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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-clozapine-prescription-elderly-man-dementia
August 06, 2014 - Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With Dementia. PSNet [internet]. … Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With Dementia. PSNet [internet]. … He contacted the attending psychiatrist, who then wrote a new prescription. … 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/issue/impact-computerized-physician-order-entry-medication-prescription-errors-intensive-care-unit
May 15, 2013 - Study
Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors … Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors in the intensive care … The investigators evaluated medication prescription errors in an intensive care unit (ICU) that implemented … Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors in the intensive care … May 27, 2011
Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/purchase-prescription-medicines-social-media-survey-based-study-prevalence-risk-perceptions
May 19, 2021 - Study
Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study of … Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study of prevalence, risk perceptions … how social media users assess, interact and engage with information related to the illegal sales of prescription … Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study of prevalence, risk perceptions … December 2, 2020
The impact of an electronic alert to reduce the risk of co-prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-identify-patient-risks-prescription-opioid-addiction-when-initiating-opioids-pain
November 16, 2022 - Review
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Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain … Researchers found that a prior history of substance use disorder, prescription of psychiatric medications … , certain mental health diagnoses, higher daily opioid doses, and prescription of opioids for 30 days … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-drug-interactions-and-prescription-appropriateness-hospital-discharge-experience-covid
August 11, 2021 - Study
Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge … Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge: experience with COVID- … There was a significant increase in prescription of proton pump inhibitors and heparins from admission … Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge: experience with COVID- … cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-legal-restrictions-and-prescription-opioid-use-among-disabled-adults
May 31, 2023 - Study
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State legal restrictions and prescription-opioid … State Legal Restrictions and Prescription-Opioid Use among Disabled Adults. … State Legal Restrictions and Prescription-Opioid Use among Disabled Adults. … prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency departments and other settings: characteristics of prescriptions … August 5, 2020
Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-do-community-pharmacies-recover-e-prescription-errors
November 04, 2014 - How do community pharmacies recover from e-prescription errors? … How do community pharmacies recover from e-prescription errors? … September 1, 2021
Impact of CancelRx on discontinuation of controlled substance prescriptions … January 7, 2015
Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of … December 31, 2014
The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-prescription-and-over-counter-medication-and-dietary-supplement-use-among-older
May 06, 2020 - Study
Changes in prescription and over-the-counter medication and dietary supplement … Changes in Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication and Dietary Supplement Use Among Older Adults … Changes in Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication and Dietary Supplement Use Among Older Adults … March 6, 2019
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … December 18, 2017
Association of household opioid availability and prescription opioid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fate-pediatric-prescriptions-community-pharmacies
September 27, 2016 - Study
The fate of pediatric prescriptions in community pharmacies. … The fate of pediatric prescriptions in community pharmacies. … The fate of pediatric prescriptions in community pharmacies. … May 4, 2010
Patient-centered approach for improving prescription drug warning labels.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-structure-and-culture-medical-group-practices-prescription-drug-errors
January 14, 2011 - Study
The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription … The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription drug errors. … The study, which analyzed prescription drug error claims for 78 group practices, found both direct and … The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription drug errors. … cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-unintentional-overdose-non-prescription-acetaminophen-products
January 22, 2014 - Study
Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products … Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products. … Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products. … December 21, 2017
Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient comprehension … December 19, 2017
Helping patients simplify and safely use complex prescription regimens
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postsurgical-prescriptions-opioid-naive-patients-and-association-overdose-and-misuse
October 19, 2022 - Study
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Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive … Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective … Longer duration of postoperative opioid prescription was also associated with higher odds of future diagnosis … Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective … August 16, 2017
Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-computerisation-quality-and-safety-chemotherapy-prescription
December 29, 2014 - Study
Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription … Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription. … The authors describe their successes with significantly reducing chemotherapy prescription errors through … Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-hospitalizations-unsupervised-prescription-medication-ingestions-young-children
April 22, 2020 - Study
Emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription medication ingestions … Emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription medication ingestions by young children. … Accidental ingestions of prescription medications by children pose serious safety risks. … Emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription medication ingestions by young children.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-not-closed-prescription-errors-12-years-after-computerized-physician-order-entry
April 08, 2011 - Study
Case not closed: prescription errors 12 years after computerized physician … Case Not Closed: Prescription Errors 12 Years after Computerized Physician Order Entry Implementation … This observational study found that prescription errors were less frequent in 2007, shortly after computerized … Case Not Closed: Prescription Errors 12 Years after Computerized Physician Order Entry Implementation … June 16, 2010
The effect of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ncpdp-recommendations-and-guidance-standardizing-dosing-designations-prescription-container
September 09, 2020 - NCPDP Recommendations and Guidance for Standardizing the Dosing Designations on Prescription … Citation Text:
NCPDP Recommendations and Guidance for Standardizing the Dosing Designations on Prescription … Scottsdale, AZ: National Council for Prescription Drug Programs; March 2014. … Scottsdale, AZ: National Council for Prescription Drug Programs; March 2014. … September 9, 2020
Implementation of prescription drug monitoring programs associated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic
June 21, 2016 - Study
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Emergency department contribution to the prescription … Emergency Department Contribution to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic. … Emergency Department Contribution to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic. … View More
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Adverse events and emergency department opioid prescriptions … April 22, 2015
National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-errors-psychiatry-multi-centre-study
September 27, 2017 - Study
Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. … Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. J Psychopharmacol. 2006;20(4):553-61. … Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. J Psychopharmacol. 2006;20(4):553-61. … 2016
Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/machine-learning-medication-prescription-systematic-review
October 16, 2013 - Study
Machine learning in medication prescription: a systematic review. … Machine learning in medication prescription: a systematic review. … Machine learning in medication prescription: a systematic review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-failure-mode-effect-and-criticality-analysis-improve-safety-cancer-treatment
October 21, 2020 - Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment prescription … Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment prescription … calculated a Risk Priority Number (RPN), or criticality, for each possible failure mode in cancer treatment prescription … Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment prescription … Preventing medication errors in hospitals through a systems approach and technological innovation: a prescription