Vancomycin prescribing and therapeutic drug monitoring: Challenges of real clinical practice.

Background: Vancomycin prescription and monitoring guidelines have been reported to be poorly followed by various centers.

Aims: Identifying barriers to compliance with vancomycin dosing and therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines (TDM) and possible ways to enhance compliance based on the healthcare providers' (HCPs) perspective.

Methods: A qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews with HCP (physicians, pharmacists, and nurses) was conducted at two Jordanian Teaching Hospitals.