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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45633/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - inconsistent and incomplete application of policies in US
pharmacies contributes to risks and suggest prescription … lost-translation-medication-labeling-immigrant-families
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardizing-medication-labels-confusing-patients-less-workshop-summary
August 15, 2012 - July 5, 2016
Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … May 24, 2015
To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label instructions … January 5, 2012
Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English … December 15, 2010
Patient-centered approach for improving prescription drug warning labels
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simple-strategies-avoid-medication-errors
April 22, 2017 - May 2, 2012
Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … February 28, 2011
Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient comprehension … June 11, 2010
Improving patient understanding of prescription drug label instructions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49395/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - Related to drug ordering is prescription transcription, as
accurately conveying the drug choice or dose … (Figure 1, Figure 2)
The error in this case occurred independent of prescription legibility. … Long-term experience with a program to improve prescription-writing
skills. … Plendil®, Confused With Isordil®
This poorly written prescription for for Isordil® (isosorbide dinitrate … The patient suffered a myocardial
infarction after only one day of taking the erroneous prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35286/psn-pdf
February 24, 2011 - prescribing errors in four adult primary care practices where both
handwritten and basic electronic prescription … Eight percent of prescriptions had an
error. … such as no or optional allergy and drug interaction
checks) were no safer than those with handwritten prescriptions … More advanced decision support (i.e.,
requiring complete prescriptions and providing default dosing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46600/psn-pdf
December 06, 2017 - The authors of this review conclude that the evidence regarding effective interventions to
decrease prescription … interventions-reduction-prescribed-opioid-use-chronic-non-cancer-pain
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-misuse
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-long-acting-opioids-and-mortality-patients-chronic-noncancer-pain
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40894/psn-pdf
December 10, 2014 - incidence of medication documentation errors in a
Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten
prescription … incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss
university hospital due to the handwritten prescription … This Swiss study found that the majority of handwritten prescriptions were considered "bad or unreadable
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45062/psn-pdf
May 18, 2016 - Sections
include guidelines, clinical decision support, electronic prescribing, and prescription drug … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/attacking-opioid-crisis-head-health-it
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-overdoses-prescription-opioid-pain-relievers-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45597/psn-pdf
December 14, 2016 - medicare-letters-curb-overprescribing-controlled-substances-had-no-detectable-effect
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-management-and-prescription-opioid-related-harms-exploring-state-evidence-proceedings … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-management-and-prescription-opioid-related-harms-exploring-state-evidence-proceedings
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43365/psn-pdf
November 19, 2016 - This finding is consistent with prior studies demonstrating the importance of
clear prescription instructions … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/simulation-training
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45388/psn-pdf
December 07, 2016 - This data analysis revealed a very high
prevalence of new opioid prescriptions following low-risk surgical … opioids-prescribed-after-low-risk-surgical-procedures-united-states-2004-2012
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-overdoses-prescription-opioid-pain-relievers-united-states … -1999-2008
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/access-prescription-opioids-primum-non-nocere-teachable-moment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46482/psn-pdf
October 11, 2017 - issue/what-can-physicians-do-help-curb-opioid-crisis
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-management-and-prescription-opioid-related-harms-exploring-state-evidence-proceedings … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-use-misuse-and-use-disorders-us-adults-2015-national-survey-drug-use-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46276/psn-pdf
August 02, 2017 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-changes-opioid-prescribing-united-states-2006-2015
This analysis of retail prescription … vital-signs-changes-opioid-prescribing-united-states-2006-2015
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characteristics-initial-prescription-episodes-and-likelihood-long-term-opioid-use-united
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43606/psn-pdf
October 15, 2014 - to reduce the
likelihood of adverse events involving these high-risk medications, such as improved prescription … opioids-chronic-noncancer-pain-position-paper-american-academy-neurology
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-overdoses-prescription-opioid-pain-relievers-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47423/psn-pdf
January 27, 2019 - health-system-wide-initiative-decrease-opioid-related-morbidity-and-mortality
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-stewardship
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-associated-reductions-opioid-related … first-do-no-harm-marshaling-clinician-leadership-counter-opioid-epidemic
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-household-opioid-availability-and-prescription-opioid-initiation-among-household
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46693/psn-pdf
December 20, 2017 - coupling-policymaking-evaluation-case-opioid-crisis
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-legal-restrictions-and-prescription-opioid-use-among-disabled-adults … assessment-fidelity-interventions-improve-hand-hygiene-healthcare-workers-systematic-review
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioids-medicare-needs-expand-oversight-efforts-reduce-risk-harm
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41724/psn-pdf
January 01, 2013 - Using Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis to
reduce medication errors in the process of drug
prescription … Using Healthcare Failure Mode
and Effect Analysis to reduce medication errors in the process of drug prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49447/psn-pdf
June 01, 2004 - However, because the patient's family had a copy of the original
prescription from the oncologist, the … In one analysis of
prescriptions requiring clarification, while faxed and written prescriptions required … Pharmacists should not dispense any drug based on a prescription without data that support its use
in … Relationships between ambient
sounds and the accuracy of pharmacists' prescription-filling performance … of the first five million prescriptions in 1999.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38612/psn-pdf
May 06, 2009 - substance prescribing errors in a
pediatric teaching hospital: an analysis of the safety of
analgesic prescription … substance prescribing errors in a pediatric
teaching hospital: an analysis of the safety of analgesic prescription … This study
evaluated the quality of analgesic prescriptions in patients being discharged from a pediatric … Most prescriptions contained at least one error, including frequent use of error-prone
abbreviations … and failure to use weight-based dosing, and 3% of prescriptions were judged to have the
potential for
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-patterns-emergency-physicians-and-risk-long-term-use
August 15, 2018 - that patients often receive opioids following low-risk procedures, and they frequently receive opioid prescriptions … December 20, 2017
Adverse events and emergency department opioid prescriptions in adolescents … April 12, 2019
Emergency department contribution to the prescription opioid epidemic. … January 23, 2019
Incidence and predictors of opioid prescription at discharge after traumatic … April 22, 2015
National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency