Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Measuring and modifying hospital drug use.

G M Eckert1, L L Ioannides-Demos, A J McLean

  • 1St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW.

The Medical Journal of Australia
|May 6, 1991
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Speciation in chestnut-shouldered fairy-wrens (Malurus spp.) and rapid phenotypic divergence in variegated fairy-wrens (Malurus lamberti): a multilocus approach.

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution·2012
Same author

Practical Perimetry: Construction and Operation of the Tangent Screen.

Canadian Medical Association journal·2010
Same author

Correlation of postmortem MRI and CT appearances with neuropathology in brain trauma: a comparison of two methods.

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia·2008
Same author

Self-regulation of driving and its relationship to driving ability among older adults.

Accident; analysis and prevention·2006
Same author

Wash-in methodology and modeling to determine hepatocellular D-glucose transport in the perfused rat liver.

The Japanese journal of physiology·2005
Same author

31P MAS-NMR of human erythrocytes: independence of cell volume from angular velocity.

Magnetic resonance in medicine·2004

Simple methods effectively measure medicinal drug use in hospitals, enabling significant improvements in prescribing patterns with limited resources. This study highlights practical strategies for drug usage modification in Australian teaching hospitals.

Area of Science:

  • Pharmacoeconomics
  • Health Services Research
  • Clinical Pharmacy

Background:

  • Hospitals utilize diverse methods to quantify medicinal drug use, varying in clinical specificity, complexity, and cost.
  • Numerous strategies exist for modifying established prescribing patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate drug use measurement and prescribing pattern modification techniques.
  • Utilize 15 years of practice data from three Australian teaching hospitals for illustration.

Main Methods:

  • Outline methods for measuring and modifying drug usage across three hospitals.
  • Present 12 drug-specific examples detailing detection, intervention, and alteration strategies.
  • Evaluate intervention effectiveness and cost-efficiency.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Accessible, low-cost quantitative methods yield valuable data for study planning.
  • Strategic resource allocation can substantially alter prescribing patterns.

Conclusions:

  • Cost-effective measurement tools provide essential information for optimizing drug use.
  • Targeted interventions can significantly improve prescribing practices with efficient resource utilization.