Renal Dosage Adjustment Guidelines for Antimicrobials The pharmacists will automatically adjust the doses of any of the antimicrobials included in the protocol according to the estimated creatinine …

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Clinicians should routinely assess for the need for antibiotic therapy and for opportunities to transition patients to oral antimicrobials. In many instances, oral therapy can circumvent the need for OPAT. …

Solution 30.2% to 75.5% Give the oral dose 20 to 40 minutes prior to intravenous dose. For pediatric patients, the total iodine dose should not exceed 5 gram iodine for patients under 3 years of age and …

Monitoring Trough levels should usually be drawn approximately 30 minutes before the patient’s 4th dose after initiating therapy or following a dosage adjustment Earlier levels may be necessary in …

The Guideline Development Process According to the Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Sciences), “Clinical practice guidelines are statements that include recommendations intended to …

Accurate estimation of creatinine clearance and glomerular filtration rate from the Cockroft-Gault and Schwartz equations require serum creatinine concentrations to be at steady-state. Acute changes in …