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61. Infographic - Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-rx-elderly.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - Infographic - Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level 2018—2019 5.1 6.8 7.2 9 … 10 Middle Income Low Income Poor High Income 3.4 % % % % Obtained Five or More Opioid Prescriptions … Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level

62. Final Progress Report: Individualized Performance Feedback on Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Practice (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/haut-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - , residents, clinical fellows, NPs, PAs, and attending physicians, about their own VTE prophylaxis prescription … We will compare appropriate VTE prophylaxis prescription over time, identify patients with hospital-associated … We have decided to begin our research by analyzing a standardized measure (the proper prescription for … It is important to highlight that the team has now validated the risk assessments and prescription data … Optimal risk stratification and appropriate prescription of tailored prophylaxis to hospitalized patients

63. Medicine List Patient Reminder Postcard (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-patientreminderpostcard-final508.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - � Prescription medicines. … � Medicines you buy without a prescription (like Tylenol® or cold medicine).

64. Final Progress Report: Medication List Consistency When Patients Transition from Hospital to Community (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kennelty-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Two or more of the same prescriptions are available to the patient to take or be refilled. … This excludes stored prescriptions on the patient’s community pharmacist list that are refills to replace … Section 5) Pharmacy and pharmacist baseline characteristics: “On average, how many prescriptions per … The total number of oral, injectable, and transdermal prescriptions on the patient’s community pharmacy … An example of an addition was that an azithromycin prescription had refills left on the prescription

65. Be More Engaged in Your Healthcare: Tips for Patients (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/questions/be-engaged.pdf
    December 01, 2020 - This includes: – Prescription medicines. ____________________________________ ________________ … ____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ – Non-prescription … ___ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ £ If you need a prescription

66. Variability in Statin Use After Hospitalization for Cardiovascular Events or Procedures Among Medicare Beneficiaries Age 65 Years and Older (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-stat-brief-4-statins.pdf
    October 01, 2024 - We examined any outpatient statin prescription use during the first 3 months after the hospitalization … This analysis was limited to events that occurred in a hospital setting and outpatient prescription … Statin Prescription Fills We examined the percentage of adults age 65 and older with any outpatient … The database consists of a sample of inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drug claims, including … Variability in Statin Prescription Use After Hospitalization for Cardiovascular Events or Procedures

67. Data Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/data/resources/index.html?page=3
    Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: Prescription Drug Use MEPS- Household Component survey participants … are asked about their prescription drugs and then are asked for permission to collect more detailed … At the pharmacies, data are collected on the type, dosage, and payment for each filled prescription. … No information is collected for prescription drugs obtained during hospital visits.

68. Retail and Mail Order Drugs Used in 2014-18 and Later Prescribed For COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/retail-drugs-covid-19.html
    January 01, 2022 - It includes all prescription fills obtained from retail, mail order, and internet pharmacies. … Use of and Expenditures for COVID-19-Relevant Prescription Medications by Generic Drug Name A unique … Breakdown of Use of COVID-19-Relevant Prescription Medicines by Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics

69. Support and Advice From Your Clinician | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/tearsheet.html
    October 01, 2014 - your health care provider about which medication will work best for you: Bupropion SR—available by prescription … Nicotine inhaler—available by prescription. Nicotine nasal spray—available by prescription. … Varenicline—available by prescription. . 5.

70. Tear Sheet. You Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Clinician (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/tearsheet.pdf
    September 01, 2008 - your health care provider about which medication will work best for you: Bupropion SR—available by prescription … Nicotine inhaler—available by prescription. Nicotine nasal spray—available by prescription. … Varenicline—available by prescription. 5. BE PREPARED FOR RELAPSE OR DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.

71. Maternal and Child Health Care: Care Coordination Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mchcare-measures.html
    June 01, 2018 - Care Coordination Measures Children and adolescents whose health provider usually asks about prescription … Communication About Prescription Medications and Treatments From Other Doctors Children are at risk … and adolescents ages 0-17 years with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asks about prescription

72. Opioids AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/impact-opioid-final.pdf
    November 01, 2018 - The misuse of opioids, such as prescription pain medications and heroin, has become widespread across … showed that 13.0 percent of non-elderly adults, on average, filled at least 1 outpatient opioid prescription … ; 3.1 percent of non-elderly adults had 4 or more prescription fills during the year; and non-elderly … MEPS Statistical Brief “Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription … 2014,” published in January 2017, showed that opioid-related hospital stays involving misuse of prescription

73. Medication Management: Procedure: Engaging Your Patient To Create a Medication List (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-staff-procedure.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Using the Medication List form, go through the prescription medications one by one. a. … Check whether the prescription indicates that no refills remain, and note on the Medication List form … Repeat this process until you have a complete list of all prescription medications, including non-oral … Make the clinician aware of any prescription that is not being taken as prescribed and the reason, if

74. Is Our Pharmacy Meeting Patients' Needs? A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/pharmlit.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - are adults—age 18 and older, • are not new patients to the pharmacy—have filled most/all of their prescriptions … time (years and months) as a patient of that particular pharmacy, as well as the average number of prescriptions … Prescription bottle labels b. Prescription warning labels 7. … Prescription bottle labels b. Prescription warning labels c. … The patient has many new prescriptions. d. There are many changes in dosage. e.

75. Reducing the Use of Short-acting Nifedipine by Hypertensives Using a Pharmaceutical Database (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Furmaga.pdf
    January 01, 2005 - an audit for each prescription on the indication, and any required intervention. … These data were compared with the total number of prescriptions and 30-day equivalent prescription data … Of these 1,648 prescriptions, the most common indication for use was hypertension (737 prescriptions … ) to 2004 (2,723 prescriptions). … As expected, by reviewing the prescription data, a number of prescriptions were found to be for the

76. Develop and Improve Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Your Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/index.html
    October 01, 2022 - Accessing and Reporting Antibiotic Prescription Data details how to obtain antibiotic prescribing data … from the electronic health record and calculate antibiotic prescription rates to be used for tracking …  (DOCX, 625 KB) Commitment Poster (Spanish)  (DOCX, 625 KB) Accessing and Reporting Antibiotic Prescription

77. Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0138-fullreport.pdf
    April 01, 2018 - Median duration of prescriptions was 10 days (Sox, et al., 2003). … 90 days following the prescription date. … One case (3 percent) had an antibiotic prescription claim filled 90 or more days after the prescription … data; 30/34 (88 percent) of antibiotic prescriptions from the medical record review had a Medicaid … Importantly, the accuracy of this measure hinges on the completeness of antibiotic prescriptions for

78. AHRQ Releases Toolkit To Prevent MRSA and Hospital Surgical Site Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/955.html
    April 01, 2025 - April 29, 2025 AHRQ Stats: Total Adult Outpatient Opioid Prescription Fills There were 68.6 million … outpatient prescription opioid fills between 2021 and 2022. … million fills), oxycodone (19.2 million fills) and tramadol (14.1 million fills) accounted for most prescriptions … Brief #559,  Average Annual Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription

79. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit1-suspected-uti-sbar.html
    November 01, 2024 - study in 12 nursing homes in Texas found that using the Suspected UTI SBAR form reduced antibiotic prescriptions … nursing homes. 2 However, it can be difficult to differentiate between a UTI that requires an antibiotic prescription … UTI for the prescribing clinician, who then uses the information to assess the need for an antibiotic prescription … A periodic review of charts and prescription trends can validate whether the Suspected UTI SBAR form

80. Program-Dev-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/program-dev-facilitator-guide.docx
    June 01, 2021 - The second is to notify the primary clinician of any new antibiotic prescriptions ordered by an on-call … After reviewing the charts, they find that the regular clinicians reviewed all of the antibiotic prescriptions … This would require the prescriber to reassess antibiotic prescriptions and verify the need to continue … make sure antibiotics are necessary and effective · Formal review of “appropriateness” of antibiotic prescriptions … Second, schedule meetings and identify problems that may lead to inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions