The latest report from the
Australian Commission on Safety
and Quality in Health Care, on
antimicrobial prescribing practices
in Australian hospitals, has
highlighted that there is “room for
improvement in antimicrobial use”.
The 2014 report summarises the
results of a voluntary annual audit
of 248 hospitals (197 public and
51 private) from across Australia
resulting in a data set of almost
20,000 prescriptions.
The report showed that about
one-quarter (24.3%) of the 19,944
prescriptions surveyed were
non-compliant with guidelines,
while 23% were considered to be
“inappropriate”.
The most common prescribed
antimicrobials were cephazolin,
ceftriaxone and metronidazole.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 27 Jul 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 27 Jul 15
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