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  1. Rivkin S 1997 "Opportunities and challenges of electronic physician prescribing technology." | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/rivkin-s-1997
    January 01, 1997 - transfers, and problematic prescriptions requiring review." … "Some offices were able to enter prescriptions through this system only when fully staffed. … [One] office said this tool was used only when patients had multiple prescriptions." … "However, many physician offices continued to phone in prescriptions or write them out by hand since … In fact, prescriptions would often sit on the fax machine until the patient arrived ...

  2. Moving beyond misuse and diversion: the urgent need to consider the role of iatrogenic addiction in the current opioid epidemic. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/moving-beyond-misuse-and-diversion-urgent-need-consider-role-iatrogenic-addiction-current
    July 18, 2012 - March 6, 2019 Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths … February 6, 2019 California doctors alarmed as state links their opioid prescriptions … February 6, 2019 Implementation of prescription drug monitoring programs associated with … October 10, 2018 State legal restrictions and prescription-opioid use among disabled … Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription

  3. Improving adherence to long-term opioid therapy guidelines to reduce opioid misuse in primary care: a cluster-randomized trial. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-adherence-long-term-opioid-therapy-guidelines-reduce-opioid-misuse-primary-care
    January 23, 2019 - Adherence to prescribing guidelines may help mitigate misuse of prescription opioids. … July 2, 2019 Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when … June 19, 2019 Association of household opioid availability and prescription opioid initiation … April 12, 2019 Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths … August 16, 2017 Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 09, 2013 - The contribution of prescription chart design and familiarity to prescribing error: a prospective, … The contribution of prescription chart design and familiarity to prescribing error: a prospective, randomised … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/contribution-prescription-chart-design-and-familiarity-prescribing-error … among physician trainees in the United Kingdom led to recommendations for developing a standardized prescription … This study found that both individual physician factors as well as the design of the prescription chart

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73547/psn-pdf
    July 28, 2021 - Pharmacist and prescriber responsibilities for avoiding prescription drug misuse. … July 28, 2021 Pharmacist and prescriber responsibilities for avoiding prescription drug misuse. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-and-prescriber-responsibilities-avoiding-prescription-drug-misuse … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-and-prescriber-responsibilities-avoiding-prescription-drug-misuse

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46493/psn-pdf
    January 24, 2019 - Four states with robust prescription drug monitoring programs reduced opioid dosages. … Four States With Robust Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Reduced Opioid Dosages. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/four-states-robust-prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-reduced-opioid- … Provider prescribing has come under increased scrutiny and several states have implemented prescription … One state demonstrated a decrease in the percentage of people who filled an opioid prescription.

  7. Pharmacist outpatient prescription review in the emergency department: a pediatric tertiary hospital experience. | PSNet

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    March 15, 2016 - Study Pharmacist outpatient prescription review in the emergency department: a pediatric … Pharmacist Outpatient Prescription Review in the Emergency Department: A Pediatric Tertiary Hospital … In this study, pharmacists in a pediatric emergency department (ED) reviewed all discharge prescriptions … Over a 1-year period, pharmacists intervened rarely (0.25% of prescriptions), averted 10 incidents of … November 22, 2017 Pediatric emergency department discharge prescriptions requiring pharmacy

  8. Access to Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    September 01, 2015 - Medical Care People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … significantly more likely than males to be delayed or unable to get needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … Getting Care Women who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … Indian and Alaska Native women to experience a delay in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … and non-Hispanic Black women to experience a delay in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 22, 2022 - Reducing pediatric emergency department prescription errors. … Reducing pediatric emergency department prescription errors. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-pediatric-emergency-department-prescription-errors Several factors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-pediatric-emergency-department-prescription-errors https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  10. 08-1094 (pdf file)

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    January 02, 2025 - The first exemption provided for entities transmitting prescriptions or prescription-related information … However, prescriptions paid for in cash that are not adjudicated through insurance claims systems, … Commenters stated that if all facsimiles of prescriptions and prescription-related information were … Therefore, we applied a more conservative 7 percent increase in generic prescriptions. … (2) Prescription.

  11. Final Progress Report: Prescribing Errors in Ambulatory Pediatric Care (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - LASA errors are the erroneous prescription or delivery of a drug because the name of the drug (generic … and by improving the ability to cross-check any new prescription with those a patient has received … to each prescription. … The total number of prescriptions varied widely, from 51 total prescriptions for "Viagra" to 531,245 … methadone prescriptions.

  12. Handwritten-prescription ban puts pharmacists in awkward position as "enforcers." | PSNet

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    September 21, 2005 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Handwritten-prescription ban puts pharmacists in awkward … Citation Text: Handwritten-prescription ban puts pharmacists in awkward position as "enforcers." … This article reports on a Washington state law that prevents pharmacists from accepting prescriptions … Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Handwritten-prescription … June 24, 2009 Rx for a better prescription.

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48022/psn-pdf
    May 29, 2019 - Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery. May 29, 2019 Neuman MD, Bateman BT, Wunsch H. … Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-opioid-prescription-after-surgery The overprescribing of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-opioid-prescription-after-surgery https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue … wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postsurgical-prescriptions-opioid-naive-patients-and-association-overdose-and-misuse

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844800/psn-pdf
    September 25, 2019 - Examining programs to safely collect unused prescription opioids for disposal and patient awareness and … report found that many adults are unaware these programs exist or choose to retain or sell unused prescription … patient-options-safe-and-effective-disposal-unused-opioids https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-sharing-storage-and-disposal-practices-opioid-medications-among-us-adults

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46335/psn-pdf
    December 19, 2017 - Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic review. … Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic- … Diversion of unused prescription opioids is a growing patient safety concern. … The authors conclude that unused prescription opioids may contribute to an increase in misuse and adverse

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853612/psn-pdf
    September 20, 2023 - Pharmacy e-prescription dispensing before and after CancelRx implementation. … Pharmacy e-prescription dispensing before and after CancelRx implementation. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-e-prescription-dispensing-and-after-cancelrx-implementation Previous … After CancelRx implementation, the proportion of e-prescriptions sold after discontinuation in the EHR … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-cancelrx-discontinuation-controlled-substance-prescriptions-interrupted-time-series

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72606/psn-pdf
    December 23, 2020 - Best Practices in Developing Proprietary Names for Human Prescription Drug Products Guidance for Industry … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-developing-proprietary-names-human-prescription-drug- products-guidance … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-developing-proprietary-names-human-prescription-drug-products-guidance … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-developing-proprietary-names-human-prescription-drug-products-guidance

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35009/psn-pdf
    May 27, 2011 - Guided prescription of psychotropic medications for geriatric inpatients. … Guided prescription of psychotropic medications for geriatric inpatients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guided-prescription-psychotropic-medications-geriatric-inpatients Using … Results indicate increased prescription of recommended doses, decreased prescription of nonrecommended … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guided-prescription-psychotropic-medications-geriatric-inpatients https:

  19. Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts – Facilitator Guide (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sustaining-antibiotic-guide.docx
    September 01, 2022 - data using the metric of number of antibiotic prescriptions over number of clinic visits. … specific antibiotic prescription data should be in place. … The Iterative Nature of Stewardship SAY: This slide represents hypothetical changes in antibiotic prescriptions … approach to managing influenza, or delays in receiving influenza testing results leading to antibiotic prescriptions … Measuring antibiotic prescriptions by agent, provider, and condition can inform infectious condition

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46344/psn-pdf
    October 13, 2018 - Prescription opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in U.S. … Prescription opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in U.S. adults: 2015 National Survey on Drug Use … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-use-misuse-and-use-disorders-us-adults-2015-national … Opioid safety is currently the nation's most pressing public health issue, with death rates from opioid prescriptions … misusing opioids (defined as any use not directed by a physician, including use without a prescription
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