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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40569/psn-pdf
    June 29, 2011 - inappropriate-medications-elderly-icu-survivors-where-intervene This research letter reports on a study of potentially inappropriate prescriptions

  2. Mixup Beyond the Medication Label | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mixup-beyond-medication-label
    June 01, 2014 - Commentary Commentary by Helen Pervanas, PharmD, RPh, and David VanValkenburgh Most patients fill their prescriptions … at a rate between 1.7%–24%.( 2-4 ) Extrapolating that number to the approximate rate of 3.9 billion prescriptions … In one study, the probability of dispensing the wrong medication increased from 9.43 per 1 billion prescriptions … to 4.2 per 100,000 prescriptions when these two processes were omitted.( 10 ) Other strategies to … Prescription Drug Trends. [Available at] 6.

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45334/psn-pdf
    September 07, 2016 - standards are needed to ensure accuracy of electronic medication lists and reduce unnecessary or duplicate prescriptions

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37710/psn-pdf
    April 23, 2008 - Hong Kong found that dosing errors were most common, and more errors were associated with handwritten prescriptions

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41320/psn-pdf
    May 02, 2012 - prevalence-error-prone-abbreviations-used-medication-prescribing- hospitalised-patients-multi Approximately 1 in 12 prescriptions

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40894/psn-pdf
    December 10, 2014 - incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription … incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription … This Swiss study found that the majority of handwritten prescriptions were considered "bad or unreadable

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45388/psn-pdf
    December 07, 2016 - This data analysis revealed a very high prevalence of new opioid prescriptions following low-risk surgical … opioids-prescribed-after-low-risk-surgical-procedures-united-states-2004-2012 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-overdoses-prescription-opioid-pain-relievers-united-states … -1999-2008 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/access-prescription-opioids-primum-non-nocere-teachable-moment

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39615/psn-pdf
    December 17, 2010 - to an existing computerized provider order entry system reduced the frequency of excessively dosed prescriptions

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46838/psn-pdf
    March 07, 2018 - causes-their-death-appear-unto-our-shame-perpetual-why-root-cause-analysis-not-best-model https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-interface-evaluating-risks-associated-discharge-prescriptions-mental-health

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37512/psn-pdf
    February 06, 2008 - risk-factors-preventable-adverse-drug-events-pediatric-outpatients This study discovered that children with multiple prescriptions

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41107/psn-pdf
    May 04, 2012 - department pharmacist were discovered through consultative activities, not through routine review of prescriptions

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38869/psn-pdf
    August 19, 2009 - frequency-and-severity-harm-medication-errors-related-parenteral-nutrition- process-large Approximately 1 in 60 prescriptions

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40817/psn-pdf
    November 01, 2011 - computerized provider order entry system, compared with providers who continued to use paper-based prescriptions

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41465/psn-pdf
    January 31, 2013 - Emergency department discharge prescription interventions by emergency medicine pharmacists. … Emergency department discharge prescription interventions by emergency medicine pharmacists. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-discharge-prescription-interventions-emergency- medicine-pharmacists … This cohort study found that ED pharmacists intervened in 10.1% of prescriptions written for patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-discharge-prescription-interventions-emergency-medicine-pharmacists

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39121/psn-pdf
    March 04, 2011 - decision support system combined with computerized provider order entry significantly reduced incorrect prescriptions

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46775/psn-pdf
    March 07, 2018 - Colorado Opioid Safety Collaborative, which used alternative pain control approaches to reduce opioid prescriptions … ten-ers-colorado-tried-curtail-opioids-and-did-better-expected https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-predictors-opioid-prescription-discharge-after-traumatic-injury … increases-drug-and-opioid-overdose-deaths-united-states-2000-2015 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic https://

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46440/psn-pdf
    September 20, 2017 - why-do-people-stop-taking-their-meds-cost-just-one-reason https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-medication-non-adherence-analysis-195930-electronic-prescriptions … web-mm/patient-safety-and-adherence-self-administered-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-prescription-medicine-adherence-national-plan

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34062/psn-pdf
    February 18, 2011 - adverse-drug-events-ambulatory-care This prospective cohort study evaluated more than 1200 outpatient prescriptions

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44173/psn-pdf
    July 16, 2015 - These results suggest that opioid prescriptions for pediatric patients often contain potential overdose

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44425/psn-pdf
    February 24, 2016 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dangerous-doses https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-drug-interactions-and-duplicate-prescriptions-among-cancer-patients
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