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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838250/psn-pdf
October 06, 2022 - Researchers found that CancelRx did result in the unintentional cancellation of
some prescriptions and … electronic-health-record-interoperability-why-electronically-discontinued-medications-are
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-cancelrx-discontinuation-controlled-substance-prescriptions-interrupted-time-series
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50854/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Dosing duration limits resulted in decreases
in postoperative prescription size and days supplied in … cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-opioid-prescribing-guidelines-prescriptions-emergency-physicians-ohio … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postsurgical-prescriptions-opioid-naive-patients-and-association-overdose-and-misuse
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36951/psn-pdf
September 09, 2011 - Evaluation of drug utilization and prescribing errors in
infants: a primary care prescription-based … Evaluation of drug utilization and prescribing errors in
infants: a primary care prescription-based … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-drug-utilization-and-prescribing-errors-infants-primary-care-
prescription-based … The authors analyzed prescriptions for children in 20 health centers in Bahrain and found that the … majority
of prescriptions contained at least one error.
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April 27, 2022 - In all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, people can obtain naloxone without a prescription … regulations and guidelines targeting opioid prescribing behavior, other interventions , including prescription … of prescriptions exceeding 30 MME, and (4) the number of prescriptions written for opioids that were … Despite evidence indicating that state drug-control policies have resulted in both reduced misuse of prescription … opioids and reduced deaths from prescription opioid overdoses, Lee and colleagues found that some state
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January 01, 2023 - The next closest method was computer generated fax and prescriptions in which approximately 25% rated … Clinicians appreciated the efficiency of the technology, including that it allowed them to write and send prescriptions … directly to the pharmacy while they were meeting with patients, and also that it allowed them to approve prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842419/psn-pdf
January 11, 2023 - Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to
limit opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions … Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to limit opioid
and benzodiazepine prescriptions … of older adults presenting to the emergency room or urgent care due to a fall who
receive an opioid prescription … Nearly one third of
patients received a prescription for an opioid and/or benzodiazepine, and 11% had
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836746/psn-pdf
March 16, 2022 - In these instances, clinicians must rely solely on
electronic records of medication prescriptions, which … This analysis of prescriptions entered into the Danish Shared Medication Record (SMR) and patient reports
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May 18, 2022 - 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 … Effect of a Veterans Health Administration mandate to case review patients with opioid prescriptions … April 7, 2019
Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-dispensing-electronically-discontinued-medications
October 03, 2012 - care practices that use a commercial electronic medical record system, this study found that 1.5% of prescriptions … January 7, 2015
The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge … label: prevalence and description of discrepancies from a cross-sectional evaluation of electronic prescriptions … November 1, 2011
Using human error theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-pediatric-outpatients
February 06, 2008 - AHRQ-funded prospective cohort study evaluated the frequency of medication errors via chart review, review of prescriptions … April 10, 2019
The fate of pediatric prescriptions in community pharmacies. … doses of pediatric liquid medicines to parents/caregivers: a comparison of written dosing directions on prescriptions
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January 23, 2017 - Study
Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions … 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 … July 29, 2020
Reducing drug prescription errors and adverse drug events by application … Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49447/psn-pdf
June 01, 2004 - However, because the patient's family had a copy of the original
prescription from the oncologist, the … In one analysis of
prescriptions requiring clarification, while faxed and written prescriptions required … Pharmacists should not dispense any drug based on a prescription without data that support its use
in … Relationships between ambient
sounds and the accuracy of pharmacists' prescription-filling performance … of the first five million prescriptions in 1999.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/wogen-s-et
January 01, 2023 - Wogen S et al. 2003 "Improving the efficiency of the prescription process and promoting plan adherence … Improving the efficiency of the prescription process and promoting plan adherence. … Objective
To "describe the impact of introducing an automated electronic prescription process in large … The use of home delivery of prescriptions increased 10 percent. … control group)
Study Participants
The 14 physicians in the practice and their patients receiving prescriptions
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May 25, 2016 - has been shown to reduce other instances of medical care overuse , such as inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions … very frequently prescribed Schedule II controlled substances (the highest risk category for which a prescription … is still legal) were randomized to receive a letter showing their prescription practices compared to … February 15, 2023
Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of … October 17, 2012
Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/children-and-opioid-epidemic-age-stratified-exposures-and-harms
February 13, 2019 - More than 3% of children ages 1 to 17 years had at least one opioid prescription filled annually; 76.6 … Black and urban children were less likely to fill opioid prescriptions or experience adverse events, … June 22, 2022
Adverse events and emergency department opioid prescriptions in adolescents … January 22, 2020
Association of opioid prescriptions from dental clinicians for US adolescents
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st542/stat542.pdf
March 01, 2022 - This Statistical Brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid
medications that are … The
estimates only include prescriptions purchased or obtained in an outpatient
setting. … Average annual percentages of non-elderly adults who filled outpatient
opioid1 prescriptions in 2018 … Average annual percentages of non-elderly adults who filled outpatient
opioid1 prescriptions in 2018 … Average annual percentages of non-elderly adults who filled outpatient
opioid1 prescriptions in 2018
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st542/stat542.shtml
March 01, 2022 - This Statistical Brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid
medications … The estimates only include prescriptions
purchased or obtained in an outpatient setting. … (30.3 percent) and to fill five or more
opioid prescriptions (18.8 percent) compared to … Average annual percentages of non-elderly adults who filled outpatient
opioid 1 prescriptions … Average annual percentages of non-elderly adults who filled outpatient
opioid 1 prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73120/psn-pdf
April 07, 2021 - This retrospective study examined
regional prescription registry (RPR) data at a single Italian hospital … Researchers identified 4,363 discrepancies among 14,573
prescriptions originating from 298 patients … ) were classified as unintentional and the majority (62.1%) of those were found when
comparing the prescriptions
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/crosson-jc
January 01, 2023 - MEASUREMENTS: Field researchers used observational and interview techniques to collect data on prescription-related … Health IT Functions
"Both [e-prescribing] programs are designed for the electronic submission of prescriptions … encounter using a computer interface or personal digital assistant (PDA) and can be used to print paper prescriptions … Prescriptions also can be electronically submitted outside of the clinical encounter."