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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescriptions-among-us-ambulatory-care-visits-2010-2011
November 12, 2014 - Study
Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory care … Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011. … More than 12% of all outpatient visits in the United States in 2010–2011 resulted in an antibiotic prescription … WebM&M commentary discusses catastrophic complications resulting from an inappropriate antibiotic prescription … January 15, 2025
Physicians' perspectives regarding prescription drug monitoring program
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39305/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - Primary medication non-adherence: analysis of 195,930
electronic prescriptions. … Primary medication non-adherence: analysis of 195,930 electronic
prescriptions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-medication-non-adherence-analysis-195930-electronic-prescriptions … In this analysis of nearly 200,000 electronic prescriptions, more than 20% were not filled by the patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-medication-non-adherence-analysis-195930-electronic-prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47567/psn-pdf
June 26, 2019 - of assessing patient safety aspects in
routine practice using the example of "doctors
handwritten prescriptions … 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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73656/psn-pdf
September 01, 2021 - of US retail pharmacy data,
3.5% of US children and young adults were dispensed at least one opioid prescription … prior research, dentists and
surgeons were the most frequent prescribers, writing 61% of all opiate prescriptions … guidelines-opioid-prescribing-children-and-adolescents-after-surgery-expert-panel-opinion
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-and-emergency-department-opioid-prescriptions-adolescents … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-prescriptions-dental-clinicians-us-adolescents-and-young-adults-subsequent … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60967/psn-pdf
September 30, 2020 - In the 12 months after implementation, there was a decrease in the
rate of opioid prescriptions overall … , prescriptions exceeding three days, prescriptions exceeding
prespecified morphine equivalent doses … , and non-formulary prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73449/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - Adverse events and emergency department opioid
prescriptions in adolescents. … Adverse events and emergency department opioid prescriptions in
adolescents. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-and-emergency-department-opioid-prescriptions-adolescents … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-and-emergency-department-opioid-prescriptions-adolescents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41240/psn-pdf
October 19, 2012 - Prescriptions analysis by clinical pharmacists in the post-
operative period: a 4-year prospective study … Prescriptions analysis by clinical pharmacists in the post-
operative period: a 4-year prospective study … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescriptions-analysis-clinical-pharmacists-post-operative-period-4-year … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescriptions-analysis-clinical-pharmacists-post-operative-period-4-year-prospective-study … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescriptions-analysis-clinical-pharmacists-post-operative-period-4-year-prospective-study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41690/psn-pdf
September 19, 2012 - Inappropriateness of medication prescriptions to elderly
patients in the primary care setting: a systematic … Inappropriateness of medication prescriptions to elderly patients in
the primary care setting: a systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriateness-medication-prescriptions-elderly-patients-primary-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriateness-medication-prescriptions-elderly-patients-primary-care-setting-systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriateness-medication-prescriptions-elderly-patients-primary-care-setting-systematic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43156/psn-pdf
December 12, 2014 - National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in
the emergency department. … National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in
the emergency department. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patterns-codeine-prescriptions-children-emergency-department
Codeine … use, this analysis of national data over a 10-year period found only a slight
decrease in codeine prescriptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patterns-codeine-prescriptions-children-emergency-department
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37893/psn-pdf
July 09, 2008 - Pharmacologically inappropriate prescriptions for elderly
patients in general practice: how common? … Pharmacologically inappropriate prescriptions for elderly patients
in general practice: How common? … Baseline data from The Prescription Peer Academic Detailing (Rx-PAD)
study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacologically-inappropriate-prescriptions-elderly-patients-general- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacologically-inappropriate-prescriptions-elderly-patients-general-practice-how-common
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37117/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with
limited English proficiency: a survey of pharmacies … Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited
English proficiency: a survey of pharmacies … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/language-barriers-prescriptions-patients-limited-english-proficiency-survey … This study discovered that only half of
surveyed pharmacies provide non-English prescription labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy%20
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73216/psn-pdf
May 05, 2021 - incidence-and-variables-associated-inconsistencies-opioid-prescribing-
hospital-discharge-and
Harms related to prescription … 2016, this cohort study found that nearly 50% of hospitalized patients were
discharged with an opioid prescription … , and 80% of those prescriptions were among patients discharged
from a surgical unit. … Opioid-related medication errors were more common in handwritten discharge
prescriptions compared to … electronic prescriptions; electronic prescriptions were associated with a 69%
lower risk of opioid-related
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35690/psn-pdf
July 12, 2010 - Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary
care: a report from the Applied Strategies … Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary
care: a report from the Applied Strategies … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-clarification-prescriptions-ordered-primary-care-report-applied … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-clarification-prescriptions-ordered-primary-care-report-applied-strategies-improving … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-clarification-prescriptions-ordered-primary-care-report-applied-strategies-improving
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44193/psn-pdf
August 05, 2015 - Pediatric emergency department discharge prescriptions
requiring pharmacy clarification. … Pediatric emergency department discharge prescriptions
requiring pharmacy clarification. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-emergency-department-discharge-prescriptions-requiring-pharmacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-emergency-department-discharge-prescriptions-requiring-pharmacy-clarification … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-emergency-department-discharge-prescriptions-requiring-pharmacy-clarification
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-variables-associated-inconsistencies-opioid-prescribing-hospital-discharge-and
April 29, 2018 - Harms related to prescription opioid use are an ongoing patient safety challenge. … , and 80% of those prescriptions were among patients discharged from a surgical unit . … Opioid-related medication errors were more common in handwritten discharge prescriptions compared to … electronic prescriptions; electronic prescriptions were associated with a 69% lower risk of opioid-related … cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-communication-medication-discontinuation-cancelrx-medication-safety-pilot
December 07, 2022 - Researchers found that CancelRx did result in the unintentional cancellation of some prescriptions and … December 7, 2022
Impact of CancelRx on discontinuation of controlled substance prescriptions … November 2, 2022
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Pharmacy e-prescription … November 14, 2018
The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-and-adverse-events-opioid-naive-patients-treated-emergency-physicians
July 18, 2018 - This Canadian study found that patients who received new opioid prescriptions in the emergency department … were more likely to have subsequent opioid complications compared to patients who received new opioid prescriptions … prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency departments and other settings: characteristics of prescriptions … December 5, 2018
Incidence and predictors of opioid prescription at discharge after traumatic … March 13, 2015
National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43726/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Differences of reasons for alert overrides on
contraindicated co-prescriptions by admitting
department … Differences of Reasons for Alert Overrides on Contraindicated Co-
prescriptions by Admitting Department … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/differences-reasons-alert-overrides-contraindicated-co-prescriptions-admitting … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/differences-reasons-alert-overrides-contraindicated-co-prescriptions-admitting-department … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/differences-reasons-alert-overrides-contraindicated-co-prescriptions-admitting-department
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37734/psn-pdf
April 30, 2008 - Improving the quality of written prescriptions in a general
hospital: the influence of 10 years of serial … Improving the quality of written prescriptions in a general hospital:
the influence of 10 years of serial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-written-prescriptions-general-hospital-influence-10-years … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-written-prescriptions-general-hospital-influence-10-years-serial-audits-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-written-prescriptions-general-hospital-influence-10-years-serial-audits-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47600/psn-pdf
December 03, 2018 - Effect of a pharmacist-led educational intervention on
inappropriate medication prescriptions in older … Effect of a Pharmacist-Led Educational Intervention on
Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions in Older … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-pharmacist-led-educational-intervention-inappropriate-medication-
prescriptions-older … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-pharmacist-led-educational-intervention-inappropriate-medication-prescriptions-older … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-pharmacist-led-educational-intervention-inappropriate-medication-prescriptions-older