Impact of Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists on improving urinary tract infection antibiotic appropriateness at an acute psychiatric hospital

• Main Authors: Hamad Mohammad Adam PharmD, BCPS (Author), Williams Andrew PharmD, BCPP (Author), Kneebusch Jamie PharmD, BCPS, BCPP (Author), Butala Niyati PharmD, BCPP (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common indications for antibiotic use; patients with psychiatric disorders have a greater risk for UTI compared with patients without these disorders. However, there is little guidance on how best to manage antibiotic therapy in psych...