Improving antibiotic utilization through an outpatient stewardship initiative

Antibiotic prescribing errors at hospital discharge are common. We designed a pharmacist-driven antimicrobial stewardship program to evaluate prescriptions prior to being transmitted to community pharmacies. Drug-related problems were identified in prescriptions for 48 of 149 patients, resulting in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hiryak, Kayla M., Kludjian, Geena A., Gallagher, Jason C., Cavaretta, Marissa J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
Materias:
Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10369438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37502250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.367
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Sumario:Antibiotic prescribing errors at hospital discharge are common. We designed a pharmacist-driven antimicrobial stewardship program to evaluate prescriptions prior to being transmitted to community pharmacies. Drug-related problems were identified in prescriptions for 48 of 149 patients, resulting in 55 interventions. Review at discharge improves outpatient prescribing of antimicrobials.

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