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Katrina Lee,
Pharmacist

FDA Resources on Drugs DailyMed Why medication reconciliation? AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) statement AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit [PDF - 1.7 MB] National Prescription Drug Take-Back Events U.S. Department of Justice Pharmacist's Guide to Prescription Fraud List of Medicines Recommended for Disposal by Flushing Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know Medication Disposal: Questions and Answers Considerations for Detecting Illegitimate Opioid Prescriptions Visit SAMHSA Information on weaning or reducing opioid dosage Resources for information on cultural competence

Rhonda Clark,
Nurse

White House Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Plan SAMHSA Prescription Drug Abuse Advisory Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) [PDF - 360 KB] The AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention Screening Tools Patients' Memory for Medical Information

Dr. Martin Bright,
Primary Care Physician

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) SAMHSA's Opioid Overdose Toolkit: Information for Prescribers AHRQ Toolkit: Motivational Interviewing VA's Shared-Decision-Making Flowchart VA's Toolkit for Shared Decision-Making NIH Resource on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy SAMHSA's Improving Cultural Competency Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) [PDF - 360 KB] AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit Tapering and Discontinuing Opioids [PDF - 378 KB] NIDA Drug Screening Tool FDA Opioid Patient-Prescriber Agreement (NOTE: Document Currently Under Revision) Patient Health Questionnaire More information on screening tools Gilbody, Richards, Brealey, and Hweitt,"Screening for Depression in Medical Settings with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)," 2007 A Single-Question Screening Test for Drug Use in Primary Care. American Chronic Pain Association Interactive Pain Log AHRQ TOOLKIT: Forming a Team Brown Bag Tool Kit

James Parker,
Patient

Visit the Caregiver Action Network for more information. Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials NIDA Drug Screening Tool Taking Opioids Responsibly for your Safety and the Safety of Others Safe Disposal of Unused Medicines from the FDA More Information at AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange Development and Initial Validation of the PEG A Single-Question Screening Test for Drug Use in Primary Care Instruments to Assess Patient-reported Safety, Efficacy or Misuse of Current Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review. Multimodal Analgesia for Chronic Pain: Rationale and Future Directions Opioid Complications and Side Effects Teach Back Toolkit Communication Tools from the American Chronic Pain Association The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory Brown Bag Tool Kit PEG scale QOL scale