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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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.
  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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
  20. 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

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