Impact of clinical pharmacists on adherence to stress ulcer prophylaxis protocol in critically ill Egyptian patients: a comparative study

Assessment of adherence to the national stress ulcer prophylaxis guidelines: A cross-sectional analysis

“…These interventions can include educating healthcare practitioners, pharmacist-led procedures, and focusing on appropriate indications for SUP. A quasi-experimental study found that daily clinical pharmacist interventions reduced non-adherence to SUP guidelines and led to a significant reduction in hospital costs without any impact on adverse effects ( Bazan et al, 2021 ). In future research, we suggest collecting data for a longer period of time, from a larger number of participants, and from multiple centers across Saudi Arabia.…”

The Utilization Evaluation of Intravenous Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in a Major Teaching Hospital

“…September 2022;10(3) jpc.tums.ac.ir to the SUP guideline and delivered a substantial decline in hospital expenses of around $US948 in six months (15). Bearing in mind the 40-fold difference between the price of IV pantoprazole in oral dosage form along with undesirable consequences associated with its inappropriate use and its direct and indirect cost on the health care system, we designed this study to evaluate the appropriateness of IV pantoprazole utilization in accordance with evidence-based guideline at Razi educational and remedial center of Rasht, Iran to optimize drug prescription and administration and decrease treatment cost.…”

“…In order to prescribe this drug as SUP, it is necessary to be more careful about the criteria for prescribing and conforming the prescribed drug and the prescribed dose to the relevant instructions. There are several solutions to this inappropriate use, including participation and involvement of pharmacists, especially clinical pharmacists in the treatment process (19,22,29), setting up clinical decision support software (30), improving the knowledge of health care professionals (15), and most important of all require medication reconciliation both on admission as well as at discharge for all patients by trained pharmacists (31).…”

“…Pharmacists encourage appropriate SUP by preparing and applying therapeutic guidelines and educational courses built upon the best accessible evidence. Clinical pharmacists are professionals in medication use, with their assistance to patient care, enhanced pharmacotherapy outcomes, and cost savings (15,16). A recent study by Bazan et al,…”