Pharmacist review of patients’ antimicrobial prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge can significantly decrease inappropriate prescribing, a new study has found.
In 2016, the Infectious Diseases Society of America published guidelines to stipulate recommendations for the implementation of antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) within health care settings (Clin Infect Dis 2016;62[10]:e51-e77). “Although many of the recommendations within the guidelines are