TY - JOUR T1 - Antibacterial treatment strategies in hospitalized patients: What role for pharmacoeconomics? JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - S38 LP - S47 VL - 74 IS - 8 suppl 4 AU - Susan J. Rehm AU - Alpesh N. Amin AU - Morton P. Goldman AU - Radhika Nair Y1 - 2007/08/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/8_suppl_4/S38.abstract N2 - Antimicrobial agents continue to account for a significant portion of institutional pharmaceutical expenditures. Pharmacoeconomic analysis is a valuable tool in assessing antibacterial agents for their place in institutional formularies. This article reviews various types of pharmacoeconomic analyses, their respective limitations, and their roles in the antibacterial formu-lary decision-making process. We also discuss the current state of the antibacterial pharmacoeconomic literature, including the economic impact of antimicrobial resistance. ER -