Drug Formulary Review articles from March 2009

Drug Formulary Review archives from March 2009

Focus on QI for antimicrobial therapy to improve pneumonia treatment.(quality indicator)
March 1, 2009... Focus on QI for antimicrobial therapy to improve pneumonia treatment Identify risks, treat aggressively, then pull back Old habits in antibiotic prescribing add nothing to patient safety and health, while costing hospitals thousands of...

Follow these tips to start an antimicrobial stewardship program.
March 1, 2009... Follow these tips to start an antimicrobial stewardship program Go for low-hanging fruit first Hospitals that invest in an antimicrobial stewardship program might expect to see some safety, health care quality, and even long-term...

Non-traditional schedules may improve staff retention.
March 1, 2009... Non-traditional schedules may improve staff retention Demographic changes make this imperative Every hospital pharmacy manager struggles to attract and retain the best pharmacy staff to provide full coverage. As the work culture...

Different generations approach work-life balance with diverse goals.
March 1, 2009... Different generations approach work-life balance with diverse goals Here are some tips on handling staff One of the chief findings of the Task Force on Changing Demographics, established by the American Society of Health-System...

Improve medication reconciliation process to eliminate discrepancies.
March 1, 2009... Improve medication reconciliation process to eliminate discrepancies Match medications with disease condition It's a given in 21st century United States that many patients are caught up in polypharmacy; they're taking a variety of...

Lookout for these common medication discrepancies.
March 1, 2009... Lookout for these common medication discrepancies Missing these could impact safety Hospitals sometimes miss potential medication safety problems because the medication reconciliation did not note discrepancies in the patient's...

Best Practices Spotlight: Follow best practice guidelines to improve your pharmacy's performance.
March 1, 2009... Follow best practice guidelines to improve your pharmacy's performance Expert points to 8 domains Hospital pharmacies continually search for ways to improve quality, safety, and develop best practices. But they might not be going about...

News Brief: Increase in sudden cardiac death.
March 1, 2009... Increase in sudden cardiac death Antipsychotics, both typical and atypical, are associated with a dose-related increase in sudden cardiac death according to a new study. Typical antipsychotics such as thioridazine (Mellaril.sup.[R]) and...