Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Antibiotic Guidelines, Antibiograms, and Formularies

I encourage you to check out your institution’s antibiotic guidelines, antibiogram, and formularies. That will make it easy for you to be practice efficient, effective, and affordable medicine. Below are the antibiotic guidelines, antibiogram, and formularies I use at my institution.

• DRMC Antibiotic Guidelines.
• DRMC Antibiogram.
• IEHP Formulary (Code 1 List – No prior authorization required if problems are well documented in the chart). Providers > pharmacy-services > Formulary.
• IEHP Forms (Nebulizer machines, Blood Pressure Monitor, etc.). Go to Providers > pharmacy-services > Pharmacy Forms.

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• Anticoagulation in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
• Anticoagulation Risk-Benefit Analysis in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
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• Chlorhexidine Uses
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