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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-variability-patient-directions-electronic-prescriptions-ambulatory-care-setting
May 08, 2017 - About 10% of prescriptions posed a potential safety hazard. … November 14, 2018
A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing safety. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription … May 27, 2011
Patient-specific electronic decision support reduces prescription of excessive
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-opioid-prescribing-guidelines-prescriptions-emergency-physicians-ohio
April 24, 2018 - Study
The effect of opioid prescribing guidelines on prescriptions by emergency physicians … The Effect of Opioid Prescribing Guidelines on Prescriptions by Emergency Physicians in Ohio. … The quantity of opioid prescriptions from emergency departments and the duration of opioid prescriptions … The Effect of Opioid Prescribing Guidelines on Prescriptions by Emergency Physicians in Ohio. … April 22, 2015
National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patterns-codeine-prescriptions-children-emergency-department
November 16, 2022 - Study
National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency department … National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency department. … its use, this analysis of national data over a 10-year period found only a slight decrease in codeine prescriptions … National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency department. … August 29, 2011
Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events
July 31, 2017 - Study
Emerging Classic
Outpatient opioid prescriptions … Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Children and Opioid-Related Adverse Events. … Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Children and Opioid-Related Adverse Events. … RIS
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Prescription … June 6, 2018
Assessment of emergency department antibiotic discharge prescription dosing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-interface-evaluating-risks-associated-discharge-prescriptions-mental-health
March 11, 2020 - Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions … Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions from mental … In this study, prospective pharmacist review of written prescriptions for adults discharged from mental … Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions from mental … June 13, 2012
Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-often-do-prescribers-include-indications-drug-orders-analysis-4-million-outpatient
May 01, 2019 - Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … that only 7.4% of prescriptions included an indication. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … May 29, 2019
A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitalization-and-death-associated-potentially-inappropriate-medication-prescriptions-among
August 04, 2021 - Hospitalization and death associated with potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions … Hospitalization and death associated with potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions among elderly … , investigators reported greater odds of being hospitalized in the month following an inappropriate prescription … , an associated greater risk of death, and similar risk with even intermittent exposure to such prescriptions … Hospitalization and death associated with potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions among elderly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparing-variability-ingredient-strength-and-dose-form-information-electronic-prescriptions
March 20, 2024 - Comparing the variability of ingredient, strength, and dose form information from electronic prescriptions … Comparing the variability of ingredient, strength, and dose form information from electronic prescriptions … Results show a wide variety in the way drug product descriptions are entered into e-prescription programs … Poor standardization of terminology in e-prescription programs can lead to incorrect medication order … Comparing the variability of ingredient, strength, and dose form information from electronic prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-prescriptions-dental-clinicians-us-adolescents-and-young-adults-subsequent
May 18, 2022 - Study
Association of opioid prescriptions from dental clinicians for US adolescents … Association of Opioid Prescriptions From Dental Clinicians for US Adolescents and Young Adults With Subsequent … This retrospective cohort study found that opioid-naive adolescents who received an opioid prescription … from a dentist were more likely to receive a subsequent opioid prescription or be diagnosed with … an opioid use disorder compared to opioid-naive adolescents who did not receive an opioid prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60640/psn-pdf
July 01, 2020 - Standardizing opioid prescriptions to patients after
ambulatory oncologic surgery reduces overprescription … Standardizing Opioid Prescriptions to Patients After Ambulatory
Oncologic Surgery Reduces Overprescription … -
reduces
Opioid prescriptions are associated with harm among postoperative patients. … Pre-
standardization, the median opioid prescription at discharge was 20 pills (up to 140 milligrams … morphine
equivalent, or MME); post-standardization, prescriptions were set to 7-10 pills (24-75 MME
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-emergency-department-antibiotic-discharge-prescription-dosing-errors-pediatric
March 01, 2011 - Study
Assessment of emergency department antibiotic discharge prescription dosing … Assessment of Emergency Department Antibiotic Discharge Prescription Dosing Errors for Pediatric Patients … This retrospective study found that 776 of 1934 antibiotic prescriptions written for pediatric patients … Assessment of Emergency Department Antibiotic Discharge Prescription Dosing Errors for Pediatric Patients … January 7, 2015
POPI (Pediatrics: Omission of Prescriptions and Inappropriate prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-approach-assessing-patient-safety-aspects-routine-practice-using-example-doctors
April 24, 2019 - approach of assessing patient safety aspects in routine practice using the example of "doctors handwritten prescriptions … In this study, researchers examined the impact of both self and external assessment of handwritten prescriptions … Researchers found that the intervention improved the quality of handwritten prescriptions. … Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription … August 12, 2009
Errors and omissions in hospital prescriptions: a survey of prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-and-dentists-still-flooding-us-opioid-prescriptions
October 13, 2018 - Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions. … Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions. … RIS
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Prescription … October 13, 2018
Alternatives to opioid education and a prescription drug monitoring … April 5, 2017
State policies for prescription drug monitoring programs and adverse opioid-related
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851350/psn-pdf
July 12, 2023 - A scoping review of legibility of hand-written
prescriptions and drug-orders: the writing on the wall … A scoping review of legibility of hand-written prescriptions and drug-
orders: the writing on the wall … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/scoping-review-legibility-hand-written-prescriptions-and-drug-orders-writing … -
wall
Illegible prescriptions can cause pharmacists to dispense incorrect medications resulting in … This review identified 15 studies on illegible prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-hydrocodone-schedule-change-opioid-prescriptions-following-surgery
June 07, 2017 - Study
Association of hydrocodone schedule change with opioid prescriptions following … Association of Hydrocodone Schedule Change With Opioid Prescriptions Following Surgery. … for patients in Michigan who had undergone elective surgery , using a database that measured opioid prescriptions … Although prescription refill rates decreased, overall there was no significant difference in the total … Association of Hydrocodone Schedule Change With Opioid Prescriptions Following Surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expanded-pharmacy-technician-roles-accepting-verbal-prescriptions-and-communicating
October 05, 2011 - Commentary
Expanded pharmacy technician roles: accepting verbal prescriptions and … communicating prescription transfers. … Expanded pharmacy technician roles: Accepting verbal prescriptions and communicating prescription transfers … This commentary discusses the role of pharmacy technicians in managing verbal prescriptions and ensuring … Expanded pharmacy technician roles: Accepting verbal prescriptions and communicating prescription transfers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-enhancing-electronic-prescribing-safety
August 04, 2021 - Commentary
A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing safety. … A Prescription For Enhancing Electronic Prescribing Safety. … They suggest including drug indications on prescriptions, ensuring a readily available and accurate … A Prescription For Enhancing Electronic Prescribing Safety. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discrepancies-written-versus-calculated-durations-opioid-prescriptions-pre-post-study
October 19, 2022 - Study
Discrepancies in written versus calculated durations in opioid prescriptions … Discrepancies in written versus calculated durations in opioid prescriptions: pre-post study. … This study examined differences in the treatment duration written in an opioid prescription versus … documented in the prescription. … Discrepancies in written versus calculated durations in opioid prescriptions: pre-post study.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/machine-learning-based-clinical-decision-support-system-identify-prescriptions-high-risk
May 20, 2020 - Emerging Classic
A machine learning-based clinical decision support system to identify prescriptions … A machine learning–based clinical decision support system to identify prescriptions with a high risk … accurate than existing techniques such as the traditional CDS system and can improve the reliability of prescription … A machine learning–based clinical decision support system to identify prescriptions with a high risk … September 1, 2016
Antimicrobial prescription errors in hospitalized children: role of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60255/psn-pdf
April 22, 2020 - Discrepancies in written versus calculated durations in
opioid prescriptions: pre-post study. … Discrepancies in written versus calculated durations in opioid
prescriptions: pre-post study. … -
post-study
This study examined differences in the treatment duration written in an opioid prescription … documented in the prescription. … The
study found that making the opioid prescription duration a required field in the electronic health