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10309192

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
In October, 1977, a cephalosporin drug-use review and an educational program were initiated to maximize savings in the pharmacy budget at UCSF and to revise the formulatory to include only one parenteral cephalosporin. The results of the drug-use review were presented to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee where our proposal for an education campaign to encourage appropriate dosing of cefazolin was approved. An explanatory document comparing cephalosporin costs and equivalency was developed for hospital-wide distribution. Pharmacy staffs were informed of program objectives to coordinate education efforts. Physician education was undertaken via document and personal contact with pharmacy personnel. A drug-use review one month after institution of the cephalosporin education program showed marked changes in physician prescribing habits, with greater impact on services where pharmacists were members of the medical rounding team. A change to appropriate dosage prescribing of cefazolin resulted in significant cost savings to the pharmacy budget. These findings resulted in formulary revision to cefazolin as the single cephalosporin available at UCSF. Because cefazolin is available from more than one manufacturer, we were able to obtain a lower bid price the following year, thus realizing an additional cost savings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
H
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0012-6578
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
272-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Effectiveness of a cephalosporin education program--a pharmacy education program.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article