Impact of clinical pharmacist on cost of drug therapy in the ICU

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 371-374

  Aljbouri, Tareq M ^a   Alkhawaldeh, Mohammed S ^a   Abu Rumman, Ala'a eddeen K ^a   Hasan, Thamer A ^b   Khattar, Hakeem M ^c   Abu Oliem, Atallah S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacist; Cost saving; Drugs consumption; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ADRENALIN; AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; HYDRALAZINE; IMIPENEM; LABETALOL; METRONIDAZOLE; NIMODIPINE; PENICILLIN G; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; TAZOBACTAM; TINZAPARIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JORDAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHARMACIST; WARD;

EID: 84884593953     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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