Stimulation of the IV to oral switch of bioavailable drugs by phone calls in a Belgian tertiary care hospital

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 179-182

  Vanstraelen, K ^a   Verhaegen, J ^a   Peetermans, W E ^a   Willems, L ^a   Spriet, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clindamycin; IV PO switch; Levofloxacin; Paracetamol; Phone calls

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; PERFUSALGAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTRANET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; TELEPHONE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; BIOAVAILABILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CLINDAMYCIN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LEVOFLOXACIN; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEPHONE; TERTIARY HEALTHCARE;

EID: 84891656835     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.3212     Document Type: Article

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