Steroid stewardship
Steroid stewardship is the systematic effort to prescribe and monitor glucocorticoids in a rational manner, while balancing benefit and potential risk, in patients who require this therapy. Steroid stewardship includes pre-prescription screening, rational prescription, medical care during corticoste...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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| author | Sanjay Kalra Ashok Kumar Rakesh Sahay |
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| description | Steroid stewardship is the systematic effort to prescribe and monitor glucocorticoids in a rational manner, while balancing benefit and potential risk, in patients who require this therapy. Steroid stewardship includes pre-prescription screening, rational prescription, medical care during corticosteroid use, and appropriate monitoring after corticosteroid use has been discontinued. The current usage of this class of drugs has highlighted the need to focus on this collective responsibility, and ensure effective prescription, while minimizing adverse events. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcfdca1ae2934286960288f9b178a4aa2022-12-22T00:25:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2230-82102022-01-01261131610.4103/ijem.ijem_315_21Steroid stewardshipSanjay KalraAshok KumarRakesh SahaySteroid stewardship is the systematic effort to prescribe and monitor glucocorticoids in a rational manner, while balancing benefit and potential risk, in patients who require this therapy. Steroid stewardship includes pre-prescription screening, rational prescription, medical care during corticosteroid use, and appropriate monitoring after corticosteroid use has been discontinued. The current usage of this class of drugs has highlighted the need to focus on this collective responsibility, and ensure effective prescription, while minimizing adverse events.http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2022;volume=26;issue=1;spage=13;epage=16;aulast=Kalraadrenalcovid-19endocrine pharmacologyglucocorticosteroidsiatrogenic cushing'spharmacotherapeuticspharmacovigilance |
| spellingShingle | Sanjay Kalra Ashok Kumar Rakesh Sahay Steroid stewardship Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism adrenal covid-19 endocrine pharmacology glucocorticosteroids iatrogenic cushing's pharmacotherapeutics pharmacovigilance |
| title | Steroid stewardship |
| title_full | Steroid stewardship |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Steroid stewardship |
| title_short | Steroid stewardship |
| title_sort | steroid stewardship |
| topic | adrenal covid-19 endocrine pharmacology glucocorticosteroids iatrogenic cushing's pharmacotherapeutics pharmacovigilance |
| url | http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2022;volume=26;issue=1;spage=13;epage=16;aulast=Kalra |
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