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Implementation of a centralised aminoglycoside monitoring service
Author(s) -
O'Hara Kate,
Prior Felicity H.,
Whyte Ian M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy practice and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2055-2335
pISSN - 1445-937X
DOI - 10.1002/jppr.1087
Subject(s) - medicine , service (business) , aminoglycoside , antibiotics , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , process management , business , marketing , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Following the Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic recommendation for computerised dose monitoring for aminoglycosides, there was a need for health services to implement these systems. We describe the establishment of a centralised aminoglycoside monitoring service designed to be accessible across the local health district. The service was established within the local medicines information service, and uptake and acceptance of recommendations were reviewed at 12 months. The service was well accepted following the first 12 months, although uptake was low. The implementation of the service was considered to be a successful addition to practice and to the local health district.