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  1. Medication Mix-Up: From Bad to Worse | PSNet

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    March 01, 2018 - these two products could have resulted in significant harm.( 1 ) The combination of handwritten prescriptions … 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

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44796/psn-pdf
    October 06, 2016 - medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-interface-evaluating-risks-associated-discharge-prescriptions-mental-health

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 29, 2017 - Antibiotics are a significant source of medical care overuse and inappropriate prescriptions can lead

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46062/psn-pdf
    December 19, 2017 - medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-interface-evaluating-risks-associated-discharge-prescriptions-mental-health

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44292/psn-pdf
    September 01, 2016 - recommendations-improve-usability-drug-drug-interaction-clinical-decision-support-alerts https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-drug-interactions-and-duplicate-prescriptions-among-cancer-patients

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47072/psn-pdf
    October 18, 2018 - hospital-admissions-associated-medication-non-adherence-systematic-review-prospective https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-medication-non-adherence-analysis-195930-electronic-prescriptions

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45584/psn-pdf
    November 02, 2016 - The authors recommend routine reconciliation of home parenteral nutrition compounds with prescriptions

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47451/psn-pdf
    November 28, 2018 - Using Veterans Affairs administrative data on prescriptions filled for look-alike and sound-alike medications

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46912/psn-pdf
    March 28, 2018 - patient-provider-and-system-factors-contributing-patient-safety-events-during-medical-and https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-interface-evaluating-risks-associated-discharge-prescriptions-mental-health

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46228/psn-pdf
    August 23, 2017 - primer/human-factors-engineering https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-prescribers-notes-electronic-prescriptions-ambulatory-practice

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47367/psn-pdf
    October 15, 2018 - themed-issue-innovations-medication-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-drug-interactions-and-duplicate-prescriptions-among-cancer-patients

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34702/psn-pdf
    December 23, 2008 - of medication errors as the reported cause of death, in the face of an only 1.39-fold increase in prescriptions

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44401/psn-pdf
    November 20, 2015 - - associated-risk Comparing gold standard medication reconciliation performed by pharmacists with prescriptions

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 24, 2018 - dispensing-errors-community-pharmacy-perceived-influence-sociotechnical-factors https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-mixes-prescriptions

  15. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)

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    November 01, 2005 - than one half of medication errors occur at the interfaces of care Up to 67% of cases had errors in prescription … medication histories An average of 10 prescriptions needed to be changed weekly in the ICU as a result … manually complete form At discharge, reformatting the medication profile from the pharmacy system onto a prescription … form can efficiently generate discharge prescriptions Evaluate Reconciliation Success Use a … local pharmacy Complete medication reconciliation at each transition of care At discharge, reconcile prescriptions

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 06, 2011 - of patients vulnerable to adverse drug events (based on age and comorbidities) received a high-risk prescription … While many prescriptions were not deemed inappropriate, differences in prescribing patterns were noted

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46353/psn-pdf
    August 23, 2017 - Analyzing data from 2006–2014, the authors found that lower ranked institutions wrote more opioid prescriptions

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44886/psn-pdf
    September 27, 2016 - Anticoagulants are high-alert medications that require regular monitoring and adjustments to ensure prescriptions

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44397/psn-pdf
    September 30, 2015 - These results suggest that measuring new potentially inappropriate prescriptions is a feasible strategy

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46869/psn-pdf
    April 11, 2018 - The sharpest rise occurred among 11–18 year olds, and nearly one- third of opioid prescriptions were
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