Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the proportion of inpatients initiated and successfully discharged on fidaxomicin for Clostridioides difficile infection. Nearly, all patients (96.4%; 27/28) were able to obtain fidaxomicin to complete their treatment course, although there was variability i...
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| description | This retrospective cohort study evaluated the proportion of inpatients initiated and successfully discharged on fidaxomicin for Clostridioides difficile infection. Nearly, all patients (96.4%; 27/28) were able to obtain fidaxomicin to complete their treatment course, although there was variability in copays among patients with Medicare. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-201d4cfe06d1483e813980e056e540932025-01-27T10:12:28ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2025-01-01510.1017/ash.2024.484Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infectionEllen Earle0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8212-5262Jigar Mehta1Alexis Blecher2Matthew Shou Lun Lee3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3186-2020Division of Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USADepartment of Pharmacy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USADivision of Infection Control/Hospital Epidemiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USADivision of Infection Control/Hospital Epidemiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAThis retrospective cohort study evaluated the proportion of inpatients initiated and successfully discharged on fidaxomicin for Clostridioides difficile infection. Nearly, all patients (96.4%; 27/28) were able to obtain fidaxomicin to complete their treatment course, although there was variability in copays among patients with Medicare.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24004844/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Ellen Earle Jigar Mehta Alexis Blecher Matthew Shou Lun Lee Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| title | Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection |
| title_full | Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection |
| title_fullStr | Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection |
| title_short | Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection |
| title_sort | caring at the transition success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with clostridioides difficile infection |
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