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  1. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-related-emergency-department-visits-pediatrics-prospective-observational-study
    October 16, 2013 - August 8, 2018 Pediatric emergency department discharge prescriptions requiring pharmacy … January 28, 2015 National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency … October 8, 2013 Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric
  2. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-prescribing-errors-teaching-hospital-9-year-experience
    February 10, 2011 - Related Resources Quality and variability of patient directions in electronic prescriptions … July 11, 2018 Errors in electronic health record–based data query of statin prescriptions … May 2, 2018 Assessment of emergency department antibiotic discharge prescription dosing
  3. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-prescription-drug-warnings-promote-patient-comprehension
    December 21, 2014 - Study Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient comprehension. … Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient comprehension. … Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient comprehension. … June 20, 2018 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … July 26, 2011 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.
  4. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/its-all-syringe
    February 01, 2013 - Altogether, clinicians wrote more than 1.6 billion prescriptions in the United States in 2004.( 1 ) This … amounts to 5.4 prescriptions for every U.S. resident.( 2 ) Patients leave the doctor's office with a … prescription in hand in 7 out of 10 visits.( 1 ) An increasing number of prescriptions are written electronically … Although most prescription medications are dispensed by the pharmacy for patients to self-administer … A call to action: eliminate handwritten prescriptions within 3 years!
  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49728/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2015 - know the percentage of medication errors associated with LASA drugs, a rate of at least 1 per 1000 prescriptions … the inpatient setting.(2) Given that the average 1000- bed hospital will have approximately 300,000 prescription … These strategies involve using both the brand and generic names on prescriptions and patient labels; … including the indication or purpose of the medication on prescriptions and medication orders; and configuring … Look-Alike and Sound-Alike Medication Errors For Written Order Add both brand and generic names to prescriptions
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  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/38869/psn-pdf
    August 19, 2009 - frequency-and-severity-harm-medication-errors-related-parenteral-nutrition- process-large Approximately 1 in 60 prescriptions
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33834/psn-pdf
    May 22, 2017 - recent review of overdose deaths in North Carolina found that half of the victims had active opioid prescriptions … Approximately 249 million opioid prescriptions were issued in the US in 2013 alone, enough for every … to the epidemic (9) by providing large quantities of opioids to patients who do not complete their prescriptions … storage of opioids; take-back programs that facilitate the efficient disposal of unused and unneeded prescriptions … The Prescription Opioid Epidemic: An Evidence-Based Approach.
  14. 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
  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/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
  17. 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://
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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

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