Containing Cefoxitin Costs through a Program to Curtail Use in Surgical Prophylaxis

Objective: To reduce drug costs attributable to anti-anaerobic cephalosporins – specifically to reduce cefoxitin use in surgical prophylaxis.

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Main Authors: Geoffrey Taylor, Edith Blondel-Hill, Pamela Kibsey, Erwin Friesen, Ronald Tisdell, Wendy Vaudry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1993-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/875916
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spelling doaj-art-3e2890b196104746b18222e3f214ea6d2025-02-03T01:00:22ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321993-01-014527527810.1155/1993/875916Containing Cefoxitin Costs through a Program to Curtail Use in Surgical ProphylaxisGeoffrey Taylor0Edith Blondel-Hill1Pamela Kibsey2Erwin Friesen3Ronald Tisdell4Wendy Vaudry5Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine, and Pharmacy, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine, and Pharmacy, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine, and Pharmacy, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine, and Pharmacy, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine, and Pharmacy, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine, and Pharmacy, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaObjective: To reduce drug costs attributable to anti-anaerobic cephalosporins – specifically to reduce cefoxitin use in surgical prophylaxis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/875916
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