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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74271/psn-pdf
January 19, 2022 - Improving shared situation awareness for high-risk
therapies in hospitalized children. … Improving shared situation awareness for high-risk therapies in
hospitalized children. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-shared-situation-awareness-high-risk-therapies-hospitalized-children … implementation, the percentage of electronic health record (EHR) alerts correctly describing high-risk
therapies … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-shared-situation-awareness-high-risk-therapies-hospitalized-children
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33604/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - safety has been historically focused on dispensing,
pharmacists' roles have expanded as medication therapy … ethnicity, diet, allergies, and kidney and liver
function can result in recommendations for
changes in therapy … are using medications can
result in suggestions for changes in medication,
dosing, or additional therapies … is causing an adverse effect; simplify
a patient's medication regimen; identify gaps in
reaching treatment … Pharmacist may detect dangerously low or high
blood pressure and recommend changes in
medication therapy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.182_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2008 - factors for “atypical” causes, such as the patient being an immigrant, closer look is warranted
Specific therapies … The Presented Case
Glucocorticoids not helpful in Strongyloides stercoralis
Proper therapeutic regimen … of RA
Randomized trial compared treatment strategies:
Initial combination therapy with methotrexate … , sulfasalazine, and rapidly tapered high-dose prednisone therapy
Initial combination therapy with methotrexate … disease”
Drug can be stopped if patient does not improve, or if cause for which there are specific therapies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.101_slideshow.ppt
July 01, 2005 - Management and dosing of warfarin therapy. … Pharmacology of Warfarin
Wide intersubject variation in dose of warfarin required to raise INR to therapeutic … On the fourth day of warfarin therapy, the INR was 1.8. … Initiation of warfarin therapy: comparison of physician dosing with computer-assisted dosing. … Computer-adjusted dosage of anticoagulant therapy improves the quality of anticoagulation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837663/psn-pdf
July 13, 2022 - long-term-risk-overdose-or-mental-health-crisis-after-opioid-dose-tapering
Adverse events associated with long-term opioid therapy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-outcomes-after-opioid-dose-reduction-among-patients-chronic-opioid-therapy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73062/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - independent double
checks during cognitive order verification of outpatient
parenteral anti-cancer therapy … independent double
checks during cognitive order verification of outpatient parenteral anti-cancer therapy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-risk-overdose-or-mental-health-crisis-after-opioid-dose-tapering
August 25, 2021 - Adverse events associated with long-term opioid therapy have led to recommendations for dose tapering … January 18, 2023
Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid therapy management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jose-morfin-md-fasn
April 28, 2021 - With extracorporeal circuits, you are having to do more, even though it's shorter treatments oftentimes … In-center treatments are only three days a week so you have more aggressive fluid removal than if you … After each treatment session, an app will record the treatment, patients can provide comments on the … water and hemodynamics, and then how to adjust the therapy, the limitations of the therapy (for example … Experiences of safety among patients receiving home dialysis therapies.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49841/psn-pdf
September 01, 2018 - Inadvertently, while transcribing the order, the pharmacist switched the duration of therapy for the … two
agents, entering a single dose of etoposide and 3 days of cisplatin therapy. … The second day of therapy fell on a Saturday, and the satellite pharmacy was closed for the
weekend. … , and goals of therapy. … ,
and goals of therapy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47071/psn-pdf
January 23, 2019 - Treatment of opioid use
disorder with opioid replacement therapy, specifically methadone or buprenorphine … About 15% received opioid replacement therapy in the subsequent 2 years. … Patients on opioid
replacement therapy were substantially less likely to die from opioids or any other … on Drug Abuse highlights strategies to increase the number
of Americans offered these life-saving therapies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oncology-pharmacist-led-medication-reconciliation-among-cancer-patients-initiating
March 24, 2021 - independent double checks during cognitive order verification of outpatient parenteral anti-cancer therapy … March 1, 2023
Use of therapeutic outcomes monitoring method for performing of pharmaceutical … May 29, 2024
Uncovering the risks of anticancer therapy through incident report analysis … December 22, 2021
Use of therapeutic outcomes monitoring method for performing of pharmaceutical … December 29, 2014
Chemotherapy medication errors in a pediatric cancer treatment center
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-events-involving-opioid-dose-stacking
July 08, 2022 - a drug class, opioids are associated with wide interindividual variability in response and a narrow therapeutic … of scheduled non-opioid adjunctive therapy. … Treatment modalities that incorporate non-pharmacologic therapy, ice/heat, elevation, and physical therapy … A comparison of long- and short-acting opioids for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain: tailoring … therapy to meet patient needs.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49778/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - The patient was immediately started on treatment with
intravenous (IV) amphotericin (an antifungal drug … patient—it's worth noting that the first error in this case was the selection of amphotericin for treatment … For treatment of candidiasis,
echinocandins are more effective and associated with less severe toxicity … health record (EHR) for patients with these results to determine whether additional diagnostic or
therapeutic … Impact of treatment strategy on outcomes in patients with
candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doing-right-things-and-doing-them-right-way-association-between-hospital-guideline-adherence
February 03, 2011 - Guidelines for the care of patients with acute coronary syndromes recommend aggressive therapy with certain … medications, such as antiplatelet therapies that carry a risk of bleeding complications . … study found only a weak relationship between quality (measured as adherence to guideline-recommended therapy … From the Same Author(s)
Excess dosing of antiplatelet and antithrombin agents in the treatment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-home-dialysis
April 28, 2021 - Experiences of safety among patients receiving home dialysis therapies. … With extracorporeal circuits, you are having to do more, even though it's shorter treatments oftentimes … In-center treatments are only three days a week so you have more aggressive fluid removal than if you … After each treatment session, an app will record the treatment, patients can provide comments on the … water and hemodynamics, and then how to adjust the therapy, the limitations of the therapy (for example
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49788/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Correct Treatment Plan for Incorrect Diagnosis: A
Pharmacist Intervention
March 1, 2017
Nelson SD. … Correct Treatment Plan for Incorrect Diagnosis: A Pharmacist Intervention. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/correct-treatment-plan-incorrect-diagnosis-pharmacist-intervention
The … At the follow-up appointment, the infectious disease attending recommended standard treatment: penicillin … The allergist recognized the error, and the orders were
corrected to reflect treatment for latent syphilis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49748/psn-pdf
December 01, 2015 - The mainstay to managing patients with ascites is
modest salt restriction, treatment with diuretic therapy … Failure to recognize this important relationship between liver and kidney function can impact
treatment … This simple test helps gauge future therapy. … Is the diuretic therapy optimal? … Large volume paracentesis is generally safe, but blood pressure may fall and require treatment.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-satisfaction-fully-remote-management-radiation-oncology-care
October 19, 2022 - describes patient safety, patient satisfaction, and financial savings for patients receiving radiation therapy … November 11, 2020
Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74226/psn-pdf
February 01, 2019 - Note that the target population does not include patients with
OUD in medication-assisted treatment … reviews for patients identified to be at the
highest risk of overdose and/or suicide and implement treatment … Case reviews are conducted by an interdisciplinary team and include follow-up to ensure a treatment plan … electronic medical record data to identify factors (e.g., history of overdose, receiving mental health
treatment … is collaborative and includes the range of the patient’s care
providers, focusing on the patient’s treatment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49617/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - patient
was transferred to a large academic medical center for ophthalmologic consultation and further treatment … The vancomycin blood level had
not been checked previously throughout her treatment. … She has a new tunneled catheter for ongoing dialysis treatments.
… underlying
physiologic impairment.(8-10) Recent emergence of MRSA with reduced susceptibility and treatment … if therapeutic drug monitoring is required.