Impact of a web‐based antimicrobial approval system on broad‐spectrum cephalosporin use at a teaching hospital

Abstract

The web-based antimicrobial approval system achieved a sustained reduction in CEFX use over 15 months as well as increased prescribing concordance with antibiotic guidelines. It has potential for linking to electronic prescribing and for wider use for other drugs, as well as for research into the epidemiology of antibiotic use.