Establishment and Application of the Drug Use Evaluation Critera on Vancomycin

OBJECTIVE To establish the drug use evaluation criteria on vancomycin, and use the critera to carry out pharmaceutical care. METHODS Referring to expert advice and guide of clinical application of vancomycin at home and abroad, the drug use evaluation criteria on vancomycin was established, and a data form was designed to collect the information of vancomycin-use and to assess the drug use in a top three hospital. RESULTS Through the implementation of DUE procedures, clinical pharmacists can find the advantage or unsatisfactory aspects of clinical application, and then propose concrete measures for improvement on these issues. CONLUSTION Drug use evaluation is helpful in promoting the development of clinical pharmacy and raising the level of clinical application of drugs, and make the drug applications more economical, rational, standardized.