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3721. The Impact of Communication on Medication Errors | PSNet
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      August 01, 2009 - Some institutions recognize concomitant use of 5 or more prescription drugs (excluding over-the-counter … 36.7% of patients 60 years of age and older were prescribed 5 or more medications. 5 In addition to prescription … In the case described previously, an old prescription on the patient’s medication list contributed to … This practice involves encouraging patients (or caregivers) to bring all prescription and nonprescription … “Prescription Drug Use Among Adults Aged 40-79 in the United States and Canada.”

3722. Cancer-Drugs-Utilization Research (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-drugs-utilization_research.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - proportion of beneficiaries with a particular cancer diagnosis prior to their first kinase inhibitor prescription … beneficiaries with a particular cancer diagnosis prior to their first biological response modifier prescription … first other immunomodulator, other immunosup- pressive, and miscellaneous biologic nonblood product prescription … Prescription Drug Event (PDE) data were used to identify Medicare Part D eligibility and biolog- ics … Codes (NDCs) for biologics of interest; and (d) looked back 1, 3, 6, and 12 months from the date of prescription

3723. Archived: Evidence Summary: NSAIDs: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-nsaids/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
      March 15, 2007 - researchers reported dose effect in terms of frequency of use, such as number of pills per week or prescription … used an administrative database to identify 11 3,538 participants who filled at least 1 ibuprofen prescription … Two other case-control studies (1 large prescription database study of good quality30 and 1 study of … Sørensen, et al., 2003 32 183,693 Fair Average-risk men and women ≥10 prescriptions … Exclusion criteria: NR North Jutland Population Database Ibuprofen (prescription database

3724. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/EppFbhnDEX5UtYWrTkLEhT
      March 01, 2007 - researchers reported dose effect in terms of frequency of use, such as number of pills per week or prescription … Two other case–control studies (1 large prescription database study of good quality [30] and 1 study … Jutland Population Database; Sørensen et al., 2003 (32) 183 693 Fair Average-risk men and women �10 prescriptions … between 1989 and 1995 North Jutland Population Database Ibuprofen (prescription database) Fair Exclusion … Drug Plan member patients with histologically proven CRC Age- and sex-matched Saskatchewan Prescription

3725. New Clinical Processes and Improving Workflows for Opioid Management in a Geriatric Clinic: Using Input from The Team Case Study (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-clinical-processes-workflows.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - yearly urine toxicology screening, the Pain, Enjoyment of Life, and General Activity (PEG) Scale; co-prescription … to clinicians and staf, such as number of older adult patients on LTOT who also received a naloxone prescription

3726. Substance Use Tools & Resources Guide | The Academy
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      March 01, 2024 - Prescribing Opioids —those that promote the safe, effective use of prescription opioids. … substance use disorder involving any of the class of drugs that include cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription

3727. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Household Participant Frequently Asked Questions
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      The survey will also ask about health-related purchases such as prescription medicines, eyeglasses or … The survey will also ask about health-related purchases such as prescription medicines, eyeglasses or

3728. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Household Participant Frequently Asked Questions
      meps.ahrq.gov/communication/household_participant_faqs.jsp
      The survey will also ask about health-related purchases such as prescription medicines, eyeglasses or … The survey will also ask about health-related purchases such as prescription medicines, eyeglasses or

3729. Detailed Methods for Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2021qdr-mepsmethods.pdf
      December 01, 2021 - provider, CAHPS® composite measure, adults age 65 and over who received potentially inappropriate prescription … Adults age 65 and over who received potentially inappropriate prescription medications in the calendar … year—Prescription medications received includes all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise … measure: People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … dental care in the last 12 months Core People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription

3730. Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad | PSNet
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      January 01, 2014 - antibiotics were prescribed in 82.7% of outpatient visits due to acute sinusitis.( 2 ) Many of these prescriptions … appointments may result in fewer visits for respiratory symptoms, and correspondingly fewer antibiotic prescriptions

3731. Appendix F to the Final Report Barriers to Meaningful Use in Medicaid: Analysis and Recommendations (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/BarrierstoMeaningfulUseAppendixF.pdf
      October 31, 2013 - systems we’re talking about are for clinical care, for things like patient demographics, electronic prescriptions … demographics • Medication lists • Medication orders • Problem lists • Medication allergy list • Sending prescriptions

3732. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 24, 2024 - Recommendations to reduce medication errors associated with verbal medication orders and prescriptions … ://www.nccmerp.org/recommendations-reduce-medication-errors-associated-verbal-medication-orders-and-prescriptions

3733. Inappropriate use of pharmacy bulk packages of IV contrast media increases risk of infections. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-use-pharmacy-bulk-packages-iv-contrast-media-increases-risk-infections
      June 12, 2018 - June 12, 2018 Prescription drug time guarantees and their impact on patient safety in

3734. Small effort, big payoff...automated maximum dose alerts with hard stops. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/small-effort-big-payoffautomated-maximum-dose-alerts-hard-stops
      June 10, 2018 - September 20, 2017 Prescription drug time guarantees and their impact on patient safety

3735. Creating an Accurate Medication List in the Outpatient Setting Through a Patient-Centered Approach (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Leonhardt_35.pdf
      March 15, 2008 - medications as the patient’s list (or bag of prescription medications); i.e., none were missing from … clinic staff contacted patients prior to their appointment and asked them to bring a list of their prescription … Eligible patients included those aged 55 or older who were 4 taking prescription medications and … Patients were excluded if they were not taking prescription medications by self-report (even if medications … Interventions to enhance patient adherence to medication prescriptions.

3736. Reduction in Medication Use after Bariatric Surgery (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bariatric-surgery_research.pdf
      June 01, 2010 - clinical effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services, particularly prescription … We knew the date that each prescription was filled and the number of days of drug supplied. … There was a more modest decrease in the mean number of prescriptions filled for antidepressant medications … Similarly, the mean prescription fills for antihypertensive medications and lipid-lowering medications … We also used prescription drug claims information (NDC codes) to identify additional persons under

3737. Tool 5: How To Conduct a Postdischarge Followup Phone Call | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool5.html
      March 01, 2025 - Concern regarding actual or feared side effects; and Difficulty filling prescriptions, including access … provider errors include: Conflicting information (e.g., the AHCP lists one type of antibiotic while the prescription … Missing pieces of the discharge plan (e.g., prescription was not issued at discharge). … Call: The patient has not filled her prescription and is not taking the ACE inhibitor because she does

3738. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety Across Clinical Settings (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/bates-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Context: The study involved a retrospective review of prescriptions generated during pediatric ambulatory … Any patient who had a prescription written was eligible for inclusion, with one exception. … Therefore, those prescriptions were reviewed for errors, and chart review was conducted for potential … that served as intervention sites used the electronic prescribing module described above in writing prescriptions … prescribing, dispensing, administering, and monitoring medications was evaluated by reviewing all prescriptions

3739. The Role of Nutrition in Mental Wellbeing and Integrated Care as a Strategy for Improvement | The Academy
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/calendar/event/23668
      August 11, 2025 - Understand the connection between food and mood, cognitive functioning, and prescription drug efficacy

3740. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-refs.html
      May 01, 2014 - Sample Prescription Pad Tool 10. Sample Brochure Tool 11. Sample Poster Tool 12.