Patient Safety Resources - Drug Safety

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Resources http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PrescriptionDrugCovGenIn/03_Resources.asp

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Part D Performance Data. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PrescriptionDrugCovGenIn/06_
PerformanceData.asp#TopOfPage

Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence and Spending on Basic Needs Following Implementation of Medicare Part D. JAMA. 2008;299(16):1922-1928. Madden JM; Graves AJ; Zhang F; et al.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/299/16/1922

MEDWATCH – FDA  - For Reporting of Adverse Drug Events
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/HowToReport/default.htm

Garcia RM. Five ways you can reduce inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: a systematic review. J Fam Pract. 2006; 55 (4):305-312.
http://www.jfponline.com/Pages.asp?AID=4011

Use of Prescription and Over-the counter Medications and Dietary Supplements Among Older Adults in the United States. JAMA 2008;300(24):2867-2878. Qato DM, Alexander GC, Conti RM, et al..
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/300/24/2867

Medication Use Leading to Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults.  Ann Intern Med. 2007;147:755-765. Budnitz DS, Shehab N, Kegler SR, et al.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/147/11/755.pdf

ARMOR: A Tool to Evaluate Polypharmacy in Elderly Persons
http://www.annalsoflongtermcare.com/content/armor-a-tool-evaluate-polypharmacy-elderly-persons

Study Examines Cummulative Effect of Anticholinergic Medications in Elderly Men.  Annals of Long Term Care.  Volume 17 - Issue 6 - June 2009
http://www.annalsoflongtermcare.com/content/study-examines-cumulative-effects-anticholinergic-medications-elderly-men

Safe Medication – link to My Medicine List™
http://www.safemedication.com/

Mapping the Route to Medication Therapy Management Documentation and Billing Standardization and Interoperability within the Health Care System Meeting Proceedings
October 7–8, 2008. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:e41–e51
http://www.pharmacist.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Pharmacists&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=19330

Analysis of Pharmacist-Provided Medication Therapy Management
(MTM) Services in Community Pharmacies Over 7 Years. J Manag Care Pharm. 2009;15(1):18-31. Barnett MJ, Frank J, Wehring H, Newland B, et al.
http://www.amcp.org/data/jmcp/018-031.pdf

Initiatives in Medication Reconciliation
http://www.ashp.org/Import/PRACTICEANDPOLICY/PracticeResourceCenters/
PatientSafety/ASHPMedicationReconciliationToolkit_1/InitiativesinMedicationReconciliation.aspx

American Geriatrics Society Guideline on the Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons
http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/pharm_management.shtml

American Geriatrics Society – Special Article: Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122486445/PDFSTART

Opioid Tapering
http://www.paindr.com/03-2006%20Safely_Tapering_Opioids.pdf

FDA Propoxyphene Questions and Answers
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm170268.htm

Initiatives in Personalized Medication Records
http://www.ashp.org/Import/PRACTICEANDPOLICY/PracticeResourceCenters/
PatientSafety/ASHPMedicationReconciliationToolkit_1/InitiativesinPersonalizedMedicationRecords.aspx

Patient Education
http://www.ashp.org/Import/PRACTICEANDPOLICY/PracticeResourceCenters/PatientSafety/PatientEducation.aspx

Improving Chronic Care Management: Connecting Health Information Technology and Quality Measurements. Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy. Janet M. Marchibroda, MBA, Kathleen Wyne, MD, PhD, FACE, Robert McMahan, PharmD, MBA, MATS  (ACPE  content)
http://www.amcp.org/data/jmcp/JMCPSupp_March%2008.pdf