Developing and implementing a model for changing physicians' prescribing habits - The role of clinical pharmacy in leading the change

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-185

  Schwartzberg, E ^a   Rubinovich, S ^a   Hassin, D ^a   Haspel, J ^a   Ben Moshe, A ^a   Oren, M ^a   Shani, S ^b  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Clinical pharmacy; Cost containment; Implementation; Policy; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HABIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MODEL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COST CONTROL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645471678     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2006.00724.x     Document Type: Article

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