Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Driven Protocol to Reduce Inappropriate Use of Acid-Suppressive Medications In the Non-ICU Setting.

Conclusion: Our study revealed that a pharmacist-driven termination protocol resulted in a 6% overall reduction rate in inappropriately used acid-suppressive medications, with little impact on pharmacist workflow. Implementing such a termination protocol could help to decrease the inappropriate use of acid-suppressive medications in an inpatient hospital service. PMID: 31447534 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31447534?dopt=Abstract

Source: P and T - August 27, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: P T Source Type: research