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  • Title: Patient-teaching program for home intravenous antimicrobial therapy.
    Author: Schad RF, Lucarotti RL.
    Journal: Am J Hosp Pharm; 1986 Feb; 43(2):372-5. PubMed ID: 3953598.
    Abstract:
    The development of a home i.v. antimicrobial therapy program and associated procedures for patient teaching are described. The pharmacy department at a 940-bed, acute-care, general medical-surgical teaching hospital participated with four other departments in the development of standardized teaching methods for a home i.v. antimicrobial therapy program. The pharmacy and nursing departments each developed sections of a home antimicrobial therapy manual. Over a 16-month period, i.v. antimicrobial therapy was prescribed for 37 patients who were discharged from the hospital. Most patients or their care-givers were able to prepare and administer the medications. After the patient was discharged, the pharmacy department offered services such as supplying medications, coordinating pharmacokinetic dosing, providing drug information, and acting as a patient contact. Hospitals that provide home i.v. antimicrobial therapy should coordinate the resources of the various departments involved to develop standardized patient-teaching methods.
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