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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Main Authors: Kayla M. Hiryak, Geena A. Kludjian, Jason C. Gallagher, Marissa J. Cavaretta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22003679/type/journal_article