Pharmacoeconomics and Safe Medication Use

port (CDS) into the EHR.

nous medications can only be prepared by

pharmacists.

to reduce medication errors.

After your institution has integrated your recom-

mendation into routine medical care, a former

patient recommends including the patient and other

caregivers in reducing medication errors. According

to the available literature, which best supports this

recommendation?

recommendation for this integration into rou-

tine care.

data supporting this integration.

actions between the medical team and patients

have shown a reduction in medical errors in the

ICU.

have shown that these reported outcomes are

not routinely accounted for.

A 50-year-old patient was initiated on meropenem

for empiric coverage of pneumonia, given prior

culture data. They were subsequently initiated on

valproic acid for the management of agitation; how-

ever, this was not effective for management and

resulted in self-extubation and subsequent reintu-

bation. In investigating this adverse event, which

method would best evaluate the likelihood of its

occurrence?

(RUCAM).

Your hospital wants to add meropenem/vaborbac-

tam, a broad-spectrum antimicrobial targeting highly

drug-resistant organisms that is FDA approved for

complicated UTIs, to the formulary. Which would

be the most appropriate restriction to its use?

pneumonia.

approval.

monitoring.