Our other prescription drug problem.

Interventions for postsurgical opioid prescribing: a systematic review.

Wetzel M, Hockenberry J, Raval MV. JAMA Surg. 2018 Aug 15; [Epub ahead of print].

Using EMR-enabled computerized decision support systems to reduce prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications: a narrative review.

Scott IA, Pillans PI, Barras M, Morris C. Ther Adv Drug Saf. 2018;9:559-573.

Specifications of computerized provider order entry and clinical decision support systems for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review.

Rahimi R, Kazemi A, Moghaddasi H, Arjmandi Rafsanjani K, Bahoush G. Chemotherapy. 2018;63:162-171.

Pharmacist outpatient prescription review in the emergency department: a pediatric tertiary hospital experience.

Shah D, Manzi S. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018;34:497-500.

ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings.

Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2018.

Opioid prescribing decreases after learning of a patient's fatal overdose.

Doctor JM, Nguyen A, Lev R, et al. Science. 2018;361:588-590.

Usage and accuracy of medication data from nationwide health information exchange in Quebec, Canada.

Motulsky A, Weir DL, Couture I, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2018;25:722-729.

Labeling morphine milligram equivalents on opioid packaging: a potential patient safety intervention.

Stone AB, Urman RD, Kaye AD, Grant MC. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2018;22:46.

Impact of multidisciplinary chart reviews on opioid dose reduction and monitoring practices.

Rivich J, McCauliff J, Schroeder A. Addict Behav. 2018;86:40-43.

Opioids and Dentistry.

J Am Dent Assoc. 2018;149:237-272.

Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication in people with dementia: a nationwide study.

Kristensen RU, Nørgaard A, Jensen-Dahm C, Gasse C, Wimberley T, Waldemar G. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;63:383-394.

An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed chronic opioids and benzodiazepines.

Zaman T, Rife TL, Batki SL, Pennington DL. Subst Abus. 2018 Mar 29; [Epub ahead of print].

Impact of a commercial order entry system on prescribing errors amenable to computerised decision support in the hospital setting: a prospective pre–post study.

Pontefract SK, Hodson J, Slee A, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27:725-736.

Assessment of emergency department antibiotic discharge prescription dosing errors for pediatric patients in a community hospital health system.

Barstow L, Herman E, Phillips H, Maloney P. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Mar 12; [Epub ahead of print].

Physicians' perspectives regarding prescription drug monitoring program use within the Department of Veterans Affairs: a multi-state qualitative study.

Radomski TR, Bixler FR, Zickmund SL, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2018;33:1253-1259

Opioid Wisely.

Choosing Wisely Canada.

Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better than expected.

Daley J. Colorado Public Radio. February 23, 2018.

Communication failure: analysis of prescribers' use of an internal free-text field on electronic prescriptions.

Ai A, Wong A, Amato M, Wright A. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2018;25:709-714.

The STOP Measure. Safe and Transparent Opioid Prescribing to Promote Patient Safety and Reduced Risk of Opioid Misuse.

Washington, DC: America's Health Insurance Plans; 2018.

Impact of pharmacist previsit input to providers on chronic opioid prescribing safety.

Cox N, Tak CR, Cochella SE, Leishman E, Gunning K. J Am Board Fam Med. 2018;31:105-112.