European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Jun 21, 2024
OBJECTIVES: The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) is catching the interest of hospital pharmacists. A massive collection of health data is now available to train AI models and hold the promise of disrupting codes and practices. The objective ...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Jun 21, 2024
BACKGROUND: The increasing amount of hazardous preparations in combination with shortages leads to a call for more efficient compounding methods. This research aims to evaluate the required amount of time, production capacity and direct labour costs ...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Dec 2, 2021
OBJECTIVES: Liquid medications provide an alternative to splitting pills and dosages by measuring an amount of liquid rather than crushing tablets or opening capsules. Special attention should also be paid to specific patient groups with swallowing d...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Dec 16, 2019
OBJECTIVES: Published in vitro stability data for ceftolozane-tazobactam supports intermittent short duration infusions. This method of delivery is not feasible for many outpatient antimicrobial therapy services that provide only one or two visits pe...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Oct 18, 2019
OBJECTIVES: Opioid-free anaesthesia is a treatment strategy of pain management based on the use of drugs such as lidocaine, ketamine and dexmedetomidine that do not interact significantly with opioid receptors. In particular, these drugs are used by ...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Aug 7, 2019
OBJECTIVES: Due to the high interindividual variability in vancomycin pharmacokinetics, optimisation of its dosing is still challenging. This study aimed to explore vancomycin pharmacokinetics in adult patients and to propose an easy applicable dosin...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Jun 11, 2019
OBJECTIVES: When caring for children in a hospital setting, tablets are often manipulated at the ward to obtain the right dose. One example is manipulation of tablets containing the slightly water-soluble substance aspirin, used in paediatric care as...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Jun 11, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Nefopam has been reported to be effective in postoperative pain control with an opioid-sparing effect, but the use of nefopam can lead to nausea and vomiting. To prevent these side effects, droperidol can be mixed with nefopam. In inten...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Feb 4, 2019
OBJECTIVES: To design and execute a comprehensive microbiological validation protocol to assess a brand-new sterile compounding robot in a hospital pharmacy environment, according to ISO and EU GMP standards.