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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deaths-among-opioid-users-impact-potential-inappropriate-prescribing-practices
October 19, 2011 - July 19, 2023
Reducing pediatric emergency department prescription errors. … June 26, 2019
Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery. … March 6, 2019
Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths … February 13, 2019
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evidence-based Practices to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-after-nonfatal-overdose-and-association-repeated-overdose-cohort-study
January 23, 2019 - Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Four states with robust prescription … December 31, 2014
Access to prescription opioids—Primum Non Nocere: a teachable moment … September 27, 2016
Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths … July 10, 2017
Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44970/psn-pdf
May 09, 2017 - Analysis of prescribers' notes in electronic prescriptions
in ambulatory practice. … Analysis of Prescribers' Notes in Electronic Prescriptions in
Ambulatory Practice. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-prescribers-notes-electronic-prescriptions-ambulatory-practice … In this large cross-sectional study, researchers analyzed more than 26,000
electronic prescriptions … The authors outline recommended solutions
based on the information most commonly included in prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-only-directed-isnt-easy
August 17, 2016 - May 24, 2015
Helping patients simplify and safely use complex prescription regimens. … December 21, 2014
Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen … November 26, 2014
Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … February 28, 2011
Pharmacy mixes up prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38997/psn-pdf
September 30, 2009 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harm-pharmacy-misfills
This newspaper article reports on numerous prescription … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harm-pharmacy-misfills
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-error-process-defects-community-retail-pharmacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-prescribing-within-electronic-health-record-reduces-ambulatory-prescribing-errors
March 21, 2017 - computerized provider order entry system, compared with providers who continued to use paper-based prescriptions … January 7, 2015
How do community pharmacies recover from e-prescription errors? … December 31, 2014
Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of … December 31, 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/node/39162/psn-pdf
January 04, 2010 - online-consultations-cyberpharmacies-completeness-and-patient-safety
Many online pharmacies do not ask patients about allergies to non-prescription … medications or if they are
pregnant or breastfeeding before dispensing a prescription.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851350/psn-pdf
July 12, 2023 - A scoping review of legibility of hand-written
prescriptions and drug-orders: the writing on the wall … A scoping review of legibility of hand-written prescriptions and drug-
orders: the writing on the wall … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/scoping-review-legibility-hand-written-prescriptions-and-drug-orders-writing … -
wall
Illegible prescriptions can cause pharmacists to dispense incorrect medications resulting in … This review identified 15 studies on illegible prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33633/psn-pdf
May 01, 2006 - to incorporate
patient safety efforts in their offices should concentrate initially on two areas: prescription … Medications
Approximately two out of every three office visits result in a prescription, and, in 2002 … settings, medications
include injections in the office, samples dispensed by physicians, and written prescriptions … process in the office
setting include the following:
Write understandable, legible prescriptions, … and include the indication on the prescription.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49508/psn-pdf
January 01, 2007 - The pediatrician wrote the
following prescription in English:
Fer-Gen-Sol iron, 15 mg per 0.6 … ml, 1.2 ml daily (3.5 mg/kg)
The parents took the prescription to the pharmacy. … The
prescription label on the bottle was written in English. … Availability of Spanish prescription labels. J Health Care Poor Underserved.
2006;17:65-69. … Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited
English proficiency: a survey of pharmacies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37089/psn-pdf
July 31, 2008 - Poor health literacy has previously been linked to inability to
understand prescription drug labels. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43347/psn-pdf
September 03, 2014 - POPI (Pediatrics: Omission of Prescriptions and
Inappropriate prescriptions): development of a tool … POPI (Pediatrics: Omission of Prescriptions and Inappropriate
prescriptions): development of a tool … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/popi-pediatrics-omission-prescriptions-and-inappropriate-prescriptions- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/popi-pediatrics-omission-prescriptions-and-inappropriate-prescriptions-development-tool … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/popi-pediatrics-omission-prescriptions-and-inappropriate-prescriptions-development-tool
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45008/psn-pdf
June 28, 2018 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-overdose
Concerns about patient harm from prescription opioid misuse … cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-overdoses-prescription-opioid-pain-relievers-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36564/psn-pdf
January 12, 2011 - Preventing medication errors in hospitals through a
systems approach and technological innovation: a
prescription … Preventing medication errors in hospitals through a systems approach and
technological innovation: a prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35302/psn-pdf
July 14, 2009 - Technology induced error and usability: the relationship
between usability problems and prescription … Technology induced error and usability: The relationship
between usability problems and prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/another-tragic-parenteral-nutrition-compounding-error
June 10, 2018 - May 5, 2018
Case not closed: prescription errors 12 years after computerized physician … June 25, 2012
Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription … April 8, 2011
The effect of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ways-improve-electronic-health-record-safety
February 08, 2017 - Copy Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Prescription Drug … November 23, 2014
Pharmacist and prescriber responsibilities for avoiding prescription … July 9, 2018
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evolution and Evidence.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45654/psn-pdf
July 11, 2017 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-prescribing-opioids-medicare-beneficiaries
Misuse of prescription … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-misuse
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-overdoses-prescription-opioid-pain-relievers-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-did-doctor-say-health-literacy-and-recall-medical-instructions
December 21, 2014 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Helping patients simplify and safely use complex prescription … August 4, 2021
Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products … October 19, 2022
A patient-centered prescription drug label to promote appropriate medication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46349/psn-pdf
August 16, 2017 - Materials include
health literacy assessments and guidance for prescription medicine instructions. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels