Tomasz Z Jodlowski, Donna Sym, Anthony Marziliano, Gina LaPan-Dennis, Charles R Ashby, Jorg J Ruhe
PURPOSE: To determine the methods used by pharmacists in academia to estimate kidney function for antimicrobial dosing. METHODS: Stratified by region, a random sample of Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education recognized Colleges of Pharmacy was selected for a total of 40 programs. Identified college Web sites were reviewed for eligible participants using the predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria. This was used to create a sampling frame from which 30% and 20% of faculty were randomly chosen and invited to participate via e-mail and mail-administered surveys, respectively...
August 2016: Journal of Pharmacy Practice