psn-pdf
December 13, 2017 - The effect of opioid prescribing guidelines on
prescriptions by emergency physicians in Ohio. … The Effect of Opioid Prescribing Guidelines on Prescriptions by
Emergency Physicians in Ohio. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-opioid-prescribing-guidelines-prescriptions-emergency-physicians-ohio … The quantity of opioid prescriptions from emergency departments and the
duration of opioid prescriptions … psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-associated-reductions-opioid-related