Authors
HJ Wickens, S Farrell, DAI Ashiru-Oredope, A Jacklin, A Holmes, Antimicrobial Stewardship Group of the Department of Health Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Health Care Associated Infections (ASG-ARHAI), Jonathon Cooke, Mike Sharland, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Cliodna McNulty, Matthew Dryden, Carole Fry, Kieran Hand, Alison Holmes, Philip Howard, Alan Johnson, Richard Elson, Paula J Mansell, Sue Faulding, Shama Wagle, Sharon Smart, Sally Wellsteed
Publication date
2013/11/1
Journal
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume
68
Issue
11
Pages
2675-2681
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Objectives
To evaluate the development of pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship activities in English hospitals.
Methods
Distribution of an electronic questionnaire to antimicrobial pharmacists or chief pharmacists in National Health Service hospitals in England.
Results
Since a previous study, in 2005, overall numbers of specialist antimicrobial pharmacists, and their levels of experience, had increased. Over 95% of hospitals provided empirical usage guidance, antimicrobial formularies and surgical prophylaxis guidelines. Two-thirds of pharmacy departments provided antimicrobial usage reports in terms of defined daily doses at least yearly, and over 80% conducted yearly antimicrobial point prevalence studies. The vast majority of pharmacy departments indicated a willingness to supply data and audit results to a national database for benchmarking …
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