Impact of clinical pharmacist discharge prescription review on the appropriateness of antibiotic therapy: a retrospective comparison.

Background: Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing upon hospital discharge has been identified as a significant problem. Despite high rates of antibiotic prescription errors, there is no widely accepted antimicrobial stewardship initiative to prevent such errors.

Aim: The primary objective of this study was to determine the impact of hospital-based clinical pharmacist discharge prescription review on the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions.

Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes of Intravenous Drug Use-Related Infective Endocarditis in Buprenorphine-Treated Patients.

Purpose: Intravenous drug use (IVDU) is an independent risk factor for infective endocarditis (IE). IVDU-related IE is associated with poor clinical outcomes, such as infection-related and drug abuse-related readmissions and mortality. Critical interventions to treat addiction, such as medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) with buprenorphine, may prevent these unfavorable outcomes.