• Risk factors for unintentional medication discrepancies at hospital admission: A matched case-control study. (bvsalud.org)
  • 2008). Other studies support that at least 50% of all patients have had at least one unintentional medication discrepancy (Gleason et al. (psqh.com)
  • Each year, more than 70 000 children visit emergency departments as a result of unintentional medication overdoses. (aap.org)
  • 2 , 3 In 2008, the PROTECT (Preventing Overdoses and Treatment Errors in Children Taskforce) Initiative 4 , 5 was launched as a collaborative effort between public health agencies, private sector companies, professional organizations, consumer/patient advocates, and academic experts to develop strategies to prevent unintentional medication overdoses. (aap.org)
  • One important aspect of medication reconciliation's success depends on emergency department and other hospital personnel accessing the patient's most up-to-date medication history from the outpatient setting. (psqh.com)
  • 2006). Poor communication of a patient's medication-use history between community practitioners and emergency department personnel contributes to many adverse drug events (ADEs) and can be a potential source of harm to patients (Pippins et al. (psqh.com)
  • Medication reconciliation is "the process of comparing a patient's medication orders to all of the medications that the patient has been taking. (ajmc.com)
  • This capstone project evaluated a nurse-led medication reconciliation program, including teaching after patient discharge from a hospital or facility to home, and coordination and communication with patient's primary care provider. (umass.edu)
  • Data collectors will compare each infusion running at the time of data collection against the patient's medication orders to identify any discrepancies. (harvard.edu)
  • That changed in 2021 when a lower court partially lifted the territory's in-person consultation requirement and said two Guam-licensed physicians in Hawaii could provide medication abortions via telemedicine to people in Guam. (wwlp.com)
  • Medication reconciliation at discharge remains a patient safety challenge. (ahrq.gov)
  • The team also revised medication education material given to patients on discharge to make them more "patient-centered. (beckwithinstitute.org)
  • Medication reconciliation is a process that aims to improve patient safety and reduce the risk of medical error by ensuring that healthcare providers have an up-to-date list of the medications a patient is taking. (psqh.com)
  • A recent study of hospitalists involved in design and implementation of medication reconciliation processes felt that medication reconciliation would likely have a positive impact on patient safety (Clay et al, 2008). (psqh.com)
  • The Joint Commission (TJC) has implemented medication reconciliation as a National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG 8) for its accredited organizations. (psqh.com)
  • 1 However, the benefit of medication reconciliation may have the most impact in ambulatory settings, where discrepancies frequently occur between physician medication orders in the electronic health record (EHR) and what the patient is actually taking. (ajmc.com)
  • The goals of the program are to support patient safety, improve patient ability to self-manage medication therapy independently or with family support, increase health care quality and perception of quality of life, and decrease health care costs. (umass.edu)
  • 2 Pharmacists can perform patient assessments, interpret findings, and provide medication recommendations. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Verifies patient identification with two identifiers prior to the start of any invasive procedure, including "time out", administration of care, medications, labeled specimen's an documents confirming the correct patient, procedure, site, equipment and consent. (collegerecruiter.com)
  • A patient under Clampitt's care was prescribed and receiving an intravenous dose of fentanyl, along with other medications for anesthesia. (fda.gov)
  • Olympic Physicians, a rural health IT setting in Washington state, exchanges key clinical information including patient histories, medication, and allergy lists with other providers. (healthit.gov)
  • The credentialing discrepancy also decreases the efficiency of patient care in Europe. (aapa.org)
  • Furthermore, there is often a discrepancy between the medications that are prescribed for a patient and the medications that are actually taken. (hcplive.com)
  • Medication Adherence is defined by a patient taking their medications as prescribed or continuing to take their medications. (parata.com)
  • Medication accuracy and patient safety are top priorities at Parata. (parata.com)
  • One of the WHO's recommendations is for physicians or nurses to complete a full medication reconciliation during a patient visit. (parata.com)
  • The direct ways in which embracing virtual nursing can impact healthcare systems and facilities are by facilitating efficiency in medication reconciliation and by providing mentoring and coaching support, enhanced patient monitoring and comprehensive assessments. (modernhealthcare.com)
  • By relieving core nursing staff of administrative tasks, virtual nurses ensure a more streamlined and accurate medication review of each patient. (modernhealthcare.com)
  • This enables multiple nurses to have eyes on a single patient to critically analyze their medication regimens to identify potential redundancies or discrepancies. (modernhealthcare.com)
  • Information technology tools such as shared patient-centered, Web-based medication platforms hold promise to support safe medication use by strengthening patient participation, enhancing patients' knowledge, helping patients to improve self-management of their medications, and improving communication on medications among patients and health care professionals (HCPs). (jmir.org)
  • The purpose of this study was to identify what patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their HCPs regard necessary requirements in terms of functionalities and usability of a shared patient-centered, Web-based medication platform for patients with T2DM. (jmir.org)
  • By employing a UCD, this study provides insight into the desired functionalities and usability of patients and HCPs regarding a shared patient-centered, Web-based medication platform, thus increasing the likelihood to achieve a functional and useful system. (jmir.org)
  • Patient-related predictors of non-adherence were forgetfulness, method of identifying medication and poor awareness of hypertension complications. (who.int)
  • The dental clinician needs to understand the potential complications that can occur as a consequence of dental treatment of a medically compromised patient and when pretreatment or post-treatment medication or emergency care is indicated. (medscape.com)
  • For example, the patient with a significant bleeding problem or thrombocytopenia arising as a primary condition or secondary to medication, radiation, or leukemia is best managed in an in-patient environment where replacement of platelets can be provided before the procedure or afterwards if spontaneous bleeding occurs (eg, following a tooth extraction ). (medscape.com)
  • Our study suggests that this data may provide a foundation for assessing medication adherence and conducting medication reconciliation. (ajmc.com)
  • Pharmacist involvement in managing patients with HCV and HIV has resulted in improved medication adherence and follow-up through multidisciplinary care. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the predictors of non-adherence to antihypertensive medications in northern United Arab Emirates. (who.int)
  • Participants answered an interview questionnaire about sociodemographic and clinical data and completed the Morisky medication adherence scale. (who.int)
  • Non-adherence to antihypertensive medication was reported by 45.6% of patients. (who.int)
  • Therapy-related predictors of adherence were hospital admissions, number and cost of medications, medication perceived effectiveness and use of traditional remedies. (who.int)
  • Medication discrepancies at pediatric hospital discharge. (ahrq.gov)
  • In this prospective study of pediatric inpatients, a significant proportion of records reviewed had at least one medication discrepancy between the discharge record and subsequent parent report and pharmacy records. (ahrq.gov)
  • The implementation of electronic health records has not solved the issue of medication discrepancies at discharge. (ahrq.gov)
  • Older patients are often confused and frustrated with medication instructions following hospital discharge, putting them at high risk of potentially dangerous medication discrepancies, or errors. (beckwithinstitute.org)
  • To address this mounting problem, this project followed older patients within seven days of hospital discharge from Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC to identify the root causes of common medication discrepancies. (beckwithinstitute.org)
  • The team developed a screening tool to identify patients at high risk for medical discrepancies after discharge. (beckwithinstitute.org)
  • 1 Strong evidence supports the value of reconciliation in inpatient settings 2 and at transitions of care, 3,4 leading to The Joint Commission requirement for medication reconciliation at hospital admission and discharge. (ajmc.com)
  • While a previous study documented a higher risk of gestational diabetes in women who used second generation antipsychotic medications during pregnancy (specifically olanzapine, clozapine and quetiapine), this study did not observe a higher risk of metabolic complications (gestational diabetes in the mother, macrosomia in the infant) in pregnancies exposed to antipsychotic medications. (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • Because the data available regarding the use of atypical antipsychotic medications in pregnancy is sparse, there is a great need to study these medications and their use in pregnancy. (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • The National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics is currently enrolling pregnant patients taking atypical antipsychotic medications to learn more about reproductive safety of these medications. (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • A new study explores how people manage to discontinue antipsychotic medication and examines how social supports may improve outcomes. (madinamerica.com)
  • Objectives were to compare the prevalence and types of: 1) medication administration errors, and 2) documentation discrepancies, between a paper and an ePA system. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our objective was to identify the prevalence and predictors of medication discrepancies between pharmacy claims data and the medication list in a primary care EHR. (ajmc.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate aggregated pharmacy claims available through the EHR of a large primary care network as a source for estimating the prevalence and identifying the predictors of medication discrepancies between claims data and the medication list in the primary care EHR. (ajmc.com)
  • This study will explore the landscape of intravenous medication infusion practices and errors in English hospitals and how smart pumps may relate to the prevalence of medication administration errors. (harvard.edu)
  • This is a mixed-methods study involving an observational quantitative point prevalence study to determine the frequency and types of errors that occur in the infusion of intravenous medication, and qualitative interviews with hospital staff to better understand infusion practices and the contexts in which errors occur. (harvard.edu)
  • Assessment of medication discrepancies with point prevalence measurement: how accurate are the medication lists for Swedish patients? (lu.se)
  • In another study, discrepancies among documented regimens from different sites of care were found to be highly prevalent, with up to 67% of inpatients in the study having at least one error in their medication history at the time of hospital admission (Pippins et al. (psqh.com)
  • Investigators used shared decision making to engage patients and caregivers and improve understanding of the medication information they need - and want - when leaving the hospital. (beckwithinstitute.org)
  • The project helped to improve understanding of medications and empower patients and their caregivers as informed care partners - resulting in reduced medication discrepancies and improved care. (beckwithinstitute.org)
  • Well, it seems that we in psychiatry can't seem to figure out if our patients are depressed because they aren't having sex or if it's because of taking the SSRI medications. (thecarlatreport.com)
  • So, they're having central effects and I think that's helpful to educate all patients, particularly women, as to why we're giving them these medications to treat their sexual dysfunction. (thecarlatreport.com)
  • 2005) found that roughly 54% (81 of 151) patients had at least one unintended medication discrepancy at the time of hospital admission. (psqh.com)
  • We compared patients' active medications recorded in the practice EHR with those listed in pharmacy claims data available through the EHR. (ajmc.com)
  • Of 609 patients, 468 (76.9%) had at least 1 medication discrepancy. (ajmc.com)
  • The identified discrepancies included 171 patients (28.1%) with 229 controlled substance discrepancies. (ajmc.com)
  • Health literacy was independently associated with the extent of discrepancy between PTGA and MDGA in English-speaking patients with RA at an urban clinic. (jrheum.org)
  • We further hypothesized that patients with RA who have low levels of health literacy assess their disease as more active and have a greater discrepancy with the provider assessment than patients with adequate health literacy. (jrheum.org)
  • 2 Pharmacists are also critical for ensuring that patients have access to specialty medications for managing conditions, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Gupta says, "Black patients were routinely receiving lower doses of pain medication. (mindful.org)
  • These discrepancies are based on longstanding racist ideas within the healthcare system that continue to harm non-white patients. (mindful.org)
  • The current state of pharmacology research for CUD highlights the need to consider particular characteristics of patients, such as gender, impulsivity, and severity of cannabis use, when selecting a medication in the off-label treatment of CUD or cannabis withdrawal. (nature.com)
  • As part of his guilty plea, Clampitt admitted that he knew that his activities resulted in one or more critically ill patients receiving diluted fentanyl, which lacked prescribed quantities of active medication necessary to control pain. (fda.gov)
  • Having been deprived of medically necessary medication, such patients would endure pain and suffering and were exposed to increased risks of illness and death, stemming from, among other things, possible infection and respiratory, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal complications. (fda.gov)
  • It could evaluate drug interactions and discrepancies with medications and diagnoses or take patients' medical histories. (phys.org)
  • Flagged potential drug interactions and allergies to prescribed medications for patients of all health conditions and age ranges. (livecareer.com)
  • They noted that the number of medications needed has increased to at least five, and patients also require time for diet and exercise counseling at each visit. (hcplive.com)
  • Medication taking is behavioral and addressing patients that are non-adherent by providing support and resources can help lead to better outcomes. (parata.com)
  • Is it reasonable or wise to encourage patients and doctors to use their limited time with patients to gather a medication list? (parata.com)
  • One possible reason for these prescribing discrepancies, Ly says, is that physicians may have had less confidence that patients of color would not misuse opioids, even though studies have shown no difference in rates of opioid misuse between patients of color and white patients. (socialworktoday.com)
  • Substantial and ongoing engagement by all intended user groups is necessary to reconcile differences in requirements of patients and HCPs, especially regarding medication safety alerts and access control. (jmir.org)
  • Moreover, effective training of patients and HCPs on medication self-management (support) and optimal use of the tool will be a prerequisite to unfold the platform's full potential. (jmir.org)
  • Pharmacist-led medication reviews in Primary Healthcare for adult community-dwelling patients - a descriptive study charting a new target group. (lu.se)
  • However, some patients may benefit from antispasticity medications, such as baclofen (including intrathecally administered baclofen), tizanidine, and benzodiazepines. (medscape.com)
  • He was subsequently noted to be less alert at work, and a discrepancy was found in the office narcotic count. (medscape.com)
  • Demonstrates proper procedure for the documentation of narcotic withdrawal, administration, verifies count, wastes per policy and resolves narcotic discrepancy. (collegerecruiter.com)
  • Health-care-related predictors were regular follow up at clinics, education and counselling, frequency of changing medication by physicians and awareness of physicians' instructions. (who.int)
  • Additionally, pharmacists can perform medication reviews to assess for drug interactions and provide clinical recommendations. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • While there are no clearly efficacious medication treatments for CUD, 20 years of committed and high-quality research in the human laboratory and clinical settings have resulted in medications with demonstrated effectiveness in the treatment of cannabis withdrawal, the ability to reduce cannabis use, and results that point to promising future work. (nature.com)
  • With the substantial number of known pharmacogenes, many affecting response to commonly prescribed medications, and the availability of clinical pharmacogenetic (PGx) tests and guidelines for interpretation, the collection of family medication history can inform testing decisions. (mdpi.com)
  • This article reviews the current evidence for medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder and also presents clinical practice imperatives for preventing opioid overdose and the transmission of infectious disease. (lww.com)
  • Accurate medication reconciliation with every transition of care is necessary to prevent and eliminate medication discrepancies and errors that may lead to increased hospital readmissions and potential adverse events related to medication errors. (umass.edu)
  • The EHR system can generate a transition of care summary that includes progress notes, problem lists, orders, medication lists, and demographics and transmit the information electronically to the local hospital, primary care provider, or specialist. (healthit.gov)
  • Findings suggest no change in medication error rate, although ePA encourages certain types of errors and mitigates others. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Joint Commission (JC) Accreditation Committee determined that effective January 1, 2009, survey findings on the goal to "accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care" will continue to be evaluated during the on-site survey. (psqh.com)
  • Our findings will provide a first step toward identifying the potential benefit of using aggregated claims data as a platform for improving the efficiency and quality of medication reconciliation in primary care. (ajmc.com)
  • The findings do not include results from physical exams, which may have influenced prescribing decisions, and over-the-counter medications were not included in the data. (socialworktoday.com)
  • Recognizing the importance of clarity and precision for dosing orally administered liquid medications, numerous organizations (including the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, the Academic Pediatric Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, and the FDA) have issued statements in support of metric dosing, a practice some electronic prescribing systems also are enforcing. (aap.org)
  • PAs from the UK and Israel cannot order medications, imaging, or labs independently, forcing supervising physicians to order labs when requested. (aapa.org)
  • As shown in the case study, primary care physicians are often slow to change medications and postpone decisions on medication adjustments until the next visit. (hcplive.com)
  • 1 Pharmacists can play a critical role in providing medication therapy management (MTM) services at FQHCs to improve health outcomes ( Figure 2,3 ). (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Medication reconciliation is another significant role that pharmacists can fulfill as drug experts. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Evidence shows that pharmacists can improve the accuracy of medication lists in electronic health records. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • 2 Pharmacists can identify discrepancies that include duplication of therapy and missing medications. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Where is the rallying cry to include pharmacists - the medication experts - in this effort to improve medication safety? (parata.com)
  • Besides pharmacists being especially well-suited to address medication safety - more on this in a moment - including them in this initiative makes sound sense from a purely logistical standpoint. (parata.com)
  • There was a statistically significant increase in documentation discrepancies which is likely to be due to adoption of new working practices with ePA. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These discrepancies were cited as a source of confusion for caregivers. (aap.org)
  • To the caregivers' dismay, the medications on record with the insurer were different than what was on their medical charts and were also different from what their primary care doctor had recorded. (valleypreferred.com)
  • Last night, I was laying in my bed finishing reading this particular article on my iPad and as I put my iPad down, I stared at the ceiling and felt really glad that the Carlat Report covered this topic on sexual dysfunction and psychiatric medications. (thecarlatreport.com)
  • These two groups receiving EOL care are compared with each other on improvement in the EOL care provided demographics, functional and cognitive status, medications, diagnoses, length of to dying nursing home residents (2,3). (cdc.gov)
  • Chemotherapy medication errors in a pediatric cancer treatment center: prospective characterization of error types and frequency and development of a quality improvement initiative to lower the error rate. (ahrq.gov)
  • In the UK, medication administration errors (MAEs) occur in an estimated 5.6% of non-intravenous doses and 35% of intravenous (IV) doses [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Reduced verification of medication alerts increases prescribing errors. (ahrq.gov)
  • 5-8 Given that 3 of 4 physician office visits yield at least 1 new prescription, 9 such discrepancies likely contribute to the estimated 3.3 million serious preventable outpatient medication errors 10,11 and 1.9 million adverse drug event-related visits annually in the United States. (ajmc.com)
  • Volumetric dosing errors and the use of incorrect dosing delivery devices are 2 common sources of these preventable errors for orally administered liquid medications. (aap.org)
  • To reduce errors and increase precision of drug administration, milliliter-based dosing should be used exclusively when prescribing and administering liquid medications. (aap.org)
  • Notify the Director of Nursing, (DON), of any discrepancies with medications, errors with dispensing medication, and/or adverse reactions to medications. (collegerecruiter.com)
  • In the United States alone, medication errors cause at least one death every day and injure about 1.3 million people every year. (parata.com)
  • The global annual cost associated with medication errors is estimated at $42 billion. (parata.com)
  • Investigators later learned that in 2019, a separate hospital had employed Clampitt and discovered discrepancies in its records that suggested he might have been diverting drugs for his own use. (fda.gov)
  • Your Platinum Card will change the way you travel forever 2007, as of 2019, and the medication will arrive at your door in discreet packaging which will not give away the contents professional 000, get an Annual 200 Travel Credit As a Platinum Cardmember. (beltstl.com)
  • When the medication ran out, his own primary care physician refilled the prescription once, but then encouraged him to take nonnarcotic pain medication. (medscape.com)
  • Thinking that he would need the pain medication for just a little longer, he wrote a few prescriptions for himself using other doctors' names. (medscape.com)
  • For example, medication prescribed for a medical condition might produce a problem during the administration of a local anesthetic, or it could interact with pain medication prescribed post intervention. (medscape.com)
  • Additionally, we wanted to describe any observed changes to medication administration practices. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Changes to working practices post-ePA were observed, such as nurses demonstrating less-consistent self-checking when preparing and administering medications. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Claims data are a proven source for medication reconciliation, 20,21 but few practices outside of large managed care organizations have access to these data. (ajmc.com)
  • People seeking medication abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam must first have an in-person consultation with a doctor, a federal appeals court says, even though the nearest physician willing to prescribe the medication is 3,800 miles (6,100 kilometers) - an 8-hour flight - away. (wwlp.com)
  • The discrepancy between PTGA and MDGA was calculated as the absolute difference between these assessments. (jrheum.org)
  • Retrieved on 07 November 2017 from https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/binge-eating-disorder/research-on-binge-eating-disorder-and-medication. (eatingdisorderhope.com)
  • The end result: improved quality of care and quality of life for older adults, reduced caregiver stress regarding medications, and reduced readmissions. (beckwithinstitute.org)
  • Secured revenue, accurately monitoring transactions and deposits to eliminate discrepancies. (livecareer.com)
  • Medication overdoses are a common, but preventable, problem among children. (aap.org)
  • Challenges in posthospital care: nurses as coaches for medication management. (ahrq.gov)
  • In addition, equipping clinicians with a risk-screening tool further reduces discrepancies and improve care. (beckwithinstitute.org)
  • Medication costs, also known as drug costs are a common health care cost for many people and health care systems. (wikipedia.org)
  • This NPSG, active since 2005, requires accredited organizations to completely and accurately reconcile medications across the continuum of care or, in other words, to develop a process for medication reconciliation. (psqh.com)
  • The authors used aggregate pharmacy claims data available within a primary care electronic health record to identify a high rate of medication discrepancies. (ajmc.com)
  • Methods for efficient medication reconciliation are increasingly important in primary care. (ajmc.com)
  • Aggregated pharmacy claims data available through the EHR may be an important tool to facilitate medication reconciliation in primary care. (ajmc.com)
  • 12 As a result, national programs including Meaningful Use and the National Committee for Quality Assurance Medical Home Certification now require more frequent and systematic medication reconciliation in primary care practice. (ajmc.com)
  • The project measured issues with medication reconciliation across care transitions at the individual, provider, system, and community levels, and the impact of nursing interventions through process and outcomes measures. (umass.edu)
  • The community provided compassionate care with medications and patience when she called them often when she wasn't feeling well. (aplaceformom.com)
  • Valuable follow-ups may be provided by nurse extender calls to review medications and health habits and identify problems that interfere with good diabetes care. (hcplive.com)
  • The WHO Medication Safety Challenge web page offers resources for health care professionals and the public. (parata.com)
  • A November 2020 study found that more than 1.1 million senior citizens in the U.S. Medicare program are expected to die prematurely over the next decade because they will be unable to afford their prescription medications, requiring an additional $17.7 billion to be spent annually on avoidable medical costs due to health complications. (wikipedia.org)
  • The aim of the study was to explore the impact of the implementation of an electronic prescribing and medication administration system (ePA) on the safety of medication administration in an inpatient hospital setting. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our study revealed a high rate of discrepancies between pharmacy claims data and the provider medication list. (ajmc.com)
  • As a field, the body of work also exposes some areas in need of improvement in study design, selection of outcome measures, interpretation of results, and the overall process of evaluating candidate medications. (nature.com)
  • 7 , - 9 This study showed that commonly used over-the-counter pediatric liquid medications often contained discordance between volumetric dosing instructions on the label and the markings on the delivery device devices (eg, metric dosing in milliliters on 1 device and alternative terms such as teaspoon on the other). (aap.org)
  • One other study found that medications prescribed with metric dosing are, at times, dispensed with nonmetric instructions for administration. (aap.org)
  • This discrepancy most likely reflects the fact that the cohort in the current study includes a smaller number of women using quetiapine and olanzapine. (womensmentalhealth.org)
  • Ly notes that because this was an observational study, there may have been other, nonobservable factors that contributed to prescribing discrepancies. (socialworktoday.com)
  • Appropriate security and access methods, supported data entry, printing, and sending information electronically, and tracking medication history were perceived as the essential functionalities. (jmir.org)
  • However, family history data have generally been limited to diseases and have not included medication history. (mdpi.com)
  • We find a resource called Topic 11: Improving Medication Safety . (parata.com)
  • In a 7,400-word document focused solely on improving medication safety, the word "pharmacist" appears only four times. (parata.com)
  • Created new customer profiles and updated changes such as demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems. (livecareer.com)
  • The dental history should also include questions related to current oral conditions such as periodontal disease or oral ulceration and past dental treatment and potential complications from prior intervention including treatment failure and the delivery of anesthesia or post-treatment medication. (medscape.com)
  • The primary outcome was the presence of a medication discrepancy. (ajmc.com)
  • Existing UK ePA studies focussing specifically on medication administration are limited and report mixed outcomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • From December 2014 to June 2015, nurses' medication administration rounds were observed every 5 days before and after ePA implementation using an interrupted time-series approach. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We're not out to discredit the work of doctors and nurses or question their ability to impact medication safety. (parata.com)
  • Medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder with physiological dependence at least doubles rates of opioid-abstinence outcomes in randomized, controlled trials comparing psychosocial treatment of opioid use disorder with medication versus with placebo or no medication. (lww.com)
  • Factors associated with potentially harmful medication prescribing in nursing homes: a scoping review. (ahrq.gov)
  • Two years ago, Hawaii-based Drs. Shandhini Raidoo and Bliss Kaneshiro sued over the law, saying they wanted to provide medication abortions to Guam residents via telemedicine. (wwlp.com)
  • Our secondary aim was to determine the factors associated with discrepancies involving high-risk medications, including controlled substances. (ajmc.com)
  • An audit of hospital records showed multiple discrepancies in Clampitt's handling of controlled substances during the time he worked for the hospital. (fda.gov)
  • Among the recommendations from the ongoing collaboration is the explicit preference for exclusive use of metric unit dosing of orally administered liquid medications. (aap.org)
  • Until May 2011, when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized nonbinding recommendations to the pharmaceutical industry to address inaccurate dosing, 6 there was no standard guidance for labels, packaging, or dosing devices for orally administered liquid medications. (aap.org)
  • 19 Furthermore, it is probable that most pediatric providers have some experience with dosing in milliliters, in particular for small volumes of concentrated infant medications (eg, 15 mg/mL of ranitidine syrup). (aap.org)
  • Prepared prescription labels, promoting accuracy in medication administration and dosing. (livecareer.com)
  • Puberty may be delayed in children who were perinatally infected with HIV, adding to discrepancies between Tanner stage-based dosing and age-based dosing. (medscape.com)
  • Dosing of antiretroviral medications for adolescents can be unpredictable and is dependent on multiple factors, including body mass and composition and chronologic age. (medscape.com)
  • Participants in the general population (n=172) and pregnant women (n=137) answered a questionnaire about contexts in which a pregnant or breastfeeding woman could use psychoactive substances and medication or not. (bvsalud.org)
  • Among the pregnant women, a discrepancy was found between attitudes and behavior, as part of them smoked during pregnancy, despite their restrictive attitude. (bvsalud.org)
  • Intravenous medication is essential for many hospital inpatients. (harvard.edu)
  • The most common electronic documentation discrepancy was documentation that a dose had been administered when it had not. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Aggregated pharmacy data within the native electronic health record (EHR) may create a new opportunity for efficient and systematic medication reconciliation in practice. (ajmc.com)
  • 8,16,17 Improvements in health information technology may facilitate accurate medication reconciliation in real time, 18 and federal incentives have increased the adoption of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing). (ajmc.com)
  • Thresholds for initiation of window prophylaxis in exposed young children should be low given the safety of medication and difficulties with risk stratification. (cdc.gov)
  • Given the safety profile of TB medications in children ( 4 , 5 ) and the risk for serious disease rapidly developing, treatment during this window is considered highly beneficial for young children. (cdc.gov)
  • The WHO Medication Safety Challenge fails to emphasize the role of the pharmacist. (parata.com)
  • So, we were excited to see the WHO shine a light on medication safety. (parata.com)
  • We used validated instruments [Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) and Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM)] and linear regression to determine whether health literacy predicts disease measure discrepancy. (jrheum.org)
  • This paper explores the roots of family-based pharmacogenetic studies to confirm the role of genes in these complex phenotypes and the benefits and challenges of collecting family medication history as part of family health history intake. (mdpi.com)
  • Medication costs are influenced by multiple factors such as patents, stakeholder influence, and marketing expenses. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is little knowledge about the factors responsible for this discrepancy 9 . (jrheum.org)
  • Medication costs can be listed in a number of ways including cost per defined daily dose, cost per specific period of time, cost per prescribed daily dose, and cost proportional to gross national product. (wikipedia.org)
  • Devices that allow for precise dose administration (preferably syringes with metric markings) should be used instead of household spoons and should be distributed with the medication. (aap.org)
  • After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to: Evaluate the rationale for and current evidence supporting medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder. (lww.com)
  • A number of countries including Canada, parts of Europe, and Brazil use external reference pricing as a means to compare drug prices and to determine a base price for a particular medication. (wikipedia.org)
  • Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system. (livecareer.com)
  • Inspected medication storage locations to monitor drug expiration dates and supply adequate inventory. (livecareer.com)
  • The Dietary Supplement and Prescription Medication Section (DSQ) of the Sample Person (SP) Questionnaire, collects information on 1) prescription and non-prescription dietary supplements (DS), 2) non-prescription antacids, 3) prescription medications, and 4) asthma medication. (cdc.gov)
  • Permissive and restrictive attitudes concerning the use of psychoactive substances and medication without prescription during pregnancy and breastfeeding were investigated. (bvsalud.org)
  • Most studies exploring the impact of introducing ePA have focussed on prescribing rather than medication administration [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prepare and administer medications after first verifying resident's information in accordance with the 5 Rights of Medication Administration, if/when required. (collegerecruiter.com)