Drug Formulary Review Archives – April 1, 2010
April 1, 2010
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College medical center develops DTI management service
Pharmacists are uniquely qualified to monitor direct thrombin-inhibitor (DTI) drug therapy and should consider working with physicians and hospital leaders to improve patient outcomes by developing such a program. -
Protocols and programs help improve quality of anticoagulation therapy
Shortly after the Joint Commission included anticoagulation therapy on its National Patient Safety Goals two years ago, Winter Haven Hospital's pharmacy services began a major project to improve its own handling of anticoagulation. -
Here's how hospital handled enoxaparin and heparin protocols
Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, FL, developed several protocols involving the pharmacy's involvement with anticoagulation therapy, including protocols specific to enoxaparin and heparin. -
In five steps you can develop a stellar evidence-based medicine program
Hospital pharmacists need to think like research investigators before recommending medication changes to hospital formularies or prescribing best practices. Each answer to a clinical question should be based on the strongest possible evidence, an expert says. -
Here are 10 considerations when doing evidence-based literature review
Before hospital pharmacists make medication change recommendations to their hospitals' pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committees, they need to do a thorough evaluation of the literature. -
Hospital pharmacy develops DVT prophylaxis program
Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, FL, targeted deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis as a goal, targeting this project to prevent readmissions related to DVT. -
Provide mentoring and support throughout staff work experience
Hospital pharmacies can enhance staff's satisfaction and improve their knowledge base by providing mentoring and professional development activities throughout their career progression. -
Process came in handy when hospital had heparin shortage
A North Carolina hospital pharmacy recently demonstrated the importance of having a good performance improvement (PI) strategy readily available when the pharmacy had to act quickly in February due to an IV heparin shortage.