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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-computerisation-quality-and-safety-chemotherapy-prescription
December 29, 2014 - Study
Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription … Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription. … The authors describe their successes with significantly reducing chemotherapy prescription errors through … Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-hospitalizations-unsupervised-prescription-medication-ingestions-young-children
April 22, 2020 - Study
Emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription medication ingestions … Emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription medication ingestions by young children. … Accidental ingestions of prescription medications by children pose serious safety risks. … Emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription medication ingestions by young children.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-computerized-physician-order-entry-medication-prescription-errors-intensive-care-unit
May 15, 2013 - Study
Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors … Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors in the intensive care … The investigators evaluated medication prescription errors in an intensive care unit (ICU) that implemented … Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors in the intensive care … May 27, 2011
Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/purchase-prescription-medicines-social-media-survey-based-study-prevalence-risk-perceptions
May 19, 2021 - Study
Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study of … Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study of prevalence, risk perceptions … how social media users assess, interact and engage with information related to the illegal sales of prescription … Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study of prevalence, risk perceptions … December 2, 2020
The impact of an electronic alert to reduce the risk of co-prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-identify-patient-risks-prescription-opioid-addiction-when-initiating-opioids-pain
November 16, 2022 - Review
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Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain … Researchers found that a prior history of substance use disorder, prescription of psychiatric medications … , certain mental health diagnoses, higher daily opioid doses, and prescription of opioids for 30 days … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-drug-interactions-and-prescription-appropriateness-hospital-discharge-experience-covid
August 11, 2021 - Study
Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge … Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge: experience with COVID- … There was a significant increase in prescription of proton pump inhibitors and heparins from admission … Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge: experience with COVID- … cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic
June 21, 2016 - Study
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Emergency department contribution to the prescription … Emergency Department Contribution to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic. … Emergency Department Contribution to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic. … View More
Related Resources
Adverse events and emergency department opioid prescriptions … April 22, 2015
National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-errors-psychiatry-multi-centre-study
September 27, 2017 - Study
Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. … Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. J Psychopharmacol. 2006;20(4):553-61. … Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. J Psychopharmacol. 2006;20(4):553-61. … 2016
Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-e-prescription-dispensing-and-after-cancelrx-implementation
October 05, 2022 - Study
Pharmacy e-prescription dispensing before and after CancelRx implementation … Pharmacy e-prescription dispensing before and after CancelRx implementation. … After CancelRx implementation, the proportion of e-prescriptions sold after discontinuation in the EHR … Pharmacy e-prescription dispensing before and after CancelRx implementation. … September 1, 2021
Impact of CancelRx on discontinuation of controlled substance prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-discharge-prescription-interventions-emergency-medicine-pharmacists
September 22, 2021 - Study
Emergency department discharge prescription interventions by emergency medicine … Emergency department discharge prescription interventions by emergency medicine pharmacists. … This cohort study found that ED pharmacists intervened in 10.1% of prescriptions written for patients … Emergency department discharge prescription interventions by emergency medicine pharmacists. … Download Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Incidence of prescription
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/prescription-drug-monitoring-program-integration-electronic-health-record/citation/effect
January 01, 2023 - Effect of integration of prescription drug monitoring program data in the electronic health record on … Effect of integration of prescription drug monitoring program data in the electronic health record on … pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38838647/
Principal Investigator
Hartung, Daniel
Project Name
Prescription
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st529/stat529.shtml
April 01, 2020 - The average annual total and out-of-pocket expense per person for all outpatient prescriptions among … ), oxycodone (26.8 million prescriptions), tramadol (21.6 million prescriptions), codeine (6.1 million … prescriptions), and morphine (4.5 million prescriptions). … Refills, as well as original prescriptions, are included in expense and utilization estimates. … prescription opioids, U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, 2017
Outpatient Prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-legal-restrictions-and-prescription-opioid-use-among-disabled-adults
May 31, 2023 - Study
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State legal restrictions and prescription-opioid … State Legal Restrictions and Prescription-Opioid Use among Disabled Adults. … State Legal Restrictions and Prescription-Opioid Use among Disabled Adults. … prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency departments and other settings: characteristics of prescriptions … August 5, 2020
Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-outpatient-expenses.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Infographic - Outpatient Expenses for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/online-resources/opioids-elderly-nonelderly.html
February 01, 2024 - , and 4.4 percent had four or more prescription fills during the year. … , and 7.1 percent obtained four or more prescription fills during the year. … , and 1.8 percent had four or more prescription fills during the year. … During this period, women were more likely to fill at least one opioid prescription (7.7 percent) and … , and 3.1 percent had four or more prescription fills during the year.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/schectman-jm-et-al-2005
January 01, 2005 - Determinants of physician use of an ambulatory prescription expert system. … in system adoption and degree of usage, though 72% of physicians reported predominant usage (>50% of prescriptions … was more time consuming and also more likely to believe that their patients preferred hand-written prescriptions … Forty-three percent of physicians felt using the e-Rx was faster than handwriting prescriptions. … Twenty-four percent of physicians would prefer to continue with handwritten prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-prescription-and-over-counter-medication-and-dietary-supplement-use-among-older
May 06, 2020 - Study
Changes in prescription and over-the-counter medication and dietary supplement … Changes in Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication and Dietary Supplement Use Among Older Adults … Changes in Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication and Dietary Supplement Use Among Older Adults … March 6, 2019
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … December 18, 2017
Association of household opioid availability and prescription opioid
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/prescription-drug-monitoring-program-integration-electronic-health-record/final-report
January 01, 2023 - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Integration in the Electronic Health Record - Final Report … Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Integration in the Electronic Health Record – Final Report. … Principal Investigator
Hartung, Daniel
Project Name
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-structure-and-culture-medical-group-practices-prescription-drug-errors
January 14, 2011 - Study
The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription … The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription drug errors. … The study, which analyzed prescription drug error claims for 78 group practices, found both direct and … The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription drug errors. … cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postsurgical-prescriptions-opioid-naive-patients-and-association-overdose-and-misuse
October 19, 2022 - Study
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Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive … Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective … Longer duration of postoperative opioid prescription was also associated with higher odds of future diagnosis … Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective … August 16, 2017
Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic