A prospective dosage adjustment program in a geriatric population.
This article describes the successful implementation of a prospective drug dosage adjustment program that has achieved cost-containment, improved quality of patient care, and optimum usage of clinical pharmacy services. It has significantly reduced the number of unnecessary doses administered and lowered the possibility of adverse drug reactions.
Guharoy
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio, CA.
D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D003142:Communication; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000592:standards*; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010606:Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee