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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st66/stat66.pdf
February 01, 2005 - statistical brief #66: Top 10 Outpatient Prescription Medicines Ranked by Utilization and Expenditures … These three medicines alone totaled $5.9 billion, and represented
11.8 percent of total prescription … Zocor ranked seventh in terms of total number of prescriptions purchased with 17.92 million
prescriptions … 11.5 percent of the total prescriptions purchased by the elderly in 2002. … , was tenth with 12.42 million prescriptions purchased.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50387/psn-pdf
September 25, 2019 - Special Issue on Prescription Drug Misuse. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-prescription-drug-misuse
This special issue reviews research … initiatives exploring persistent challenges associated with the
prescription drug misuse epidemic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-prescription-drug-misuse
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-prescription-opioid-misuse-and-projected-overdose-deaths-united-states
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st198/stat198.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Statistical Brief #198: The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as
are prescription medicines administered … g 2005, metabolic
ts prescription medicine
nses accounted for
percent of total
cription drug expenses … The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total Expense for
Adults … Average expense per prescription for the
top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs
ranked by
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st410/stat410.shtml
May 01, 2013 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #410:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered … In terms of average expense per prescription (figure 5), gastrointestinal ($113) and psychotherapeutic … Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and … Average expense per prescription for adults age 18 and older, by therapeutic classification, 2010
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st468/stat468.shtml
February 01, 2015 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #468:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription … Expenses for metabolic agents accounted for a little less than one-fifth of total prescription drug expenses … In 2012, among the top five therapeutic classes of drugs, the highest average expense per prescription … Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered … Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-centered-prescription-drug-label-promote-appropriate-medication-use-and-adherence
December 21, 2014 - Study
A patient-centered prescription drug label to promote appropriate medication … A Patient-Centered Prescription Drug Label to Promote Appropriate Medication Use and Adherence. … A Patient-Centered Prescription Drug Label to Promote Appropriate Medication Use and Adherence. … June 20, 2018
To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label … April 19, 2017
Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73853/psn-pdf
September 22, 2021 - Incidence of prescription errors in patients discharged
from the emergency department. … Incidence of prescription errors in patients discharged from the
emergency department. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-prescription-errors-patients-discharged-emergency-department … overall error rate of 16.5% was observed,
including errors in directions, quantity prescribed, and prescriptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-prescription-errors-patients-discharged-emergency-department
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47048/psn-pdf
April 22, 2023 - National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
April 16, 2023
Drug Enforcement Administration. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day
Removing unused medications from … The sponsors also provide education to highlight the importance
of appropriate disposal of unused prescription … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fentanyl-patch-can-be-deadly-children … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic-review
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meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=1266
April 24, 2020 - Publication Details
Title:
Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription … fills for all outpatient prescription opioids that are commonly used to treat pain, and the top five … The distribution of spending by source of payment is compared for all outpatient prescription medications … , outpatient prescription opioids, as well as across four opioid products. … In addition, annual total and out-of-pocket expense per person were estimated for all outpatient prescriptions
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st158/sb158.xml
January 01, 2007 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #158
January 2007
Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for … Sommers, PhD
Highlights
In 2004, prescription drugs represented about 19.5 percent of … The percentage of persons under age 65 with a prescription drug expenditure in 2004 was lower than the … The average expenditure per person under age 65 with a prescription drug expenditure was lower than the … Introduction
Prescription drugs are a large portion of health care expenditures.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/856583/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Prescription opioid dose reductions and potential adverse
events: a multi-site observational cohort … Prescription opioid dose reductions and potential adverse events: a
multi-site observational cohort … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-dose-reductions-and-potential-adverse-events-multi-site … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-dose-reductions-and-potential-adverse-events-multi-site-observational … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-dose-reductions-and-potential-adverse-events-multi-site-observational
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48171/psn-pdf
August 21, 2019 - Reducing drug prescription errors and adverse drug
events by application of a probabilistic, machine-learning … Reducing drug prescription errors and adverse drug events by application
of a probabilistic, machine-learning … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-drug-prescription-errors-and-adverse-drug-events-application- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-drug-prescription-errors-and-adverse-drug-events-application-probabilistic-machine … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-drug-prescription-errors-and-adverse-drug-events-application-probabilistic-machine
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848089/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - Patient Safety Advisory: fentanyl counterfeit prescription
medications that contain fentanyl and patient … Patient Safety Advisory: fentanyl counterfeit prescription medications
that contain fentanyl and patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-advisory-fentanyl-counterfeit-prescription-medications-contain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-advisory-fentanyl-counterfeit-prescription-medications-contain-fentanyl-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-advisory-fentanyl-counterfeit-prescription-medications-contain-fentanyl-and
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/implementation-toolsets-e-prescribing/toolset-e-prescribing/tool-52a-sample-task-table-no-delegation
January 01, 2023 - information such as last visit, lab results, current medication list, insurance coverage; complete prescription … Patient record, request
Prescription written, note re order
6. … Give prescription and record to office staff
Prescribing physician or nurse practitioner
Handoffs … Give all materials to staff
Patient record, prescription
Prescription details
7. … Transmit to pharmacy
Office Staff
Processing
Transmit to pharmacy via fax or phone
Prescription
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st107/sb107.xml
December 01, 2005 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #107
December 2005
Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for … Sommers, PhD
Highlights
In 2003, prescription drugs represented about 19.5 percent of all … The percentage of persons under age 65 with a prescription drug expenditure in 2003 was lower than the … The percentage of prescription drug expenditures paid out-of-pocket by persons under age 65 in Texas … Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for Persons under Age 65, 2003.
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meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=1273
February 19, 2021 - The total number of people obtaining at least one antipsychotic prescription increased from 5.0 million … As more people use prescription antidepressants and antipsychotics, it is important for policymakers … This Statistical Brief presents a comparison of prescription antidepressant and antipsychotic utilization … This Brief compares the number of people obtaining at least one prescription for an antidepressant or … antipsychotic medication, total prescription fills, and total expenditures for those medications, as
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/implementation-toolsets-e-prescribing/toolset-e-prescribing/tool-52b-sample-task-table-delegation
January 01, 2023 - Give patient record and prescription to office staff
Authorized office staff
Handoffs
… Patient record, prescription copies
Details of request
Physician-review pathway (b) … Give prescription and record to office staff
Prescribing physician or nurse practitioner
Handoffs … File patient record
Office staff
Filing
Patient record, prescription copies
Patient ID … Transmit to pharmacy
Office staff
Processing
Transmit to pharmacy via fax or phone
Prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45636/psn-pdf
September 26, 2018 - Pharmacist outpatient prescription review in the
emergency department: a pediatric tertiary hospital … Pharmacist Outpatient Prescription Review in the Emergency Department: A Pediatric
Tertiary Hospital … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-outpatient-prescription-review-emergency-department-pediatric … 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
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/tool-3.1-flyer-english-large.pdf
July 31, 2017 - What is an electronic prescription? … What are the benefits of electronic prescriptions?
E-prescriptions are fast and convenient. … The time needed to fill your prescription can be affected by the number
of prescriptions we have received … SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR TIPS
TIPS FOR FILLING YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS
New Prescriptions
• Tell your doctor … get more refills on your prescription.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72474/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Associations of physicians’ prescribing experience, work
hours, and workload with prescription errors … Associations of physicians’ prescribing experience, work
hours, and workload with prescription errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-physicians-prescribing-experience-work-hours-and-workload-
prescription-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-physicians-prescribing-experience-work-hours-and-workload-prescription-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-physicians-prescribing-experience-work-hours-and-workload-prescription-errors