Optimizing discharge antibiotic prescribing: A multicenter evaluation of pharmacist-led interventions in community hospitals

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Kaylee E Caniff · Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Nicholas Rebold · Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Nathan Richards · Munson Medical Center

Nicholas Torney · Munson Medical Center

Elizabeth Rodríguez · McLaren Greater Lansing

Alexandra Angel · University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Jade Motley

Abstract

A pharmacist-driven discharge antibiotic intervention significantly improved the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in community hospitals. These findings support the role of pharmacists in enhancing antimicrobial stewardship at important care transitions.

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Antibiotic Use and Resistance Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy

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Published in: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxag051

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Optimizing discharge antibiotic prescribing: A multicenter evaluation of pharmacist-led interventions in community hospitals

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