Drug Formulary Review Archives – September 1, 2009
September 1, 2009
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Increasing drug resistance, decreasing drug pipeline create microbial storm
Antimicrobial stewardship programs are on everyone's minds, and the latest guidelines from national organizations have placed pharmacists at the helm of such programs in hospitals. -
Make the case for investing staff, resources in antimicrobial stewardship
Hospital pharmacists should push their organizations to initiate the strongest antimicrobial stewardship programs possible because the alternative is to see an increase in patients with bacterial infections that cannot be cured. -
Hospital's antimicrobial stewardship program serves as best practice model
The Ohio State University Medical Center of Columbus, OH, has revamped its antimicrobial stewardship program into a state-of-the-art, collaborative, well-staffed initiative that has both saved money and increased quality of care of patients with infections. -
Hospital pharmacy's move to clinical pharmacy serves as best practice model
Consensus has grown nationwide for national health care reform, and hospitals increasingly are seeing the benefits of including pharmacists in patient care teams. -
Want to start moving pharmacists into clinical roles? Here's how .
The Medical Center of Columbus, GA, has a decentralized pharmacy that could serve as a best practice model for other health care systems nationwide. -
21st century medication management requires patient-centered approach
The medication therapy management (MTM) for the 21st century hospital pharmacy is one that is comprehensive and keeps the patient at the center of its goals and planning, an expert says.