Methods: A literature search for DUR was carried out in biomedical databases (PubMed,
Scirus, Scopus and Google Scholar) up to May 2012. Publications were selected if those …

Introduction In the time of increasing resistance and paucity of new drug development there
is a growing need for strategies to enhance rational use of antibiotics in German and …

Background: The main objective of the present systematic review is to identify potential risk
factors for adverse drug reactions (ADRs) through prospective cohort studies in pediatric …

Aims: To study the (1) antibiotic prescription and consumption patterns at admission into the
intensive care unit (ICU);(2) average costs of antibiotics prescribed; and (3) correlation of …

Objectives: To determine the rate of documented infections and prevalence of antimicrobial
use among pediatric patients admitted to the PICU. To assess the appropriateness of …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the oral switch (OS) stewardship intervention in
the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods This was a retrospective study with a convenience …

Objective To evaluate drug interaction software programs and determine their accuracy in
identifying drug-drug interactions that may occur in intensive care units. Setting The study …

Drug therapy accounts for a major portion of health expenditure. A useful strategy for
achieving cost efficient healthcare is drug utilisation research as it forms the basis for making …

Abstract Background Implementation of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) has
many potential advantages. Despite the potential benefits of CPOE, several attempts to …

Results: One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two prescriptions of AMAs were recorded
during the study period with an average of 1.73±0.04 prescriptions/patient. About 80.4 …