A group of researchers sought to assess the impact of implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) in An-Najah National University Hospital on antibiotic consumption and the cost of antibiotic expenditure. They compared data for patients who received one or more targeted antibiotics (meropenem, colistin and tigecycline) during a 20-month period prior to the implementation of the ASP to a 17-month period after implementation. Study results showed a statistically significant reduction in days of therapy for all three antimicrobials and a 55.5% decrease in mean cost of the three antibiotics in the post-ASP phase. 

Banan M. Aiesh, PharmD, Head of Infection Prevention and Control Department, An-Najah National University Hospital, Palestine

Maisa A. Nazzal, PharmD, Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Palestine

Scientific Reports
March 28, 2023