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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
Hospital policies regarding the use of low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) were studied. A questionnaire addressing the formulary status of LMWH products, the use of prescribing guidelines, programs for therapeutic interchange, and policies to promote alternatives to LMWHs when appropriate was prepared. The questionnaire was mailed in January 2001 to pharmacy directors at 70 hospitals located in 19 states. All the hospitals were members of a national group purchasing organization. Forty-nine usable responses were received, for a response rate of 70%. Enoxaparin and dalteparin were the LMWH products most likely to be on the respondents' formularies (98% and 29% of hospitals, respectively). About 29% of the hospitals reported having guidelines on the use of LMWHs. Among hospitals that did not, most indicated that they were considering or would like to implement such guidelines. The most commonly cited barrier to the development and implementation of guidelines was lack of pharmacy personnel. Ten percent of the respondents reported having therapeutic-interchange programs for LMWHs. Cited barriers to therapeutic interchange programs included lack of therapeutic equivalence among products and lack of comparable labeled indications. Policies to promote alternatives to LMWHs were reported by 18% of the respondents. A multihospital survey showed that many hospitals wanted but relatively few had prescribing guidelines for LMWHs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1079-2082
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
534-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Survey of hospital policies regarding low-molecular-weight heparins.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood Street (M/C 886), Chicago, IL 60612, USA. schumock@uic.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't