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Utilizing Monte Carlo Simulations To Optimize Institutional Empiric Antipseudomonal Therapy, Sarah J. Tennant, Donna R. Burgess, Jeffrey M. Rybak, Craig A. Martin, David S. Burgess
Utilizing Monte Carlo Simulations To Optimize Institutional Empiric Antipseudomonal Therapy, Sarah J. Tennant, Donna R. Burgess, Jeffrey M. Rybak, Craig A. Martin, David S. Burgess
Pharmacy Practice and Science Faculty Publications
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common pathogen implicated in nosocomial infections with increasing resistance to a limited arsenal of antibiotics. Monte Carlo simulation provides antimicrobial stewardship teams with an additional tool to guide empiric therapy. We modeled empiric therapies with antipseudomonal β-lactam antibiotic regimens to determine which were most likely to achieve probability of target attainment (PTA) of ≥90%. Microbiological data for P. aeruginosa was reviewed for 2012. Antibiotics modeled for intermittent and prolonged infusion were aztreonam, cefepime, meropenem, and piperacillin/tazobactam. Using minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) from institution-specific isolates, and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters from previously published studies, a 10,000-subject Monte …
Flucytosine Pharmacokinetics In A Critically Ill Patient Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Megan E. Kunka, Elizabeth A. Cady, Heejung C. Woo, Melissa L. Thompson Bastin
Flucytosine Pharmacokinetics In A Critically Ill Patient Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Megan E. Kunka, Elizabeth A. Cady, Heejung C. Woo, Melissa L. Thompson Bastin
Pharmacy Practice and Science Faculty Publications
Purpose. A case report evaluating flucytosine dosing in a critically ill patient receiving continuous renal replacement therapy. Summary. This case report outlines an 81-year-old male who was receiving continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) for acute renal failure and was being treated with flucytosine for the treatment of disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans infection. Due to patient specific factors, flucytosine was empirically dose adjusted approximately 50% lower than intermittent hemodialysis (iHD) recommendations and approximately 33% lower than CRRT recommendations. Peak and trough levels were obtained, which were supratherapeutic, and pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated. The patient experienced thrombocytopenia, likely due to elevated flucytosine …
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Utilization In Kentucky Community Pharmacies, Sarah E. Wixson, Karen Blumenschein, Amie J. Goodin, Jeffery Talbert, Patricia R. Freeman
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Utilization In Kentucky Community Pharmacies, Sarah E. Wixson, Karen Blumenschein, Amie J. Goodin, Jeffery Talbert, Patricia R. Freeman
Pharmacy Practice and Science Faculty Publications
OBJECTIVE: Identify characteristics of Kentucky community pharmacists and community pharmacists' practice environment associated with utilization of the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting Program (KASPER).
METHODS: Surveys were mailed to all 1,018 Kentucky pharmacists with a KASPER account and an additional 1,000 licensed pharmacists without an account. Bivariate analyses examined the association between KASPER utilization and practice type (independent or chain) and practice location (rural or urban). A multivariate Poisson regression model with robust error variance estimated risk ratios (RR) of KASPER utilization by characteristics of pharmacists' practice environment.
RESULTS: Responses were received from 563 pharmacists (response …
A Coming Disruption In Pharmacy?, Frank Romanelli, Timothy S. Tracy
A Coming Disruption In Pharmacy?, Frank Romanelli, Timothy S. Tracy
Pharmacy Practice and Science Faculty Publications
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