PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rehm, Susan J.
AU  - Amin, Alpesh N.
AU  - Goldman, Morton P.
AU  - Nair, Radhika
TI  - Antibacterial treatment strategies in hospitalized patients: What role for pharmacoeconomics?
DP  - 2007 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - S38--S47
VI  - 74
IP  - 8 suppl 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/8_suppl_4/S38.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/8_suppl_4/S38.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2007 Aug 01; 74
AB  - 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.