Roy Guharoy, PharmD
As antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) emerge in hospitals across the United States, many teams are seeking innovative strategies—from the use of information technology (IT) to calculations of their program’s benefits—to further efforts in curbing the development of drug-resistant organisms, adverse drug reactions, secondary infections such as Clostridium difficile and hospital costs.
“Antibiotic stewardship is very important to all health