Effect of clinical pharmacist interventions on the rational use of antibiotics

Abstract

Objective To study the effect of clinical pharmacist interventions on the rational use of antibiotics. Methods 1 000 hospitalized patients before the implementation of intervention in April 2012 to April 2013(control group)and the other 1 000 cases of hospitalized patients in May 2013 to May 2014 after the implementation of the intervention(study group)were selected, the antibiotics use rate, hospitalization time and cost, cost of using antibacterial drugs were compared between the two groups. Results The antibiotics use rate of the study group was 56.0%(560/1 000), significantly lower than 78%(780/1 000)of the control group, with significant differences between the two groups(χ2=11.089,P=0.032), the hospitalization time, cost of using antibacterial drugs of the study group were(12.6±0.8)days,(912.2±13.2)yuan, significantly better than(16.9±0.7)days,(1 528.1±32.5)yuan of the control group, with significant differences between the two groups(t =9.892,10.142,P=0.028,0.014); The two groups of hospitalization expenses showed no statistical significance(t=4.984,P=0.072). Conclusion Clinical pharmacist intervention has a positive effect on the application of antibacterial drugs, which can significantly reduce the use of antimicrobial drugs and reduce the hospitalization days. Key words: Clinical pharmacist; Intervention; Antibacterial drugs