[Media Watch] PK-PD Compass, a novel computerized decision support system

As antimicrobial resistance becomes a reality, treatment of patients with infections most effectively within stewardship principles is a growing challenge. Although stewardship programmes provide guidance regarding individual dosing and frequency or duration of treatment, it is seldom done through the lens of pharmacokinetic (PK)-pharmacodynamic (PD) principles. In today's clinical setting, each patient has multiple parameters which must be integrated concurrently. Each patient differs in many respects, not least of which include the species and susceptibility of pathogen(s), organ function, and concomitant medications.
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Media Watch Source Type: research