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Improving drug usage evaluation with microcomputer database software.
Hosp Formul. 1990 Jul; 25(7):752, 756.HF

Abstract

The use of microcomputer database software can help overcome many of the potential weaknesses of criteria-based drug usage evaluation (DUE) through the collection and assessment of drug use statistics on a broad basis. By allowing for more systematic and comprehensive data analyses, database software can target the selection of the most appropriate DUE topics; improve the accuracy, efficiency, and acceptance of DUE reports; and enhance the overall therapeutic- and cost-effectiveness of drug use in the institutional setting. The development of antibiotic use statistics in the area of surgical prophylaxis is presented as an example, with recommendations for similar applications in other therapeutic areas.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Loertscher MV
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo.
Groneman L
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Anti-Bacterial AgentsCost-Benefit AnalysisDrug UtilizationEvaluation Studies as TopicHumansMicrocomputersPharmacy Service, HospitalSoftwareSurgical Wound Infection

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10113246

Citation

Loertscher, M V., and L Groneman. "Improving Drug Usage Evaluation With Microcomputer Database Software." Hospital Formulary, vol. 25, no. 7, 1990, pp. 752, 756.
Loertscher MV, Groneman L. Improving drug usage evaluation with microcomputer database software. Hosp Formul. 1990;25(7):752, 756.
Loertscher, M. V., & Groneman, L. (1990). Improving drug usage evaluation with microcomputer database software. Hospital Formulary, 25(7), 752, 756.
Loertscher MV, Groneman L. Improving Drug Usage Evaluation With Microcomputer Database Software. Hosp Formul. 1990;25(7):752, 756. PubMed PMID: 10113246.
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