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181. STATISTICAL BRIEF #280: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Medicare Beneficiaries, Age 65 and Older, 2007
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st280/stat280.shtml
     February 01, 2010 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #280: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription … Prescription medicine expenses on metabolic agents accounted for nearly one-fourth of total prescription … MEPS uses prescription drugs therapeutic classes as defined by the Multum/Lexicon (see Definitions). … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered … In terms of average expense per prescription, gastrointestinal agents had the highest average ($114)

182. STATISTICAL BRIEF #469: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Medicare Beneficiaries, Age 65 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2012
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     February 01, 2015 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #469: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription … Expenses for metabolic agents accounted for nearly one-quarter of total prescription drug expenses for … In 2012, among the top five therapeutic classes of prescription drugs, respiratory agents had the highest … average expense per prescription with more than four times the average expense of cardiovascular agents … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered

183. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 25, 2024 - Association between potentially inappropriate medications prescription and health-related quality of … Association between potentially inappropriate medications prescription and health? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-potentially-inappropriate-medications-prescription-and … This study looked at the association between PIM prescription and self-reported health-related quality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-potentially-inappropriate-medications-prescription-and-health-related

184. Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APP) (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Description The percentage of children and adolescents 1–17 years of age who had a new prescription … IPSD Index Prescription Start Date. … prior to the IPSD when the member had no antipsychotic medications dispensed for either new or refill prescriptions … For each member identified in step 1, test each antipsychotic prescription for a Negative Medication … The IPSD is the dispensing date of the earliest antipsychotic prescription in the Intake Period with

185. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48100/psn-pdf
     July 24, 2019 - The prescription opioid crisis: role of the anaesthesiologist in reducing opioid use and misuse. … The prescription opioid crisis: role of the anaesthesiologist in reducing opioid use and misuse. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-crisis-role-anaesthesiologist-reducing-opioid-use-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-crisis-role-anaesthesiologist-reducing-opioid-use-and-misuse … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-crisis-role-anaesthesiologist-reducing-opioid-use-and-misuse

186. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 12, 2019 - Association between electronic medical record implementation of default opioid prescription quantities … Association between Electronic Medical Record Implementation of Default Opioid Prescription Quantities … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-electronic-medical-record-implementation-default-opioid- prescription … This pre–post study examined the effect of implementing a 10-tablet default prescription in the electronic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-overdoses-prescription-opioid-pain-relievers-united-states-

187. Statistical Brief #60: Top 10 Outpatient Prescription Medicines Ranked by Utilization and Expenditures for the U.S. Community Population, 2002 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2004 - Statistical Brief #60: Top 10 Outpatient Prescription Medicines Ranked by Utilization and Expenditures … The brief further displays the in­ crease in total expenditures in outpatient prescription medicines … Zocor ranked seventh in terms of total number of prescriptions purchased with 37.09 million prescriptions … , respectively, for a combined total of 206.37 million prescriptions. … Top 10 Outpatient Prescription Medicines Ranked by Utilization and Expenditures for the U.S.

188. Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - interventions) and after antibiotics have been started (post-prescription interventions) … This would require the prescriber to reassess antibiotic prescriptions and verify the need to continue … • Formal review of “appropriateness” of antibiotic prescriptions by infectious diseases–trained … consultants 48–72 hours after the initial prescription. … • Comparison of the number, type, and duration of prescriptions by covering/on-call health care

189. Associations of physicians’ prescribing experience, work hours, and workload with prescription errors. | PSNet
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     July 21, 2021 - Associations of physicians’ prescribing experience, work hours, and workload with prescription … Associations of physicians’ prescribing experience, work hours, and workload with prescription errors … Associations of physicians’ prescribing experience, work hours, and workload with prescription errors … cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions. … April 26, 2017 Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions

190. Approaches to Address Health Risks for Older Adults
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     March 15, 2025 - Trends in prior receipt of prescription opioid or adjuvant analgesics among patients with incident opioid … Prescription opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in U.S. adults: 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and … Prescription opioids for chronic pain Key exposures Pain status Uncontrolled pain High-impact pain … opioid use may cause prescription opioid misuse (use without a prescription or for reasons or in ways … Trajectories of prescription opioid dose and risk of opioid-related adverse events among older Medicare

191. STATISTICAL BRIEF #411: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Medicare Beneficiaries, Age 65 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st411/stat411.shtml
     May 01, 2013 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #411: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription … Expenses for metabolic agents accounted for nearly one-quarter of total prescription drug expenses for … In 2010, among the top five therapeutic classes of prescription drugs; respiratory agents had the highest … average expense per prescription, more than three times the average expense for cardiovascular agents … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered

192. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73287/psn-pdf
     May 19, 2021 - Influence of opioid prescription policy on overdoses and related adverse effects in a primary care population … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-opioid-prescription-policy-overdoses-and-related-adverse-effects … opioid overdose and adverse events, many states enacted policies limiting dose and duration of opioid prescriptions … there was a 78% decrease in adverse effects rates, particularly among patients with chronic opioid prescriptions … Statewide policies limiting dose and duration of opioid prescriptions may have positive results among

193. Preparing for Ambulatory Computerized Prescriber Order Entry by Evaluating Preimplementation Medication Errors (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2003 - ,” was not included on the prescription. … Thus 1,500 prescriptions were evaluated in the preimplementation phase. … The method by which prescriptions were selected for evaluation was as follows. … Prescriptions transferred in from, or out to, outside pharmacies were excluded. … strips), prescriptions filled via medication vouchers or coupons, and voided prescriptions.

194. Prescription for error: process defects in a community retail pharmacy. | PSNet
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     October 19, 2022 - Study Prescription for error: process defects in a community retail pharmacy. … Prescription for Error. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(4). doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e31815a613e. … Prescription for Error. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(4). doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e31815a613e. … June 29, 2011 Using human error theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines

195. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865585/psn-pdf
     April 17, 2024 - Estimating the impact on patient safety of enabling the digital transfer of patients' prescription information … Estimating the impact on patient safety of enabling the digital transfer of patients’ prescription information … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-impact-patient-safety-enabling-digital-transfer-patients-prescription … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-impact-patient-safety-enabling-digital-transfer-patients-prescription-information … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-impact-patient-safety-enabling-digital-transfer-patients-prescription-information

196. Clinical pharmacy interventions in paediatric electronic prescriptions. | PSNet
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     April 14, 2010 - Study Clinical pharmacy interventions in paediatric electronic prescriptions. … Clinical pharmacy interventions in paediatric electronic prescriptions. … Clinical pharmacy interventions in paediatric electronic prescriptions. … From the Same Author(s) The effect of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription

197. Opioid prescribing patterns among medical providers in the United States, 2003-17: retrospective, observational study. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-patterns-among-medical-providers-united-states-2003-17-retrospective
     May 11, 2016 - Using data from a large, national private insurance provider including 134 million opioid prescription … In 2017, the top 1% of opioid providers prescribed 27% of all opioid prescriptions and accounted for … A large proportion of prescriptions written by high prescribing opioid providers exceeded guidelines … In contrast, the majority of prescriptions for the bottom 99% of prescribers met prescribing guidelines … May 17, 2017 Our other prescription drug problem.

198. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867016/psn-pdf
     October 23, 2024 - An automated, dynamic radiation oncology prescription checking system. … An automated, dynamic radiation oncology prescription checking system. … In this study, researchers reviewed over 24,000 radiation oncology prescriptions and applied criteria … to identify clinically inappropriate prescriptions. … The trigger tool generated 241 alerts, 31% of which led to prescription changes.

199. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46502/psn-pdf
     July 02, 2019 - Defining optimal length of opioid pain medication prescription after common surgical procedures. … Defining Optimal Length of Opioid Pain Medication Prescription After Common Surgical Procedures. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-optimal-length-opioid-pain-medication-prescription-after-common … surgical-procedures This retrospective observational study found that the median duration of opioid prescription … A significant proportion of these prescriptions were refilled, highlighting the risk of chronic use

200. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72744/psn-pdf
     February 17, 2021 - Association between in-clinic opioid administration and discharge opioid prescription in urgent care … Association between in-clinic opioid administration and discharge opioid prescription in urgent care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-clinic-opioid-administration-and-discharge-opioid- prescription-urgent … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-clinic-opioid-administration-and-discharge-opioid-prescription-urgent … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-clinic-opioid-administration-and-discharge-opioid-prescription-urgent