Clinical and economical impacts of guideline implementation by the pharmaceutical care unit for high cost medications in a referral teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Afsaneh Vazin (Author), Iman Karimzadeh (Author), Razieh Karamikhah (Author), Zahra Oveisi (Author), Samaneh Mohseni (Author), Maryam Keykhaee (Author), Fatemeh Roshanfard (Author), Elaheh Sabet (Author), Asal Zargari-Samadnejad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Irrational drug use is a global health challenge in all healthcare settings, such as hospitals. This study evaluated the impact of an intervention by the pharmaceutical care unit on the use pattern of high-value medications and their direct costs in a referral hospital. Methods T...