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  1. STATISTICAL BRIEF #535: Comparison of the Total Number of People in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Purchasing One or More Antidepressant or Antipsychotic Prescriptions by Select Sociodemographic Characteristics, 2013 and 2018

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st535/stat535.shtml
    June 01, 2021 - Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Purchasing One or More Antidepressant or Antipsychotic Prescriptions … Refills as well as original prescriptions are included in utilization estimates. … Figure 2: Number of people obtaining one or more prescriptions for antipsychotics, by … Figure 4: Number of people obtaining one or more prescriptions for antipsychotics, by … Figure 6: Number of people obtaining one or more prescriptions for antipsychotics, by

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847718/psn-pdf
    April 19, 2023 - Effect of a Veterans Health Administration mandate to case review patients with opioid prescriptions … Effect of a Veterans Health Administration mandate to case review patients with opioid prescriptions … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-veterans-health-administration-mandate-case-review-patients-opioid- prescriptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-veterans-health-administration-mandate-case-review-patients-opioid-prescriptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-veterans-health-administration-mandate-case-review-patients-opioid-prescriptions

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 14, 2018 - Analysis of medication therapy discontinuation orders in new electronic prescriptions and opportunities … Analysis of medication therapy discontinuation orders in new electronic prescriptions and opportunities … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-medication-therapy-discontinuation-orders-new-electronic- prescriptions-and … In a nationally representative sample, nearly 1% of new prescriptions had discontinuation instructions … for other prescriptions embedded within them, a workaround that creates inefficiencies and new safety

  4. Spotlight-Slides-Wright-Schiff (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2020 - At the time of his discharge home, the physician electronically prescribed his medications; the prescription … He required two prescriptions for rivaroxaban (per protocol), one for 15 mg twice a day for 10 more … The committee realized that every patient discharged from the hospital with an electronic prescription … drug and regimen • Wrong-patient errors • Issues with comments and other free-text fields in the prescription … • The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), a nonprofit forum, is responsible

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 22, 2019 - Association of opioid prescriptions from dental clinicians for US adolescents and young adults with … Association of Opioid Prescriptions From Dental Clinicians for US Adolescents and Young Adults With … adults-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

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 29, 2020 - Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions. July 29, 2020 Mann B. … Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-and-dentists-still-flooding-us-opioid-prescriptions Despite efforts … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-and-dentists-still-flooding-us-opioid-prescriptions https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  7. Electronic prescribing within an electronic health record reduces ambulatory prescribing errors. | PSNet

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    March 21, 2017 - computerized provider order entry system, compared with providers who continued to use paper-based prescriptions … January 7, 2015 How do community pharmacies recover from e-prescription errors? … December 31, 2014 Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of … December 31, 2014 The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge

  8. Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Use and Expenses in the United States Between 2013 and 2018 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2022 - Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Purchasing One or More Antidepressant or Antipsychotic Prescriptions … by Select Sociodemographic Characteristics, 2013 and 2018   Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Prescriptions … for antidepressants or antipsychotics, prescriptions filled, and amounts spent on antidepressants or … Select Total by Prescription or Antidepressants Deep Dive. … For Total by Prescription, select antidepressants or antipsychotics.

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 31, 2014 - Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of physician practices and pharmacies … Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of physician practices and pharmacies … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transmitting-and-processing-electronic-prescriptions-experiences-physician … - practices-and This qualitative analysis found that electronic transmission of new prescriptions is … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transmitting-and-processing-electronic-prescriptions-experiences-physician-practices-and

  10. Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory care visits, 2010–2011. | PSNet

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    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

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46128/psn-pdf
    June 14, 2017 - Does a checklist reduce the number of errors made in nurse-assembled discharge prescriptions? … Does a checklist reduce the number of errors made in nurse-assembled discharge prescriptions? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-checklist-reduce-number-errors-made-nurse-assembled-discharge- prescriptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-checklist-reduce-number-errors-made-nurse-assembled-discharge-prescriptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-medication-administration-errors-two-medical-units-automated-prescription-and

  12. Statistical Brief #168: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures, 1997 and 2004 (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2007 - 2 billion prescriptions (1.9 billion) to approximately 3 billion prescriptions (2.9 billion). … For those persons with a prescription medicine purchase in 1997 and 2004, the average number of prescriptions … for persons age 65 and older increased from 21.9 to 30.8 prescriptions, and the average number of … prescriptions for persons under age 65 increased from 8.8 to 12.6 prescriptions. … per person in 1997 (11.1 prescriptions) to 16.0 prescriptions in 2004.

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 13, 2017 - The effect of opioid prescribing guidelines on prescriptions by emergency physicians in Ohio. … The Effect of Opioid Prescribing Guidelines on Prescriptions by Emergency Physicians in Ohio. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-opioid-prescribing-guidelines-prescriptions-emergency-physicians-ohio … The quantity of opioid prescriptions from emergency departments and the duration of opioid prescriptions … psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-associated-reductions-opioid-related

  14. The Impact of Personal Digital Assistant Devices on Medication Safety in Primary Care (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2005 - Each control group physician was provided prescription pads with carbon copy prescription backs. … for each physician against the date the prescriptions were written. … prescriptions over time. … 0 0.3 Wrong route of drug administration on prescription * 43% of prescriptions were generated … • Prescription generation – the time need to write and print the prescription using the PDA.

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46829/psn-pdf
    July 23, 2018 - Quality and variability of patient directions in electronic prescriptions in the ambulatory care setting … Quality and Variability of Patient Directions in Electronic Prescriptions in the Ambulatory Care Setting … Researchers examined 25,000 prescriptions sent to a retail pharmacy chain and described variation in … About 10% of prescriptions posed a potential safety hazard. … errors-associated-outpatient-computerized-prescribing-systems https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/explicit-and-standardized-prescription-medicine-instructions

  16. The impact of electronic communication of medication discontinuation (CancelRx) on medication safety: a pilot study. | PSNet

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    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 View More Related Resources 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

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47266/psn-pdf
    August 08, 2018 - Outpatient opioid prescriptions for children and opioid- related adverse events. … Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Children and Opioid-Related Adverse Events. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events … Researchers examined outpatient opioid prescriptions to children who did not have serious illnesses … The authors conclude that 1 in every 2611 prescriptions resulted in an emergency department visit or

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47134/psn-pdf
    March 04, 2019 - Association of hydrocodone schedule change with opioid prescriptions following surgery. … Association of Hydrocodone Schedule Change With Opioid Prescriptions Following Surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-hydrocodone-schedule-change-opioid-prescriptions-following- … Although prescription refill rates decreased, overall there was no significant difference in the total … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-hydrocodone-schedule-change-opioid-prescriptions-following-surgery

  19. Incidence and variables associated with inconsistencies in opioid prescribing at hospital discharge and its associated adverse drug outcomes. | PSNet

    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.

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45763/psn-pdf
    December 19, 2017 - Expanded pharmacy technician roles: accepting verbal prescriptions and communicating prescription transfers … Expanded pharmacy technician roles: Accepting verbal prescriptions and communicating prescription transfers … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expanded-pharmacy-technician-roles-accepting-verbal-prescriptions-and- … This commentary discusses the role of pharmacy technicians in managing verbal prescriptions and ensuring … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expanded-pharmacy-technician-roles-accepting-verbal-prescriptions-and-communicating
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