Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic

Guidelines for therapeutic interchange-2004.

This publication is an update of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Position Statement on “Guidelines for Therapeutic Interchange,” originally published in 1993. The ACCP supports the practice of therapeutic interchange, in which pharmacists collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals to develop policies and implement programs that improve drug use to provide t...

Guidelines for antibiotic usage in common situations.

Guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis for GI endoscopy.

This is one of a series of statements discussing the utilization of GI endoscopy in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy prepared this text. In preparing this guideline, a MEDLINE literature search was performed, and additional references were obtained from the bibliographies of the identified articles and from re...

Antibiotic Guidelines : Pharmacological Parameters to be Considered

The aim of antibiotic guidelines is to provide guidance on the rational use of antibiotics, so that they serve effectively and eficiently with the least adverse effects on patients and co,n,tturtity. Tlrc iupact of such strategy nny also be seen in the containtnent of cost without ieopardizing the patient to un-successful atteupts of antibiotic treatnent. Guidelines have to satisfy certain requ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines for infective endocarditis

Since infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening infection, dentists should be aware of antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines. The American Heart Association (AHA) 4 and the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) 2 have currently updated their recommendations. In general, both guidelines reflect the need to avoid the overuse of antibiotics, which may lead to the development of...