Antibiotic surveillance: the results of a clinical pharmacy intervention program.
One of the major goals of any medical center is to provide safe, cost-effective drug therapy. To ensure rational antimicrobial therapy and control hospital drug costs, a criteria-based antibiotic surveillance program was developed. This method of antibiotic restriction provided exceptional cost savings in our institution. Clinical pharmacy interventions resulted in physician education and an 18% increase in compliance with the program criteria producing in a one-year period a $43,000 cost avoidance for antibiotic expenditures.
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017046:Cost Savings; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000191:economics*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013714:Tennessee