Impact of the pharmacist on a multidisciplinary team in an antimicrobial stewardship program: a quasi-experimental study

Abstract

A non-expensive ASP in a limited resource country resulted in reductions in antimicrobial consumption and costs. The multidisciplinary team contributed to maximize the impact of interventions.

Economic evaluations of clinical pharmacist interventions on hospital inpatients: a systematic review of recent literature

“…Interventions were in following areas antimicrobial management [17][18][19][20][21][22], targeted drug programmes [23][24][25][26], multidimensional clinical pharmacy service [27][28][29], paediatric programmes [30,31], renal specialist [32,33], pharmacotherapeutic optimisation [34,35], intensive care service [36,37] and neurosurgery [38]. All intervention types have been identified in previous reviews of the literature [10][11][12][13].…”

“…Five of the studies included a comparator, either in the form of a randomised controlled trial [19] or a pre-and post- intervention comparison [17,18,20,22]. One study was a prospective audit [21].…”

“…Two studies evaluated antimicrobial stewardship programmes. A stewardship programme set in a Brazilian cardiology hospital, reported a reduction in mean antibiotic costs (Pharmacist present-US$9,623.73 vs. No pharmacist-US$18,034.89) when a pharmacist was included as part of a multidisciplinary team [17]. Study lacked information on the number of patients or interventions.…”

Control of antibiotic resistance in China must not be delayed: The current state of resistance and policy suggestions for the government, medical facilities, and patients

“…An MDT approach is usually used in cancer care and has been widely accepted throughout much of Europe and the US (29). An MDT improves coordination and communication among and decisionmaking by team members and could help to reduce NIs caused by MDRB.…”

Antibiyotik Yönetimi Ekibi ve Eczacının Rolü

“…Sonuç olarak hastanede antibiyotik maliyetinde %69 azalma gözlenmiştir. Sınırlı kaynaklara sahip bir ülke için pahalı olmayan antibiyotik yönetim programının uygulanması, antibiyotik tüketimini ve maliyetini belirgin ölçüde azaltmıştır [27] .…”