Intravenous Immune Globulin Stewardship Program at a Tertiary Academic Medical Center.

Background: In October 2010, a pharmacist-driven stewardship program was implemented at the Brigham and Women's Hospital to ensure continued adherence to the prescribing guideline, focusing on indications for intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) use and dosing per ideal body weight.

Objective: The primary objective was to describe an IVIG stewardship program at a tertiary academic medical center.

Methods: This was a prospective, observational study from January 2013 through December 2014.

Implementation of an Automated Dispensing Cabinet Stewardship Program at a Tertiary Academic Medical Center.

Automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) use within hospitals is designed to replace or partially replace medication cabinets or carts to allow for a more decentralized model of medication distribution. This project was designed to improve medication delivery by decreasing the burden of dispensing patient-specific medications from a centralized inpatient pharmacy while decreasing overall inventory cost. This single-center pilot analysis evaluated ADC inventory optimization in a mixed medical population.

Implementation of a dexmedetomidine stewardship program at a tertiary academic medical center.

Background: Brigham and Women's Hospital implemented a dexmedetomidine stewardship program in October 2010 beginning with an institution-specific prescribing guideline. To ensure continued adherence to the prescribing guideline, a pharmacist-driven quality assurance program was implemented in November 2011.

Objective: The primary objective of this study is to describe the role and impact of a dexmedetomidine stewardship program on dexmedetomidine use at a tertiary academic medical center.